Fe Kα lines from accreting black holes are produced mostly outside 10 gravitational radii due to radial ionization gradients, allowing broad profiles without high spin.
Broadband reflection spectroscopy of MAXI J1535-571 using AstroSat: Estimation of black hole mass and spin
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abstract
We report the results from \textit{AstroSat} observations of the transient Galactic black hole X-ray binary MAXI J1535-571 during its hard-intermediate state of the 2017 outburst. We systematically study the individual and joint spectra from two simultaneously observing \textit{AstroSat} X-ray instruments, and probe and measure a number of parameter values of accretion disc, corona and reflection from the disc in the system using models with generally increasing complexities. Using our broadband ($1.3-70$ keV) X-ray spectrum, we clearly show that a soft X-ray instrument, which works below $\sim 10-12$ keV, alone cannot correctly characterize the Comptonizing component from the corona, thus highlighting the importance of broadband spectral analysis. By fitting the reflection spectrum with the latest version of the \textsc{relxill} family of relativistic reflection models, we constrain the black hole's dimensionless spin parameter to be $0.67^{+0.16}_{-0.04}$. We also jointly use the reflection spectral component (\textsc{relxill}) and a general relativistic thin disc component (\texttt{Kerrbb}), and estimate the black hole's mass and distance to be $10.39_{-0.62}^{+0.61} M_{\odot}$ and $5.4_{-1.1}^{+1.8}$ kpc respectively.
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High-contrast imaging of 18 compact-object binaries yields no robust tertiary detections and rules out main-sequence tertiaries at projected separations greater than 500 au for Gaia systems and 2000 au for BH LMXBs.
GRMHD simulations identify magnetic flux through the black hole horizon as the key variable setting jet efficiency and radiative output across MAD, INT, and SANE states, with mappings to temporal classes in GRS 1915+105 and other sources.
Stellar evolution and atmosphere models predict black hole progenitors are predominantly hot and blue with a direct-collapse rate of ~0.4 per century in a 1 Msun/yr star-forming galaxy.
Comprehensive analysis of AstroSat data shows a sign change in QPO time lags at ~2 Hz for high-inclination sources, consistent with a transition from elongated jet-like to compact corona.
AstroSat observation of MAXI J1535-571 reveals a tight correlation between QPO centroid frequency (1.7-3.0 Hz) and power-law index Gamma while flux increases linearly.
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Simulation-Based Prediction of Black Hole Fe K$\alpha$ Line Profiles
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Searching for the Third Wheel: High-Contrast Imaging Constraints on Tertiaries to Black Hole and Neutron Star Binaries
High-contrast imaging of 18 compact-object binaries yields no robust tertiary detections and rules out main-sequence tertiaries at projected separations greater than 500 au for Gaia systems and 2000 au for BH LMXBs.
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GRMHD Simulations of Magnetized Accretion Disk/Jet: Variabilities of Black Holes and Spectral Energy Distributions in Magnetic States
GRMHD simulations identify magnetic flux through the black hole horizon as the key variable setting jet efficiency and radiative output across MAD, INT, and SANE states, with mappings to temporal classes in GRS 1915+105 and other sources.
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Hot blue progenitors of stellar-mass black holes
Stellar evolution and atmosphere models predict black hole progenitors are predominantly hot and blue with a direct-collapse rate of ~0.4 per century in a 1 Msun/yr star-forming galaxy.
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Understanding corona and disk evolution in black hole X-ray binaries through a comprehensive study of their broadband variability and QPO characteristics
Comprehensive analysis of AstroSat data shows a sign change in QPO time lags at ~2 Hz for high-inclination sources, consistent with a transition from elongated jet-like to compact corona.
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Spectro-timing analysis of MAXI J1535-571 using AstroSat
AstroSat observation of MAXI J1535-571 reveals a tight correlation between QPO centroid frequency (1.7-3.0 Hz) and power-law index Gamma while flux increases linearly.