arXivDaily arXiv每日学术速递 周一至周五更新
arXiv周末暂无论文更新,休息一下吧,周末愉快~~
arXiv 2008.01795astro-ph.HE
收藏

用谱指数图揭示PWNe的隐变

Revealing Hidden Variability in PWNe With Spectral Index Maps

Benson Guest, Samar Safi-Harb

摘要:

脉冲星风星云(PWNe)是由中子星的旋转能量膨胀的同步加速器气泡。观测它们内部的变化以前仅限于显着增亮的情况,或者少数情况下,瞬态特征被解释为内在运动或与脉冲星的变化有关。喷流和环面的形态也只有在与周围星云亮度不同的情况下才能看到,并且与我们的视线保持良好的一致。光谱图分析涉及使用自适应算法对观测值进行分箱以满足信号限制,并基于所需的模型参数拟合对结果进行着色。因此,即使在亮度图像本身并不表明任何潜在变化的情况下,光谱指数的微小变化也变得明显。我们提出了一个钱德拉X射线研究的PWNe在G21.5-0.9,Kes 75,G54.1+0.3,G11.2-0.3,和3C 58,使用档案观测积累了约20年的任务寿命。与光谱图分析技术,我们发现以前未知的变化打开一个新的窗口查看PWNe的证据。

英文摘要:

Pulsar wind nebulae (PWNe) are the synchrotron bubbles inflated by the rotational energy of a neutron star. Observing variability within them has previously been limited to cases of significant brightening, or the few instances where transient features are interpreted in terms of intrinsic motion or associated with variability from the pulsar. Jet and torus morphology are also only visible in cases of differing brightness with respect to the surrounding nebula and favourable alignment with our line of sight. Spectral map analysis involves binning observations with an adaptive algorithm to meet a signal limit and colouring the results based on the desired model parameter fits. Minute changes in spectral index become therefore apparent even in cases where brightness images alone do not suggest any underlying changes. We present a Chandra X-ray study of the PWNe in G21.5-0.9, Kes 75, G54.1+0.3, G11.2-0.3, and 3C 58, using archival observations accumulated over the ~20-year lifetime of the mission. With the spectral map analysis technique, we discover evidence for previously unknown variability opening a new window into viewing PWNe.

机构、总结、中文摘要均由AI分析而来,可能存在错误,请以论文正文为准。

↑