的冷流产生了第一个类星体
M A Latif1, D J Whalen2,3, S Khochfar4
1Physics Department, College of Science, United Arab Emirates University, Al-Ain, UAE. latifne@gmail.com.
Nature
|July 6, 2022
概括
早期超大质量黑洞的种子是从早期宇宙的冷积聚流中自然形成的. 这种由流驱动的过程创造了巨大的恒星,
科学领域:
- 天体物理学
- 宇宙学
- 黑洞形成
背景情况:
- 在大爆炸后不久,由超大质量黑洞驱动的类星体的形成仍然是一个重要的天体物理挑战.
- 之前的模拟和半分析模型提出了特定条件,如冷流或原子冷却,但无法完全解决这个过程.
研究的目的:
- 在早期宇宙中形成巨大的黑洞种子的新机制.
- 确定类星体形成是否可能是结构形成过程的自然结果.
主要方法:
- 模拟一个光环, 经历强烈的冷积流的融合.
- 分析冷流产生的流对恒星和黑洞形成的影响.
- 调查灾难性的バリオン崩所需的条件.
主要成果:
- 巨大的黑洞种子在不需要紫外线背景,超音速运动或原子冷却的情况下形成.
- 通过冷流驱动的强烈超音速流阻止了早期的恒星形成,导致了灾难性的 baryons 崩.
- 这个过程形成了3万1千和4万个太阳质量的恒星, 作为巨大的黑洞种子.
结论:
- 第一个类星体的形成是冷暗物质宇宙中结构形成的自然结果.
- 鉴定出来的过程为大规模的种子形成提供了简单而有力的解释,挑战了以前对异国情调或微调环境的看法.
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