論文

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2020年4月

Dust Destruction by Drift-induced Sputtering in Active Galactic Nuclei

ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL
  • Ryo Tazaki
  • ,
  • Kohei Ichikawa

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記述言語
英語
掲載種別
研究論文(学術雑誌)
DOI
10.3847/1538-4357/ab72f6
出版者・発行元
IOP PUBLISHING LTD

Recent mid-infrared high spatial resolution observations have revealed that active galactic nuclei (AGNs) may host a polar dust region with the size of several pc, and such dust may be carried by radiation from the central engine. The polar dust emission often exhibits very weak or absence of the silicate 10 mu m emission feature. A possible explanation is that the polar dust is dominated by micron-sized large grains because these grains do not show the silicate feature, while it remains unclear how large grains are preferentially supplied to the polar region. Here, we propose a new scenario describing the prevalence of large grains at the polar region. We show that grains are accelerated to the hypersonic drift velocity by the radiation pressure from AGN, and the hypersonic drift results in dust destruction via kinetic sputtering. Sputtering destroys small grains faster than the large ones, and thus larger grains will be preferentially blown over longer distance. Although the hypersonic drift, or kinetic sputtering, tends to be suppressed for very small grains due to the Coulomb drag, they might also be disrupted by Coulomb explosion. Removal of small grains and/or survival of large grains may explain the lack of a silicate 10 mu m emission feature in polar dust emission.

リンク情報
DOI
https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ab72f6
Web of Science
https://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=JSTA_CEL&SrcApp=J_Gate_JST&DestLinkType=FullRecord&KeyUT=WOS:000525494200001&DestApp=WOS_CPL
ID情報
  • DOI : 10.3847/1538-4357/ab72f6
  • ISSN : 0004-637X
  • eISSN : 1538-4357
  • Web of Science ID : WOS:000525494200001

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