在重复的快速无线电爆发中检测到90%的圆极化
Jinchen Jiang1, Jiangwei Xu2,3, Jiarui Niu1
1National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing 100101, China.
National science review
|March 7, 2025
概括
快速无线电爆发 (FRBs) 呈现出高圆极化,这是这些宇宙事件中以前从未见过的现象. 在FRB 20201124A中发现的这一发现挑战了现有的理论,并提出了新的辐射机制.
科学领域:
- 天文学和天体物理学
- 无线电天文学 无线电天文学
背景情况:
- 快速无线电爆发 (FRB) 是一种神秘的银河系外无线电短暂.
- 它们的排放机制和起源在很大程度上是未知的.
- 对FRB信号的极化提供了对其物理学的关键见解.
研究的目的:
- 为了研究重复FRB源的极化特性20201124A.
- 为了限制FRB发射背后的物理机制.
主要方法:
- 来自FRB 20201124A.的无线电脉冲偏振数据的分析.
- 检查线性和圆形两种极化特性.
- 两极化和爆发流动之间的相关性分析.
主要成果:
- FRB 20201124A 呈现出前所未有的高度的循环极化.
- 在循环偏振和爆发流动之间没有明确的相关性.
- 在线极化位置角度观察到快速的摆动和直角跳跃.
结论:
- 高循环极化挑战了目前关于FRB的理论模型.
- 观察到的极化特性表明磁层辐射和传播效应的结合.
- 这些发现需要对FRB发射机制进行修订模型.
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