早期对新星的成像揭示了多个外流和延迟的喷射
Elias Aydi1,2, John D Monnier3, Antoine Mérand4
1Department of Physics and Astronomy, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX USA.
概括
来自白矮星的新星喷发通过复杂的机制弹出包裹. 新的观测揭示了在一个新星中垂直的外流,在另一个新星中延迟的喷射,挑战了以前的假设.
科学领域:
- 天文学和天体物理学
- 恒星进化 恒星进化
- 高能天体物理学 高能天体物理学
背景情况:
- 新星是二进制星系中白矮星的热核爆炸.
- 新星期间的质量喷射的确切机制仍然不确定,其中可能包括冲动喷射,多个外流或共同的外相互作用.
- 千兆电子电压马射线检测表明,新星对于研究冲击物理和粒子加速至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 为了研究马射线检测到的新星中的质量喷射机制.
- 提供直接的观测证据,证明从白矮星积聚中驱逐外的过程.
主要方法:
- 采用近红外干扰测量技术,对两颗马射线检测到的新星进行了成像.
- 这些观测得到了多波长数据的支持.
- 高分辨率成像捕获了外流和弹出的物质的结构.
主要成果:
- 快速新星V1674 Her在发现后几天就出现了两次垂直的外流,这可能是马射线辐射的原因.
- 缓慢的新星V1405 Cas显示了延迟外喷射的证据,在喷发后的50天内发生,涉及共同外阶段.
- 直接成像揭示了复杂而多样化的质量喷射过程.
结论:
- 驱动白矮星积聚的质量喷射的机制比以前假设的要复杂得多.
- 新星可以表现出多种不同的喷射现象,包括多次外流和显著延迟的质量驱逐.
- 这些发现提升了我们对恒星爆炸及其对二进制星系的影响的理解.
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