在中子星聚变GW170817中的光学超光运动测量
Kunal P Mooley1,2, Jay Anderson3, Wenbin Lu4,5,6,7
1Caltech, Pasadena, CA, USA. kunal@astro.caltech.edu.
Nature
|October 12, 2022
概括
两颗中子星的合并会产生相对论喷射, 对于GW170817的新分析揭示了更快的喷气速度,
科学领域:
- 天体物理学
- 高能天体物理学
- 引力波天文学
背景情况:
- 双子中子星合并GW170817提供了结构相对论喷气的证据和短玛射线爆发的联系.
- 之前的研究使用了无线电VLBI和后照光曲线来限制视角和开放角度,以及喷气核的初始洛伦茨因子.
研究的目的:
- 使用哈勃太空望远镜精确天文测量对GW170817进行新的超光运动测量.
- 测量飞机机翼的洛伦茨系数.
- 为了改善视角的限制和喷气核的初始洛伦茨因子.
主要方法:
- 使用哈勃太空望远镜精确的天文测量.
- 结合之前的GW170817非常长基线干扰测量 (VLBI) 数据.
- 分析明显的超光运动, 测量在光速的七倍.
主要成果:
- 测量结构喷气机机翼的洛伦茨系数.
- 对视角 (19-25度) 的限制得到了显著改善.
- 对喷气核的初始洛伦茨因子 (超过40) 的限制得到了显著改善.
结论:
- 这项研究提供了对GW170817相对论喷气的结构和特性更精确的了解.
- 在中子星合并过程中, 喷气发射和传播的物理原理.
- 这项研究完善了双子中子星合并,相对论喷射和短马射线爆发之间的联系.
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