恒星的合并是磁性巨星的起源
Fabian R N Schneider1,2,3, Sebastian T Ohlmann4,5, Philipp Podsiadlowski6
1Zentrum für Astronomie der Universität Heidelberg, Astronomisches Rechen-Institut, Heidelberg, Germany. fabian.schneider@uni-heidelberg.de.
Nature
|October 11, 2019
概括
巨大的恒星合并会产生强大的磁场并使恒星复苏, 这些合并的恒星可能是磁星的祖先,并影响超新星事件.
科学领域:
- 天体物理学
- 恒星进化
- 血物理
背景情况:
- 大约10%的大质量恒星拥有强大的磁场.
- 合并假设表明恒星凝聚会产生这些磁场.
- 在接近的双星中缺少磁性恒星支持合并假说.
研究的目的:
- 通过3D模拟来研究巨大的恒星合并的结果.
- 为了确定恒星的合并是否能产生强大的磁场.
- 为了解释磁性蓝色落后星的特性.
主要方法:
- 三维磁动力学模拟
- 模拟两个巨大的恒星的合并.
- 追踪合并恒星产物的演变.
主要成果:
- 模拟成功产生强磁场.
- 合并后的星星呈现出更年轻,更蓝色的表现.
- 这就解释了像t Sco这样的磁蓝落后体的特性.
结论:
- 巨大的恒星合并是产生强磁场的可行机制.
- 复兴的大型蓝色落后者可能是磁星的祖先.
- 强磁场可能会影响超新星的结果,并可能解释快速无线电爆发.
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