Theoretical Models for Ultra-Luminous X-ray Sources

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May 2004

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2004aas...204.4905b&link_type=abstract

American Astronomical Society Meeting 204, #49.05; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 36, p.749

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I will review theoretical models for the high X-ray fluxes from ULXs. Do these fluxes really imply intermediate black-hole masses, or could they result from geometrical effects such as mild beaming by an accretion funnel or relativistic jet? Is it possible that ULXs are truly radiating at a super-Eddington rate? I will discuss geometric and physical constraints imposed by observations, and observational signatures of the various models. My work on ULXs is supported by grants from NASA (NAG5-12035, Astrophysical Theory Program) and NSF (AST-0307502).

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