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Mass supply to active galactic nuclei by self-gravitational instability of gas

Research Project

Project/Area Number 04640261
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for General Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Research Field Astronomy
Research InstitutionHokkaido University

Principal Investigator

HABE Asao  Hokkaido University, Dept.Science ; Lecturer, 理学部, 講師 (90180926)

Project Period (FY) 1992 – 1993
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 1993)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,300,000)
Fiscal Year 1993: ¥1,000,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000)
Fiscal Year 1992: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000)
KeywordsActive Galaxies / Mass Supply to AGN / Self-gravitational Instability / Massive Black Hole / Star Burst Galaxies / Bar Structure in a Galaxy / Numerical Hydrodynamics / the inner Lindblad resonance / active galaxies / mass supply to AGN / self-gravitational instability / massine black hole / star burst galaxies / bar structure in agalaxy / numerical hydrodynamics / inner bindblad resonance / 爆発的星形成 / 銀河銀河相互作用
Research Abstract

It is proposed that huge energy released in active galactic nuclei comes from gravitational energy of gas accreting into massive black hole. However, since gas distributes mainly outside a galactic center, angular momentum transfer from gas is needed to supply gas from the outside galactic center to the galactic center. Similar mass supply mechanism is needed in nuclear starburst galaxies.
In this research, I study the effects of weak bar potential and self-gravity of fas on the gas motion in galactic central region to show that angular momentum transfer by these effects is very effect.
In the first year, I study self-gravitational gas motion in a fixed galaxy potential with weak bar component by numerical hydrodynamics. I got the numerical results that, after gas is accumulated into the radius of the inner Lindblad resonance, gas clumps are formed by self-gravitational instablility and gas supply into the galactic center due to the energy loss and angular momentum loss by collisions between these clumps.
In the second year, I extend the study to the two-component model of self-gravitational gas and stars, since self-gravity of gas can not be neglected for stellar system. Initially I assumed self-consistent, weak bar potential of a stellar system and study gas and stellar motion. Our numerical results show that, after gas is accumulated by the inner Lindblad resonance, central mass concentration changes the stellar structure and weak barred structure become weaker by the gas and stellar interaction. These results indicate that, when sufficient gas concentrates into the galactic center, it is gard to detect bar structure.
I have already published some parts of this study as scientific papers and I prepare to submit a paper for the other part.

Report

(3 results)
  • 1993 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 1992 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (13 results)

All Other

All Publications (13 results)

  • [Publications] K.Wada: "Rapid gas supply to a nuclear region in a weak barred potential by self-gravitational instability" Mon.Not.Roy.astron.Soc.258. 82-95 (1992)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1993 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Y.Sofue: "Formation of galactic bulges by starbursts and the origin of Hubble Morphological types" Pub.Astron.Soc.Japan. 44. 325-329 (1992)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1993 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] K.Wada: "Effects of starbursts on structure of young galaxies" submitted to Mon.Not.Roy.astron.Soc.

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1993 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] L.Wada and A.Habe: "Rapid gas supply to a nuclear region in a weak barred potential by self-gravitational instability" Mon.Not.Roy.astron.Soc.vol.258. 82-95 (1992)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1993 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Y.Sofue and A.Habe: "Formation of galactic bulges by startbursts and the origin of Hubble Morphological types" Pub.Astron.Soc.Japan. vol.44. 325-329 (1992)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1993 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] K.Wada, A.Habe, Y.Sofue: "Effects of starbursts on structure of young galaxies" submitted to Mon.Not.Roy.astron.Soc.

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1993 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 和田桂一: "Rapid gas supply to a nuclear region in a weak barred potential by self-gravitational instability" Mon.Not.Roy.astron.Soc.258. 82-95 (1992)

    • Related Report
      1993 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 祖父江義明: "Formation of galactic bulges by starbursts and the origin of Hubble Morphological types" Pub.Astron.Soc.Japan. 44. 325-329 (1992)

    • Related Report
      1993 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 羽部 朝男: "Gravitational instability induced by a cloud cloud collision:The case of head on collision between clouds with different sizes and densities" Publ.Astron.Soc.Japan,. 44. 203-226 (1992)

    • Related Report
      1992 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 吉田 龍生: "Effect of deceleration on the gravitational instability of shocked gas layers" Prog.Theor.Phys.88. 251-268 (1992)

    • Related Report
      1992 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 祖父江 義明: "Formation of galactic bulges by starbursts and the origin of Hubble Morphological types" Pub.Astron.Soc.Japan,. 44. 325-29 (1992)

    • Related Report
      1992 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Christodoulou D.M.: "Dynamical evolution of highly inclined rings" Astrophysical.J.395. 113-118 (1992)

    • Related Report
      1992 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 和田 桂一: "Rapid gas supply to a nuclear region in a weak barred potential by self-gravitational instability" Mon.Not.Roy.astron.Soc.258. 82-95 (1992)

    • Related Report
      1992 Annual Research Report

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