几乎所有的天空都被高红移星系周围的莱曼α辐射覆盖
L Wisotzki1, R Bacon2, J Brinchmann3,4
1Leibniz-Institut für Astrophysik Potsdam (AIP), Potsdam, Germany. lwisotzki@aip.de.
Nature
|October 3, 2018
概括
研究人员利用莱曼-阿尔法辐射绘制了 faint 星系周围的环银河系介质. 这项研究揭示了大部分宇宙现在是可检测的, 提供了对星系环境的新见解.
科学领域:
- 天体物理学
- 宇宙学
- 银河系的演变
背景情况:
- 星系拥有大量的气体储备 (环银河系介质),由星系间流入和星系外流供应.
- 这种环银河系介质的空间分布仍然不太清楚.
- 莱曼-阿尔法辐射是星系周围温暖气体的关键标志物,特别是在高红移时.
研究的目的:
- 通过莱曼-阿尔法辐射来研究环银河系的空间分布.
- 为了克服低表面亮度在检测扩展的辐射的挑战.
- 评估环银河系中莱曼-α发射器的发生率.
主要方法:
- 在红移3-6的微弱星系周围的低表面亮度莱曼-α辐射的观测.
- 使用原子的莱曼-α转换作为标记物.
- 分析预测的天空覆盖面和发射率.
主要成果:
- 预计莱曼-阿尔法辐射覆盖范围在微弱星系周围接近100%.
- 莱曼α发射物的发病率明显高于单位.
- 这一速度与在类星体光谱中检测到的高柱密度吸收器相似.
结论:
- 这项研究表明,大部分环银河系红移3-6的原子都通过莱曼-阿尔法辐射被检测到.
- 这为绘制环银河系环境提供了一种新方法.
- 这些发现将辐射特性与环银河系介质的吸收特性联系起来.
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