类似太阳的恒星大约每百年产生一次超级耀斑
Valeriy Vasilyev1, Timo Reinhold1, Alexander I Shapiro1,2
1Max-Planck-Institut für Sonnensystemforschung, Göttingen, Germany.
概括
类似太阳的恒星会产生强大的超级耀斑, 这项研究表明我们的太阳也可能产生这些事件,
科学领域:
- 天文学与天体物理学
- 恒星物理
背景情况:
- 恒星超级耀斑是超越太阳耀斑的能量爆发,能量高达10^36 erg.
- 太阳产生超级耀斑的可能性和频率仍未知.
研究的目的:
- 调查类似太阳恒星的超级耀斑的发生和频率.
- 为了确定太阳是否能够产生超级耀斑.
主要方法:
- 使用开普勒太空观测站的光度数据.
- 分析了56,450颗类似太阳的恒星的观测结果,
主要成果:
- 在2527颗类似太阳的恒星上发现了2889个超级耀斑.
- 探测到超级耀斑 (>10^34 erg) 在类似太阳的恒星上大约每世纪发生一次.
- 发现超级耀斑的频率与太阳耀斑的分布一致.
结论:
- 超级耀斑是类似太阳的恒星中常见的现象.
- 太阳可能有相同的物理机制,
- 这些发现表明太阳可能能够产生超级耀斑.
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