在银河磁星爆发阶段没有脉冲无线电发射
1Department of Astronomy, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
Nature
|November 5, 2020
概括
快速无线电爆发 (FRB) 是一种神秘的宇宙信号. 这项研究发现磁星的FRB类似事件很少发生,这表明它们强大的辐射需要特殊条件.
科学领域:
- 天文学和天体物理学
- 高能天体物理学
- 无线电天文学
背景情况:
- 快速无线电爆发 (FRB) 是一个神秘的银河系外无线电短暂的源头.
- 磁星是高度磁化的中子星, 假设是FRB的原始体, 但直接证据仍然难以捉摸.
- 银河磁星SRG 1935+2154最近表现出活动,包括类似FRB的事件 (FRB 200428).
研究的目的:
- 调查银河磁星爆发与FRB类无线电辐射之间的关联.
- 为了限制FRB-SGR爆发的发生率.
- 探索FRB和磁星爆发的潜在发射机制.
主要方法:
- 对银河磁星SRG 1935+2154进行了为期八小时的有针对性的无线电观测活动.
- 使用多波长数据 (光学和硬X射线) 进行同时监测.
- 分析散射脉冲发射的无线电数据与检测到的软马射线重复器 (SGR) 爆发相吻合.
主要成果:
- 在观察期间检测到29个软玛射线重复器 (SGR) 爆发.
- 没有检测到与SGR爆发一致的分散脉冲无线电发射.
- 在任何潜在的FRB类发射的流动性上设置了严格的上限.
结论:
- 类似FRB事件与SGR爆发之间的关联似乎很罕见.
- 它们可能具有高度相对论和狭窄的辐射范围.
- 在SGR爆发中实现连贯无线电发射的条件可能很难,需要极端情况.
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