在反复的快速无线电爆发周围的动荡环境中磁场反转
Reshma Anna-Thomas1,2, Liam Connor3,4, Shi Dai5,6,7
1Department of Physics and Astronomy, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA.
概括
观察重复的快速无线电爆发 (FRB) 显示出源附近的磁场高度可变. 这表明FRB通过流磁性等离子屏幕传播, 可能来自二进制伴侣.
科学领域:
- 天体物理学
- 无线电天文学
背景情况:
- 快速无线电爆发 (FRB) 是来自银河系外的强烈,短暂的无线电波闪光.
- 极化FRB表明它们起源于高度磁化的环境.
研究的目的:
- 在17个月内调查重复FRB20190520B的环境.
- 了解FRB中观察到的法拉第旋转变化的原因.
主要方法:
- 长期监测反复发生的FRB 20190520B.
- 分析FRB的极化特性,包括法拉第旋转和脱极化.
主要成果:
- 观测到FRB 20190520B的高度可变的法拉第旋转,包括信号反转.
- 检测到低于1-3 GHz的FRB脱极化.
- 将结果解释为视线磁场组件的变化.
结论:
- 在FRB环境中可能存在流,磁化等离子屏.
- 这个屏幕可能位于距离源的 10^-5 帕塞克.
- 屏幕与FRB源的双星伴侣星风是一致的.
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