Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics – High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
Scientific paper
2009-11-28
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
6 pages, conference proceedings, X-ray Astronomy 2009: Present Status, Multi-Wavelength Approach and Future Perspectives, AIP,
Scientific paper
We use the Novikov-Thorne thin disk model to fit the thermal continuum X-ray spectra of black hole X-ray binaries, and thereby extract the dimensionless spin parameter a* = a/M of the black hole as a parameter of the fit. We summarize the results obtained to date for six systems and describe work in progress on additional systems. We also describe recent methodological advances, our current efforts to make our analysis software fully available to others, and our theoretical efforts to validate the Novikov-Thorne model.
Gou Lidan
Liu Jinjie
McClintock Jeff E.
Narayan Ramesh
Penna Robert F.
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