The high energy emission from black holes
M. D. Caballero-Garcia (1), J. M. Miller (2), E. Kuulkers (3) ((1), LAEFF/INTA, (2) U. of Michigan, (3) ESA/ESAC)
TL;DR
This paper investigates the origin of high energy X-ray and gamma-ray emissions from black holes, proposing an alternative to thermal Comptonization to better explain observations like those from GRO J1655-40.
Contribution
It introduces a new scenario for high energy emission from black holes that challenges the thermal Comptonization model.
Findings
Hard X-ray emission in the low/hard state may not be thermal Comptonization.
Proposes an alternative model fitting observations of GRO J1655-40.
Provides new insights into black hole high energy emission mechanisms.
Abstract
The origin of the high energy emission (X-rays and gamma-rays) from black holes is still a matter of debate. We present new evidence that hard X-ray emission in the low/hard state may not be dominated by thermal Comptonization. We present an alternative scenario for the origin of the high energy emission that is well suited to explain the high energy emission from GRO J1655-40.
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TopicsAstrophysical Phenomena and Observations · Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research · Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena