Unlocking the nature of ultraluminous X-ray sources using their X-ray spectra

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2011-01-25

arxiv.org/abs/1101.4859v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena

Accepted for publication in Astronomische Nachrichten, to appear in the proceedings of the conference "Ultraluminous X-ray sou

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We explore the nature of ultraluminous X-ray sources through detailed investigations of their spectral shape using some of the highest quality data available in the XMM-Newton public archives. Phenomenological models allow us to characterise their spectra, while more 'physically-motivated' models enable us to explore the physical processes underlying these characteristics. These physical models imply the presence of extreme (probably super-Eddington) accretion on to stellar mass black holes.

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