Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2005-09-13
Astrophys.J.641:961-971,2006
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Revised version following referee's comments. References added. Accepted for publication in ApJ
Scientific paper
10.1086/500533
We explore low angular momentum accretion flows onto black holes formed after the collapse of massive stellar cores. In particular, we consider the state of the gas falling quasi-spherically onto stellar-mass black holes in the hypercritical regime, where the accretion rates are in the range 0.001 - 0.5 solar masses per second and neutrinos dominate the cooling. Previous studies have assumed that in order to have a black hole switch to a luminous state, the condition l >> r_g c, where l is the specific orbital angular momentum of the infalling gas and r_g is the Schwarszchild radius, needs to be fulfilled. We argue that flows in hyperaccreting, stellar mass disks around black holes are likely to transition to a highly radiative state when their angular momentum is just above the threshold for disk formation, l ~ 2 r_g c. In a range where l lies between r_g c and 2 r_g c, a dwarf disk forms in which gas spirals rapidly into the black hole due to general relativistic effects, without any help from horizontal viscous stresses. For high rotation rates with l greater than 2 r_g c, the luminosity is supplied by large, hot equatorial bubbles around the black hole. The highest neutrino luminosities are obtained for l ~ 2 r_g c, and this value of angular momentum also produces the most energetic neutrinos, and thus also the highest energy deposition rates. Given the range of l explored in this work, we argue that, as long as l is greater than 2 r_g c, low angular momentum cores may in fact be better suited for producing neutrino--driven explosions following core collapse in supernovae and gamma ray bursts.
Lee William H.
Ramirez-Ruiz Enrico
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