来自NGC 253磁星的巨大耀斑的快速光谱变化
O J Roberts1, P Veres2, M G Baring3
1Universities Space and Research Association, Huntsville, AL, USA. oroberts@usra.edu.
Nature
|January 14, 2021
概括
科学家观测到一个磁星
科学领域:
- 天体物理学
- 高能天体物理学
- 中子星研究
背景情况:
- 磁星是具有强烈磁场的中子星.
- 它们发出X射线爆发和罕见的,强大的巨型火焰.
- 之前的巨大耀斑使探测器和, 阻碍了详细的研究.
研究的目的:
- 调查银河系外巨型耀斑的性质.
- 为了分析马射线爆发GRB 200415A.
- 为了确定GRB 200415A是否是一个银河系外磁性巨型耀斑.
主要方法:
- 对GRB 200415A的X射线和马射线观测
- 爆发特征的分析:开始,变化,光谱.
- 这次爆发与NGC 253星系有关.
主要成果:
- 这一 GRB 200415A 具有与磁星巨型耀斑相一致的特性.
- 这次爆发与附近的NGC253星系有着方向联系.
- 检测到高能光子表明相对论等离子体运动.
结论:
- GRB 200415A可能是第一个观测到的银河系外磁星巨型耀斑.
- 相对论等离子体辐射可以解释所观察到的光谱演变.
- 这一发现进一步提高了我们对极端天体物理事件的理解.
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