在Henize 2-10矮星系中引发黑洞的恒星形成
Zachary Schutte1, Amy E Reines2
1eXtreme Gravity Institute, Department of Physics, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, USA. zachary.schutte@montana.edu.
Nature
|January 20, 2022
概括
矮星系中的黑洞流出可以引发恒星形成. 对Henize 2-10的观测显示出连接中央黑洞和恒星形成地点的外流, 证实了这一现象.
科学领域:
- 天体物理学
- 银河系的演变
- 活跃的星系核
背景情况:
- 众所周知,黑洞驱动的外流会影响大质量星系中的气体和恒星形成.
- 由于观测证据有限,它们在矮星系中的作用不明.
- 星星系Henize2-10是中央黑洞及其外流的候选者.
研究的目的:
- 调查黑洞在Henize 2-10矮星系中的存在和影响.
- 为了确定黑洞的外流是否会在矮星系中引发恒星形成.
- 通过高线性分辨率来解决Henize 2-10的中心区域.
主要方法:
- 用高线性分辨率 (几帕塞克) 对Henize 2-10进行光学观测.
- 对电离气体的动力学进行光谱分析.
- 模拟观察到的位置-速度结构以确定外流特征.
主要成果:
- 一个约150帕塞克长的离子丝被发现,它将中央黑洞区域与恒星形成地点连接起来.
- 显微镜显示出一个双极流出, 符合状位置-速度结构.
- 流出源自中部黑洞区域.
结论:
- 这项研究提供了强有力的证据,
- 这种外流被认为是引发了近期恒星形成的现象.
- 这些发现表明黑洞的外流可能在矮星系的恒星形成中起着重要作用.
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