核心概念
與其他已知 X 射線準週期爆發 (QPE) 系統不同,eRO-QPE2 在爆發強度、爆發間隔時間和靜止光度方面表現出顯著的長期穩定性,這對現有的 QPE 模型提出了挑戰,並為理解這些神秘天文現象提供了新的線索。
統計資料
eRO-QPE2 的平均爆發間隔時間為 2.35 小時。
在 3.5 年的觀測期間內,eRO-QPE2 的爆發間隔時間僅有邊緣證據 (∼2σ) 表明減少了 0.1 小時。
eRO-QPE2 的爆發峰值光度、爆發溫度、靜止溫度和靜止光度在 3.5 年的觀測期間內保持穩定。
引述
"The stability of its peak eruption luminosity and that of the quiescent state are notably dissimilar from three previously tracked QPEs (GSN069, eRO-QPE1, eRO-QPE3), which show declines in eruption and quiescent flux over comparable temporal baselines."
"This stability is even more pronounced in eRO-QPE2 due to its 2.4 hour average recurrence time compared to GSN-069’s 9 hour, eRO-QPE1’s 16 hour, and eRO-QPE3’s 20 hour recurrence times, i.e., this system has undergone 4-8 times more cycles than these other systems over the 3.5 years of observations."