由JWST观测的紧物体合并中的重元素生产
Andrew J Levan1,2, Benjamin P Gompertz3,4, Om Sharan Salafia5,6
1Department of Astrophysics, Institute for Mathematics, Astrophysics and Particle Physics (IMAPP), Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands. a.levan@astro.ru.nl.
Nature
|October 25, 2023
概括
一个明亮的马射线爆发 (GRB) 的观测揭示了一个千新星,表明重元素的产生. 詹姆斯·韦伯太空望远镜检测到和, 证实GRBs产生多样化的r过程元素.
科学领域:
- 天体物理学
- 核天体物理学
- 宇宙学
背景情况:
- 二元紧物体的合并是关键的天体物理事件.
- 这些融合与马射线爆发 (GRB),引力波 (GW) 和重元素核合成 (r过程) 有关.
研究的目的:
- 为了分析非常明亮的GRB 230307A.
- 调查它与紧物体的合并和千诺瓦排放的关系.
- 确定核合成产物及其在宇宙重元素生产中的作用.
主要方法:
- 对GRB 230307A的观测,这是一个与紧物体合并相关的长时间GRB.
- 使用詹姆斯·韦伯太空望远镜 (JWST) 的中红外成像和光谱.
- 对光谱发射线和源色进行分析以识别合成的元素.
主要成果:
- GRB 230307A呈现出类似于AT2017gfo的千新星.
- JWST的光谱检测到一个2.15微米的辐射线,被确定为 (原子质量为130).
- 源是非常红色的,主要在中红外线发射,
结论:
- 与GRB相关的基隆新星是r过程核合成的重要地点.
- 在GRB中,核合成会在广泛的原子质量范围内产生r过程元素.
- 这些事件在宇宙的重元素预算中起着核心作用.
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