Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2004-04-02
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
4 pages, 1 figure, to appear in the Proc. of the 10th Marcel Grossmann Meeting on General Relativity, World Scientific, Rio de
Scientific paper
We calculate the atmospheric structure of an accretion disk around a Kerr black hole and obtain its X-ray spectrum, which exhibits prominent atomic transitions under certain circumstances. The gravitational and Doppler (red)shifts of the C V, C VI, O VII, O VIII, and Fe I-XXVI emission lines are observable in active galaxies. We quantify the line emissivities as a function of radius, to identify the effects of atmospheric structure, and to determine the usefulness of these lines for probing the disk energetics. The line emissivities do not always scale linearly with the incident radiative energy, as in the case of Fe XXV and Fe XXVI. Our model incorporates photoionization and thermal balance for the plasma, the hydrostatic approximation perpendicular to the plane of the disk, and general relativistic tidal forces. We include radiative recombination rates, fluorescence yields, Compton scattering, and photoelectric opacities for the most abundant elements.
Jimenez-Garate Mario A.
Liedahl Duane Allen
Mauche Christopher W.
Raymond John C.
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