一个持续的紫外线外流从一个积聚的中子星二进制短暂
N Castro Segura1, C Knigge2, K S Long3,4
1Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK. N.Castro-Segura@soton.ac.uk.
Nature
|March 3, 2022
概括
研究人员在一个中子星双星 Swift J1858.6-0814 中发现了紫外线和光学风线. 这一发现揭示了硬态期间从积累盘持续的多相流出.
科学领域:
- 天体物理学
- 积累物理
- 恒星进化
背景情况:
- 像中子星和黑洞这样的磁盘聚合物会产生强大的磁盘风.
- 风 signature,如X射线吸收线,在软状态下被观察到,而光线在硬状态下出现.
- 这些不同积累状态和光谱带的风信号之间的联系尚不清楚.
研究的目的:
- 调查不同光谱带 (X射线,紫外线,光学) 的磁盘风信号之间的关系.
- 在紫外线区域识别和描述风形成的线条,弥合X射线和光学观测之间的差距.
- 了解瞬态中子星双星中的磁盘外流的性质和行为.
主要方法:
- 瞬态中子星双星Swift J1858.6-0814在发光硬态期间的时间解析紫外线光谱.
- 对同时观察到的光谱线进行分析.
- 将紫外线光谱数据分解为常数和可变元件,以分离出流特征.
主要成果:
- 在紫外线频谱中检测风形成的C IV,N V和He II的蓝移吸收线.
- 在同时观察到的光线中识别暂时的蓝移吸收.
- 蓝色偏移的紫外线吸收与常数组件的关联,这表明光闪独立的外流.
结论:
- 紫外线和光学风的同时存在表明从外部积累盘的蒸发流出多相和/或空间分层.
- 这种外流可能是不同积累状态的持续特征,与辐射-水力学模拟的预测一致.
- 观察到的持续质量损失可能有助于解释这些系统中的相对短暂的积累爆发.
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