Long GRB 250916A: an Off-axis Powerlaw Jet with Thermal Cocoon

本文通过对长伽马暴 GRB 250916A 的详尽分析,揭示其前身星喷流与恒星相互作用产生的热包层激波 breakout 形成了前兆辐射,并证实该爆发源自一个被中等角度偏离观测的窄芯幂律喷流。

Utkarsh Pathak (Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai 400076, India), Sameer K. Patil (Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai 400076, India), Hitesh Tanenia (Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai 400076, India), Tanishk Mohan (Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai 400076, India), Xander J. Hall (McWilliams Center for Cosmology and Astrophysics, Department of Physics, Carnegie Mellon University, 5000 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA), Yogesh Wagh (Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai 400076, India), Viswajeet Swain (Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai 400076, India), Aditya Pawan Saikia (Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai 400076, India), Varun Bhalerao (Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai 400076, India), Tomas Ahumada (Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory/NSF NOIRLab, Casilla 603, La Serena, Chile), G. C. Anupama (Indian Institute of Astrophysics, II Block Koramangala, Bengaluru 560034, India), Sudhanshu Barway (Indian Institute of Astrophysics, II Block Koramangala, Bengaluru 560034, India), Malte Busmann (University Observatory, Faculty of Physics, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Scheinerstr. 1, 81679 Munich, Germany, Excellence Cluster ORIGINS, Boltzmannstr. 2, 85748 Garching, Germany), Michael W. Coughlin (School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA), Matthew J. Graham (Division of Physics, Maths and Astronomy, California Institute of Technology, 1200 E. California Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA), Daniel Gruen (University Observatory, Faculty of Physics, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Scheinerstr. 1, 81679 Munich, Germany, Excellence Cluster ORIGINS, Boltzmannstr. 2, 85748 Garching, Germany), Assaf Horesh (Racah Institute of Physics, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 91904, Israel), Mansi M. Kasliwal (Division of Physics, Mathematics, and Astronomy, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA), Russ R. Laher (IPAC, California Institute of Technology, 1200 E. California Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA), Frank J. Masci (IPAC, California Institute of Technology, 1200 E. California Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA), Antonella Palmese (McWilliams Center for Cosmology and Astrophysics, Department of Physics, Carnegie Mellon University, 5000 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA), Josiah Purdum (Caltech Optical Observatories, California Institute of Technology, 1200 E. California Boulevard, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA), Argyro Sasli (School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA, NSF Institute on Accelerated AI Algorithms for Data-Driven Discovery), Roger Smith (Caltech Optical Observatories, California Institute of Technology, 1200 E. California Boulevard, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA), Xiaoxiong Zuo (University Observatory, Faculty of Physics, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Scheinerstr. 1, 81679 Munich, Germany)Fri, 13 Ma🔭 astro-ph

Not Where You Left Them: Displaced γ\gamma-Rays and X-Rays Reveal the Cosmic Ray Scattering Rate

该论文提出并验证了一个理论框架,指出当相对论性宇宙射线电子具有强各向异性投掷角分布且观测视线与磁场近乎垂直时,其在辐射损失与散射时标相当的能区(如 X 射线和 TeV γ\gamma 射线)会表现出相对于加速源的空间位移,从而为直接推断宇宙射线散射率提供了新方法。

Manami Roy, Mark R. Krumholz, Roland M. Crocker, Todd A. ThompsonFri, 13 Ma🔭 astro-ph

Neutrino Spectral Pinching in 3D Core-Collapse Supernovae: Late-Time Convergence, Failed-Explosion Signatures, and Viewing-Angle Dispersion

该研究基于普林斯顿 Fornax 团队的 25 个三维核心坍缩超新星模拟,系统揭示了中微子能谱“削尖”参数在开尔文 - 赫姆霍兹冷却阶段的三维收敛特征(反电子中微子存在约 1.92 的削尖下限)、失败爆炸模型的晚期反削尖现象以及观测角度弥散对能谱反转不确定性的主导影响,为下一代中微子探测器区分中微子质量顺序提供了关键依据。

Nicolás Viaux MFri, 13 Ma🔭 astro-ph

PACHA: Probing AGN Coronae with High-redshift AGN

PACHA 项目利用 NuSTAR 和 XMM-Newton 对 13 个高红移 AGN 的观测发现,其冕区截止能量和温度显著低于本地 AGN,且光学深度更高,表明这些高光度 AGN 的冕区特性可能主要由纯热电子主导并受高效康普顿冷却影响,而非非热电子驱动。

Xiurui Zhao, Elias Kammoun, Marco Ajello, Yanfei Jiang, Giorgio Lanzuisi, Anne Lohfink, Stefano Marchesi, Elena Bertola, Peter G. Boorman, Francesca Civano, Luca Comisso, Paolo Coppi, Isaiah S. Cox, Martin Elvis, Roberto Gilli, Fiona A. Harrison, Ross Silver, Daniel Stern, Nuria Torres-Albà, Qian Yang, Lizhong ZhangFri, 13 Ma🔭 astro-ph

Proto-NUX: A prototype telescope for ground-based near-ultraviolet observations

本文介绍了 Proto-NUX 项目,这是一个基于改装的 36 厘米 Celestron RASA 望远镜的近紫外(NUV)地面巡天原型机,旨在通过 2026 年在法国皮杜米迪天文台的高海拔测试,评估未来大视场 NUX 望远镜阵列的可行性并表征近紫外波段的大气消光特性。

Rasjied Sloot, Rudy Wijnands, Steven Bloemen, Rik ter Horst, Hans Ellermeijer, Alexander HoogerbrugFri, 13 Ma🔭 astro-ph

Numerical Simulations of the Circularized Accretion Flow in Population III Star Tidal Disruption Events. II. Radiative Properties

该研究通过辐射流体动力学模拟,揭示了被 $10^6 M_{\odot}黑洞潮汐瓦解的 黑洞潮汐瓦解的 300 M_{\odot}$ 第三族恒星(Pop III)吸积流的辐射特性,发现其红移后的光学/紫外峰值可被 JWST 和 Roman 望远镜探测,且其风与星周介质相互作用产生的超长持续射电耀斑也为探测此类恒星提供了新途径。

Yu-Heng Sheng, De-Fu Bu, Liang Chen, Shi-Yin Shen, Bo-Yan Chen, Xiao-Hong YangFri, 13 Ma🔭 astro-ph

Plasma effects on gravitational lensing and shadow observables of a Kerr-like black hole in a dark matter halo

该研究探讨了暗物质晕中克尔类黑洞在均匀与非均匀等离子体环境下的引力透镜效应及阴影特征,发现暗物质影响微弱,而等离子体密度显著改变阴影半径与形变,并结合 EHT 对 M87*和 Sgr A*的观测数据对理论模型施加了约束。

Connor McMillin, Zhichen Guan, Owen Gartlan, Lotus Liu, Leo Rodriguez, Shanshan RodriguezFri, 13 Ma⚛️ gr-qc

50-250 MHz Pulsar Census with an SKA-Low prototype station: Spectra and Polarization

本文利用 SKA-Low 原型站 EDA2 在 50-250 MHz 频段开展了南半球最大规模的脉冲星普查,成功探测到 120 颗脉冲星(含 23 颗 150 MHz 以下及 5 颗 100 MHz 以下的首次发现),并提供了其能谱、偏振特性及改进的色散量和法拉第旋转量数据,为未来 SKA-Low 科学及星际介质研究奠定了重要基础。

Pratik Kumar, Marcin Sokolowski, Randall WaythFri, 13 Ma🔭 astro-ph

SN 2023axu: A Type IIP Supernova Interacted with a Low-Density Stellar Wind1

本文通过对 SN 2023axu 的观测与建模,确认其为一颗典型 II 型超新星,其早期光谱特征源于 ejecta 与低密度恒星风的微弱相互作用,并推断其前身星质量约为 15 倍太阳质量且合成了约 0.055 倍太阳质量的镍-56。

Zeyi Wang, Jujia Zhang, Qian Zhai, Liping Li, G. Valerin, A. Reguitti, A. Pastorello, Zhenyu Wang, Zeyi Zhao, Tengfei Song, Yongzhi CaiFri, 13 Ma🔭 astro-ph

Revisiting early afterglows of gamma-ray bursts with finite-thickness ejecta: Implications from XRF 080330 and GRB 080710

该研究利用包含有限厚度喷流和广义外部密度分布的数值模型,通过贝叶斯推断分析 XRF 080330 和 GRB 080710 的早期余辉,发现其观测特征更自然地由有限厚度喷流的动力学演化而非视线偏离效应解释,揭示了喷流初始宽度远大于伽马射线暴持续时间所暗示的尺度,并指出固定理想化外部密度模型可能掩盖关于前身星活动的重要信息。

Kaori Obayashi, Ryo Yamazaki, Yo Kusafuka, Katsuaki AsanoFri, 13 Ma🔭 astro-ph

Continuum Reverberation in Bright Quasars Using NASA/ATLAS

该研究利用 NASA/ATLAS 对 9,498 个明亮类星体进行了迄今最大规模的连续谱回响映射分析,发现吸积盘尺寸与标准理论的偏差在高光度样本中依然存在,且延迟幅度与波长的复杂非单调关系表明可变弥散发射污染普遍存在,同时揭示了延迟时间与 Eddington 比率、颜色及铁发射线特征等类星体属性之间的显著关联。

Zachary Steyn, Christian Wolf, Christopher Onken, Ken Smith, Ji-Jia Tang, Andjelka B. Kovacevic, John Tonry, Alejandro ClocchiattiFri, 13 Ma🔭 astro-ph

Energy dependence of the X-ray power spectrum in NGC4051 and NGC4395

该研究利用 XMM-Newton、Suzaku 和 NuSTAR 的档案数据,对 NGC4051 和 NGC4395 两个活动星系核在 0.3-20 keV 能段的 X 射线功率谱进行了分析,发现其弯曲频率与能量无关,但高频斜率随能量升高而变平且振幅随能量增加而降低,这些结果证实了 X 射线变异性过程的平稳性并为吸积率涨落模型提供了重要约束。

V. A. Diamantopoulos, I. E. Papadakis, A. Akylas, A. Zoghbi, E. Kammoun, B. RaniFri, 13 Ma🔭 astro-ph

Unveiling the biconical geometry of the outflow in the ultraluminous X-ray source NGC 5204 X-1

本文基于 XMM-Newton 的高分辨率光谱分析,揭示了超爱丁顿光度 X 射线源 NGC 5204 X-1 中存在以约 0.3c 速度运动的碰撞电离双锥状外流,并推断出低速度发射等离子体的物理特性及混合电离平衡状态。

S. Caserta, C. Pinto, T. Di Salvo, F. Pintore, P. Kosec, F. Barra, D. J. Walton, A. D'Aì, M. Del Santo, A. Gúrpide, A. Fabian, A. WolterFri, 13 Ma🔭 astro-ph