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“中国天眼”看清极高速星际云内结构细节
Ke Ji Ri Bao· 2025-07-17 01:12
Core Insights - The research conducted by the Shanghai Astronomical Observatory and other institutions using the FAST telescope has revealed complex filamentary structures in the G165 high-velocity interstellar gas cloud, providing new insights into the early evolutionary mechanisms of interstellar media [1][2] Group 1: Research Findings - The G165 cloud, composed mainly of hydrogen atoms, is located approximately 50,000 light-years from Earth and is moving at a speed of about 300 kilometers per second [1] - G165 is characterized by a significant presence of warm neutral medium and exhibits notable supersonic turbulent motion, with local velocity fluctuations exceeding 20 kilometers per second [2] - The study indicates that G165's composition is almost entirely made up of warm neutral gas, contrasting with typical high-velocity clouds that show a mix of cold and warm gas, suggesting that G165 represents an earlier stage in the evolution of interstellar clouds [2] Group 2: Structural Observations - Observations using the 21-centimeter line of neutral hydrogen from FAST have revealed highly structured features within G165, filled with complex interwoven filamentary structures distributed across multiple velocity layers [2] - These filamentary structures exhibit a twisted morphology in three-dimensional space, with a significantly asymmetric radial density profile, indicating the presence of shock compression processes and strong turbulence within the system [2]