Magnetic pressure support and accretion disk spectra

Details Magnetic pressure support and accretion disk spectra Magnetic pressure support and accretion disk spectra

2006-01-17

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0601380v1

Astrophys.J. 645 (2006) 1402-1407

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

submitted to ApJ

Scientific paper

10.1086/503741

Stellar atmosphere models of ionized accretion disks have generally neglected the contribution of magnetic fields to the vertical hydrostatic support, although magnetic fields are widely believed to play a critical role in the transport of angular momentum. Simulations of magnetorotational turbulence in a vertically stratified shearing box geometry show that magnetic pressure support can be dominant in the upper layers of the disk. We present calculations of accretion disk spectra that include this magnetic pressure support, as well as a vertical dissipation profile based on simulation. Magnetic pressure support generically produces a more vertically extended disk atmosphere with a larger density scale height. This acts to harden the spectrum compared to models that neglect magnetic pressure support. We estimate the significance of this effect on disk-integrated spectra by calculating an illustrative disk model for a stellar mass black hole, assuming that similar magnetic pressure support exists at all radii.

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