Accretion Disc-Corona Models and X/gamma-ray Spectra of Accreting Black Holes
Juri Poutanen (Stockholm Observatory)
TL;DR
This paper reviews accretion disc-corona models for black holes, analyzing their electron-positron plasma properties and comparing model predictions with observed X-ray and gamma-ray spectra of accreting black holes.
Contribution
It provides a comprehensive comparison of various accretion disc-corona models with observational data, highlighting their strengths and limitations.
Findings
Models can reproduce broad-band spectra of black holes
Hybrid plasmas show distinct spectral features
Model-observation discrepancies suggest areas for refinement
Abstract
We discuss properties of thermal and hybrid (thermal/non-thermal) electron-positron plasmas in the pair and energy equilibria. Various accretion disc-corona models, recently proposed to explain properties of galactic as well as extragalactic accreting black holes, are confronted with the observed broad-band X-ray and gamma-ray spectra.
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Taxonomy
TopicsAstrophysical Phenomena and Observations · Relativity and Gravitational Theory · Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research