一个热而快的超新星,可能形成了一个紧的中子星双星
K De1, M M Kasliwal2, E O Ofek3
1Cahill Centre for Astrophysics, California Institute of Technology, 1200 East California Boulevard, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA. kde@astro.caltech.edu.
概括
我们发现了一颗罕见的Ic型超新星, 这一发现揭示了紧的中子星二进制系统的形成.
科学领域:
- 天文学与天体物理学
- 恒星进化
- 超新星物理学
背景情况:
- 紧的中子星二进制系统对于理解恒星进化和引力波源至关重要.
- 导致这些系统的最后进化阶段,特别是超新星机制,仍然不太了解和未被观察到.
研究的目的:
- 调查紧中子星双星系统的形成路径.
- 为难以捉摸的超新星场景提供观测证据.
主要方法:
- 使用早期光度和光谱学发现和分析一种特殊的Ic型超新星,iPTF 14gqr (SN 2014ft).
- 超新星的光曲线和光谱特征的描述,以确定喷射物质和动能.
主要成果:
- iPTF 14gqr呈现出快速演变的光曲线,显示出极低的射出质量 (≈0.2太阳质量) 和动能 (≈2 × 10^50 ergs).
- 证据显示,这颗恒星在爆发前大量丧失了质量.
结论:
- iPTF 14gqr被解读为第一个超光超新星的观测证据.
- 这一发现支持超脱超新星是紧的双星系统中形成中子星的关键道.
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