Dauser T, Garcia J, Wilms J, Böck M, Brenneman LW, Falanga M, Fukumura K, Reynolds CS (2013)
Publication Status: Published
Publication Type: Journal article
Publication year: 2013
Publisher: OXFORD UNIV PRESS
Book Volume: 430
Pages Range: 1694-1708
Journal Issue: 3
DOI: 10.1093/mnras/sts710
X-ray irradiation of the accretion disc leads to strong reflection features, which are then broadened and distorted by relativistic effects. We present a detailed, general relativistic approach to model this irradiation for different geometries of the primary X-ray source. These geometries include the standard point source on the rotational axis as well as more jet-like sources, which are radially elongated and accelerating. Incorporating this code in the RELLINE model for relativistic line emission, the line shape for any configuration can be predicted. We study how different irradiation geometries affect the determination of the spin of the black hole. Broad emission lines are produced only for compact irradiating sources situated close to the black hole. This is the only case where the black hole spin can be unambiguously determined. In all other cases the line shape is narrower, which could either be explained by a low spin or an elongated source. We conclude that in those cases and independent of the quality of the data no unique solution for the spin exists and therefore only a lower limit of the spin value can be given.
APA:
Dauser, T., Garcia, J., Wilms, J., Böck, M., Brenneman, L.W., Falanga, M.,... Reynolds, C.S. (2013). Irradiation of an accretion disc by a jet: general properties and implications for spin measurements of black holes. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 430(3), 1694-1708. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/sts710
MLA:
Dauser, Thomas, et al. "Irradiation of an accretion disc by a jet: general properties and implications for spin measurements of black holes." Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 430.3 (2013): 1694-1708.
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