最快的天体物理喷射与它们的黑洞旋转轴之间的联系
R P Fender1,2, S E Motta1,3
1Astrophysics, Department of Physics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
概括
来自黑洞的最快的天体物理喷射与它们的旋转轴对齐,但旋转测量不能完全解释喷射速度. 来自黑洞和中子星的较慢的喷射源于积累流.
科学领域:
- 天体物理学 天体物理学
- 高能天体物理学 高能天体物理学
- 黑洞物理学 黑洞物理学
背景情况:
- 天体物理喷射是与黑洞和中子星相关的极端现象.
- 喷气式飞机形成和发射的精确机制仍然不太清楚.
- 连接黑洞物理,旋转和喷射属性是一个关键的挑战.
研究的目的:
- 为了研究黑洞自旋和天体物理喷气特性之间的关系.
- 为了确定相对论对比较慢的射流的起源.
- 确定影响喷气速度和方向的因素.
主要方法:
- 对一个具有统计意义的短暂喷气速度样本的分析.
- 来自恒星质量黑洞和中子星的喷气特性比较.
- 喷射速度和黑洞旋转估计之间的相关性分析.
主要成果:
- 最快的射流完全来自黑洞,并保持固定轴.
- 这表明相对论喷流与黑洞的旋转轴对齐.
- 对于这些快速喷气的旋转估计和喷气速度之间没有发现任何相关性.
- 由黑洞和中子星发射的较慢的射流表现出前行,表明积累流的起源.
结论:
- 相对论喷流与黑洞的旋转轴密切相关.
- 目前的旋转测量可能无法完全捕捉控制喷气发射的物理.
- 较慢的喷气提供了对积累流动力学和发射机制的洞察.
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