用两个脉冲星测量银河系中心超大质量黑洞的旋转
Zexin Hu1,2, Lijing Shao2,3
1Department of Astronomy, School of Physics, <a href="https://ror.org/02v51f717">Peking University</a>, Beijing 100871, China.
Physical review letters
|December 23, 2024
概括
科学家们提出了一种新的方法,使用多个脉冲星来测量射手座A* (Sgr A*) 的旋转. 这种方法提供了一种更现实的方法来测试广义相对论,即使是脉冲星在更宽的轨道.
科学领域:
- 天体物理学 天体物理学
- 一般相对论一般相对论.
- 无线电天文学 无线电天文学
背景情况:
- 平方公里阵列 (SKA) 旨在研究银河系中心.
- 射手座A* (Sgr A*) 附近的无线电脉冲星可以测试广义相对论.
- 以前的方法需要脉冲星在非常紧的轨道上 (P<0.5年).
研究的目的:
- 研究一种用于确定Sgr A*旋转的新方法,使用轨道更宽的脉冲星 (P~2-5年).
- 评估使用更现实的脉冲星轨道参数测量Sgr A*旋转的可行性.
主要方法:
- 开发一种新的方法,以从两个或更多脉冲星的计时可观测值来确定Sgr A*旋转.
- 进行广泛的模拟数据模拟以验证该方法.
- 扩展了将来自多个脉冲星的时间数据组合的方法.
主要成果:
- 拟议的方法允许在更长轨道周期的脉冲星中确定Sgr A*自旋.
- 将第二个脉冲星的数据结合起来,可以将自旋测量精度提高2-3个数量级.
- 这种改进相当于在非常紧密的轨道上使用单个脉冲星.
结论:
- 这种新方法为探测Sgr A*旋转和测试广义相对论提供了更现实的途径.
- 这种方法增强了SKA的脉冲星计时观测的科学潜力.
- 该技术可扩展,以结合来自其他脉冲星的数据,以获得更高的精度.
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