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Leaving the ISCO: the inner edge of a black-hole accretion disk at various luminosities

ABRAMOWICZ, Marek

Basic information

Original name

Leaving the ISCO: the inner edge of a black-hole accretion disk at various luminosities

Authors

ABRAMOWICZ, Marek

Edition

Astronomy & Astrophysics, FR - Francouzská republika, 2010, 0004-6361

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

10308 Astronomy

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Organization unit

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014467

UT WoS

000284150900076

Keywords in English

black holes, accretion disks, inner edge

Tags

, MSM4781305903

Tags

International impact, Reviewed

Links

MSM4781305903, plan (intention).
Změněno: 8/12/2020 11:30, Mgr. Pavlína Jalůvková

Abstract

V originále

The ?radiation inner edge? of an accretion disk is defined as the inner boundary of the region from which most of the luminosity emerges. Similarly, the ?reflection edge? is the smallest radius capable of producing a significant X-ray reflection of the fluorescent iron line. For black hole accretion disks with very sub-Eddington luminosities these and all other ?inner edges? locate at ISCO. Thus, in this case, one may rightly consider ISCO as the unique inner edge of the black hole accretion disk. However, even for moderate luminosities, there is no such unique inner edge as differently defined edges locate at different places. Several of them are significantly closer to the black hole than ISCO. The differences grow with the increasing luminosity. Fornearly Eddington luminosities, they are so huge that the notion of the inner edge losses all practical significance.
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