2025-10-17 北海道大学
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こと座環状星雲M57においてSiC星間粒子が惑星状星雲中心星の恒星風を受けているポンチ絵。本研究では、本ポンチ絵のような場所で恒星風を受けた太陽系形成以前のSiC粒子が見つかった。図中のSiC粒子の実際の大きさは約3 µmである。環状星雲M57画像のクレジット:ESA/Webb, NASA, CSA, M. Barlow, N. Cox, R. Wesson
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- https://www.hokudai.ac.jp/news/2025/10/post-2092.html
- https://www.hokudai.ac.jp/news/pdf/251017_pr3.pdf
- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-64216-1
恒星風により解明された個々の先太陽系SiC粒子の生い立ち History of individual presolar SiC grains revealed by stellar winds
Ken-ichi Bajo,Tatsuki Izumi,Yuta Otsuki,Sachiko Amari & Hisayoshi Yurimoto
Nature Communications Published:14 October 2025
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-64216-1
Abstract
Asymptotic giant branch (AGB) stars, which are evolved low- to intermediate-mass stars, rank among the most prolific producers of interstellar dust in the Galaxy. Presolar silicon carbide (SiC) grains in meteorites are mainly produced by AGB stars. These presolar grains contain abundant noble gases, believed to have been implanted by stellar winds from the central stars of planetary nebulae (CSPNe). Here we report 3-D maps of the helium distribution in individual presolar SiC grains. The maps reveal that the implantation energy of 4He for individual grains varies from about 2 to about 4 keV/nucleon, which falls within the range of the CSPN winds. The variation of 4He fluence (1×1012–2×1015 atom cm–2) shows that the SiC grains form during the last about 1 My period of the AGB star phase. Then, they migrate outwards and become exposed to CSPN winds at distances of 0.3–32 light-years from the CSPNe.


