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首颗处于宽轨道环绕热亚矮星的大质量致密伴星

The first massive compact companion in a wide orbit around a hot subdwarf star

S. Geier, M. Dorsch, H. Dawson, I. Pelisoli, J. Munday, T. R. Marsh, V. Schaffenroth, U. Heber

AI总结:

本研究依托盖亚卫星数据发现首颗拥有大质量致密伴星的宽轨道热B型亚矮星,证实伴星为白矮星或中子星,提出sdB星形成新通道,或为新型Ia型超新星前身原型。

摘要:

我们报道了首颗拥有大质量致密伴星的热B型亚矮星(sdB)的发现,该双星系统轨道较宽,周期为$P=892.5\boldsymbol{\rm\bf{±}}60.2\boldsymbol{\rm\bf{d}}$。该发现基于盖亚(Gaia)任务第三批数据发布(Data Release 3)提供的天体测量双星解。我们对光谱能量分布(SED)开展了详细分析,并进行了后续光谱观测,确认可见天体的性质为sdB星。尽管伴星质量高达$M_{\rm comp}=1.50_{-0.45}^{+0.37}\boldsymbol{\rm\bf{M}}_{\boldsymbol{\rm\bf{⊙}}}$,但它不可见。该质量的主序星会对SED产生显著贡献,因此可被排除。该伴星必定是致密天体,要么是大质量白矮星,要么是中子星。向伴星发生的稳定洛希瓣外流很可能导致了红巨星的包层被剥离,进而形成了sdB星——即红巨星炽热且裸露的氦核。基于非常初步的数据,我们估计约9%的sdB星可能通过这一新的形成通道产生。该双星系统也可能是理论已预言的一类新的Ia型超新星前身天体的原型。

英文摘要:

We report the discovery of the first hot subdwarf B (sdB) star with a massive compact companion in a wide ($P=892.5\pm60.2\,{\rm d}$) binary system. It was discovered based on an astrometric binary solution provided by the Gaia mission Data Release 3. We performed detailed analyses of the spectral energy distribution (SED) as well as spectroscopic follow-up observations and confirm the nature of the visible component as a sdB star. The companion is invisible despite of its high mass of $M_{\rm comp}=1.50_{-0.45}^{+0.37}\,M_{\rm \odot}$. A main sequence star of this mass would significantly contribute to the SED and can be excluded. The companion must be a compact object, either a massive white dwarf or a neutron star. Stable Roche lobe overflow to the companion likely led to the stripping of a red giant and the formation of the sdB, the hot and exposed helium core of the giant. Based on very preliminary data, we estimate that $\sim9\%$ of the sdBs might be formed through this new channel. This binary might also be the prototype for a new progenitor class of supernovae type Ia, which has been predicted by theory.

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