Towards Precision Measurements of Accreting Black Holes Using X-Ray Reflection Spectroscopy
Bambi C, Brenneman LW, Dauser T, Garcia J, Grinberg V, Ingram A, Jiang J, Liu H, Lohfink AM, Marinucci A, Mastroserio G, Middei R, Nampalliwar S, Niedzwiecki A, Steiner JF, Tripathi A, Zdziarski AA (2021)
Publication Type: Journal article, Review article
Publication year: 2021
Journal
Book Volume: 217
Journal Issue: 5
DOI: 10.1007/s11214-021-00841-8
Abstract
Relativistic reflection features are commonly observed in the X-ray spectra of accreting black holes. In the presence of high quality data and with the correct astrophysical model, X-ray reflection spectroscopy can be quite a powerful tool to probe the strong gravity region, study the morphology of the accreting matter, measure black hole spins, and possibly test Einstein's theory of general relativity in the strong field regime. In the last decade, there has been significant progress in the development of the analysis of these features, thanks to more sophisticated astrophysical models and new observational facilities. Here we review the state-of-the-art in relativistic reflection modeling, listing assumptions and simplifications that may affect, at some level, the final measurements and may be investigated better in the future. We review black hole spin measurements and the most recent efforts to use X-ray reflection spectroscopy for testing fundamental physics.
Authors with CRIS profile
Thomas Dauser
Dr.Karl-Remeis-Sternwarte Bamberg, Astronomisches Institut
Javier Garcia
Dr.Karl-Remeis-Sternwarte Bamberg, Astronomisches Institut
Involved external institutions
Fudan University / 复旦大学
China (CN)
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CfA)
United States (USA) (US)
Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen
Germany (DE)
University of Oxford
United Kingdom (GB)
Tsinghua University
China (CN)
Montana State University
United States (USA) (US)
Italian Space Agency / Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (ASI)
Italy (IT)
California Institute of Technology (Caltech)
United States (USA) (US)
National Institute for Astrophysics / Istituto Nazionale Astrofisica (INAF)
Italy (IT)
University of Lodz / Uniwersytet Łódzki
Poland (PL)
Polska Akademia Nauk (PAN) / Polish Academy of Sciences
Poland (PL)
China (CN)
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CfA)
United States (USA) (US)
Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen
Germany (DE)
University of Oxford
United Kingdom (GB)
Tsinghua University
China (CN)
Montana State University
United States (USA) (US)
Italian Space Agency / Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (ASI)
Italy (IT)
California Institute of Technology (Caltech)
United States (USA) (US)
National Institute for Astrophysics / Istituto Nazionale Astrofisica (INAF)
Italy (IT)
University of Lodz / Uniwersytet Łódzki
Poland (PL)
Polska Akademia Nauk (PAN) / Polish Academy of Sciences
Poland (PL)
How to cite
APA:
Bambi, C., Brenneman, L.W., Dauser, T., Garcia, J., Grinberg, V., Ingram, A.,... Zdziarski, A.A. (2021). Towards Precision Measurements of Accreting Black Holes Using X-Ray Reflection Spectroscopy. Space Science Reviews, 217(5). https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11214-021-00841-8
MLA:
Bambi, Cosimo, et al. "Towards Precision Measurements of Accreting Black Holes Using X-Ray Reflection Spectroscopy." Space Science Reviews 217.5 (2021).
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