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关于吉他星云的X射线特征

On the X-ray feature associated with the Guitar Nebula

Rino Bandiera

摘要:

内容:最近在吉他星云附近发现了一个神秘的X射线星云,它呈现出明显的线性几何形状,吉他星云是与B2224+65有关的弓形激波星云,B2224+65是已知最快的脉冲星。这种X射线特征的性质尚不清楚,甚至它与脉冲星B2224+65的关系也不清楚。目的:我们试图开发一个自洽的方案来解释这个对象的复杂现象。研究方法:我们假设,最高能量的电子加速在终端冲击波逃脱弓形冲击波和扩散到周围的介质,在那里他们发出同步加速器X射线。线性几何形状应反映其环境场的平面平行几何形状。结果:估算了X射线发射电子的洛伦兹因子和磁场的强度。前者(~10^8)接近其可能的最大值,而后者(~45 μ G)高于典型的星际值,一定是以某种方式被放大了。磁场也必须在一定程度上是湍流的,以充分捕获电子,从而有效地发生同步加速器X射线发射。我们提出了一个自洽的情况下,通过一些流动的不稳定性,电子本身产生一个湍流场,然后扩散。一些数值巧合的解释,并提出测试来验证我们的方案。结论:在大多数脉冲星弓形激波星云中,电子泄漏可能是常见的,即使X射线星云一般过于分散而无法探测到。

英文摘要:

Context: A mysterious X-ray nebula, showing a remarkably linear geometry, was recently discovered close to the Guitar Nebula, the bow-shock nebula associated with B2224+65, which is the fastest pulsar known. The nature of this X-ray feature is unknown, and even its association with pulsar B2224+65 is unclear. Aims: We attempt to develop a self-consistent scenario to explain the complex phenomenology of this object. Methods: We assume that the highest energy electrons accelerated at the termination shock escape from the bow shock and diffuse into the ambient medium, where they emit synchrotron X-rays. The linear geometry should reflect the plane-parallel geometry of its ambient field. Results: We estimate the Lorentz factor of the X-ray emitting electrons and the strength of the magnetic field. The former (~10^8) is close to its maximum possible value, while the latter, at ~45 uG, is higher than typical interstellar values and must have been amplified in some way. The magnetic field must also be turbulent to some degree to trap the electrons sufficiently for synchrotron X-ray emission to occur effectively. We propose a self-consistent scenario in which, by some streaming instability, the electrons themselves generate a turbulent field in which they then diffuse. Some numerical coincidences are explained, and tests are proposed to verify our scenario. Conclusions: Electron leaking may be common in the majority of pulsar bow-shock nebulae, even though the X-ray nebulosity in general is too diffuse to be detectable.

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