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恒星磁层与近距离巨行星的相互作用

Interactions of the magnetospheres of stars and close-in giant planets

O. Cohen, J. J. Drake, V. L. Kashyap, S. H. Saar, I. V. Sokolov, W. B. Manchester, K. C. Hansen, T. I. Gombosi

摘要:

自从十多年前首次发现太阳系外行星系统以来,已经发现了数百个。令人惊讶的是,这些系统中的许多都拥有靠近中心恒星的恒星级气体巨星,距离为0.1 AU或更小。对与行星轨道同相旋转的色球“热点”的观测,以及恒星X射线光度的提高,这意味着这些关闭-通过恒星磁场和行星之间的相互作用,磁层在这里,我们进行了第一个详细的三维磁流体动力学(MHD)模拟包含两个磁性体,并探讨这种相互作用对稳态日冕结构的后果。模拟再现了可观测到的特征:1)总X射线光度增加,2)日冕热点的出现,以及3)这些点相对于行星方向的相移。这些现象的直接原因是日冕等离子体在行星方向上的密度增加,这阻止了日冕膨胀并通过恒星风泄漏这些等离子体。模拟产生显著的低温加热。通过包括动力学效应,如行星轨道运动,模拟应能更好地再现观测到的日冕加热。

英文摘要:

Since the first discovery of an extrasolar planetary system more than a decade ago, hundreds more have been discovered. Surprisingly, many of these systems harbor Jupiter-class gas giants located close to the central star, at distances of 0.1 AU or less. Observations of chromospheric 'hot spots' that rotate in phase with the planetary orbit, and elevated stellar X-ray luminosities,suggest that these close-in planets significantly affect the structure of the outer atmosphere of the star through interactions between the stellar magnetic field and the planetary magnetosphere. Here we carry out the first detailed three-dimensional MagnetoHydroHynamics (MHD) simulation containing the two magnetic bodies and explore the consequences of such interactions on the steady-state coronal structure. The simulations reproduce the observable features of 1) increase in the total X-ray luminosity, 2) appearance of coronal hot spots, and 3) phase shift of these spots with respect to the direction of the planet. The proximate cause of these is an increase in the density of coronal plasma in the direction of the planet, which prevents the corona from expanding and leaking away this plasma via a stellar wind. The simulations produce significant low temperature heating. By including dynamical effects, such as the planetary orbital motion, the simulation should better reproduce the observed coronal heating.

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