Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2003-01-08
Astrophys.J. 587 (2003) 571-579
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
25 pages including 8 figures. To appear in ApJ, Vol.587
Scientific paper
10.1086/368282
We investigate a corona coupled with underlying disk through magnetic field and radiation field, and present emergent spectra calculated from Monte Carlo simulations. The spectra are determined for given black-hole mass and accretion rate. We find two types of solutions corresponding for hard spectrum and soft spectrum. In the hard-spectrum solution, the accretion energy is dominantly dissipated in the corona, supporting a strong corona above a cool disk; The hard X-ray spectral indices are around 1.1, same for different accretion rates. In the soft-spectrum solution, the accretion energy is mainly dissipated in the disk. The coronal temperature and density are quite low. Consequently, the spectra are dominated by the disk radiation peaking at UV and soft X-rays. For low-luminosity systems, there exists only the solution of hard spectra; While for high-luminosity systems, there exist both solutions of hard and soft spectra. For middle-luminosity systems, besides the hard spectra, moderately soft spectra composed of an inner soft-spectrum solution and an outer hard-spectrum solution may occur, the softness of which increases with increasing luminosity. The hard spectra are close to the observed spectra in Seyfert galaxies and radio-quiet QSOs. The composite spectra may account for the diversity of broad band spectra observed in narrow-line Seyfert 1 galaxies.
Liu B. F.
Mineshige Shin
Ohsuga Ken
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