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1.
Strong gravity effects should have crucial impact on structure and radiative properties of an accretion flow surrounding a
black hole. We discuss several observational consequences of such effects. (i) We note that the hard X-ray spectra of Seyfert
galaxies, which appear to be intrinsically harder when observed at higher inclination angles, may be most naturally explained
by radiative properties of plasmas in the Kerr metric. (ii) We indicate bending of photon trajectories to the equatorial plane,
which is a distinct property of rapidly rotating black holes, as the most feasible effect underlying reduced variability of
the Fe Kα line observed in several objects. (iii) Both the extreme Fe line profile and the variability pattern (observed, e.g., in
a Seyfert galaxy MCG–6-30-15) independently indicate that a primary hard X-ray source must be located within a few gravitational
radii from the Kerr black hole. We indicate a hot inner corona as the most likely model of such a source. 相似文献
2.
The broad X-ray iron line observed in many active galactic nuclei spectra is thought to originate from the accretion disc surrounding the putative supermassive black hole. We show here how to perform the analytical integration of the geodesic equations that describe the photon trajectories in the general case of a rotating black hole (Kerr metric), in order to write a fast and efficient numerical code for modelling emission line profiles from accretion discs. 相似文献
3.
Active galactic nuclei (AGNs) form two distinct sequences on the radio-loudness–Eddington ratio plane. The ‘upper’ sequence contains radio selected AGNs, the ‘lower’ sequence is composed mainly of optically selected AGNs. The sequences mark the upper bounds for the radio-loudness of two distinct populations of AGNs, hosted, respectively, by elliptical and disk galaxies. Both sequences show the same dependence of the radio-loudness on the Eddington ratio (an increase with decreasing Eddington ratio), which suggests that another parameter in addition to the accretion rate must play a role in determining the efficiency of jet production in AGNs. We speculate that this additional parameter is the spin of the black hole, assuming that black holes in giant elliptical galaxies have (on average) much larger spins than black holes in disc galaxies. Possible evolutionary scenarios leading to such a spin dichotomy are discussed. The galaxy-morphology related radio dichotomy breaks down at high accretion rates where the dominant fraction of luminous quasars being hosted by giant ellipticals is radio-quiet. This indicates that the production of powerful jets at high accretion rates is in most cases suppressed and, in analogy to X-ray binary systems (XRB) during high and very high states, may be intermittent. Such intermittency can be caused by switches between two different accretion modes, assuming that only during one of them an outflow from the central engine is sufficiently collimated to form a relativistic jet. 相似文献
4.
X-ray spectroscopy offers an opportunity to study the complex mixture of emitting and absorbing components in the circumnuclear
regions of active galactic nuclei (AGN), and to learn about the accretion process that fuels AGN and the feedback of material
to their host galaxies. We describe the spectral signatures that may be studied and review the X-ray spectra and spectral
variability of active galaxies, concentrating on progress from recent Chandra, XMM-Newton and Suzaku data for local type 1 AGN. We describe the evidence for absorption covering a wide range of column densities, ionization
and dynamics, and discuss the growing evidence for partial-covering absorption from data at energies ≳ 10 keV. Such absorption
can also explain the observed X-ray spectral curvature and variability in AGN at lower energies and is likely an important
factor in shaping the observed properties of this class of source. Consideration of self-consistent models for local AGN indicates
that X-ray spectra likely comprise a combination of absorption and reflection effects from material originating within a few
light days of the black hole as well as on larger scales. It is likely that AGN X-ray spectra may be strongly affected by
the presence of disk-wind outflows that are expected in systems with high accretion rates, and we describe models that attempt
to predict the effects of radiative transfer through such winds, and discuss the prospects for new data to test and address
these ideas. 相似文献
5.
E. M. Puchnarewicz 《Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society》1998,299(1):299-304
A search for high-redshift ( z > 0.5) ultrasoft X-ray AGN in pointed ROSAT PSPC observations is made, using the wgacat catalogue. Evidence for a further three such objects is found, adding to three identified previously (E1346+266, EXO 1346.4+2637 and RX J0947.0+4721). The flux of one new object [1WGA J1342.4+2720; L (0.1–2 keV)∼ 2 × 1045 erg s−1 )] was found to be variable (a factor of 1.7 over 2 d), and this object has relatively narrow permitted line emission. These properties, also seen in E1346+266 and EXO 1346.4+2637, are typical of ultrasoft AGN at all redshifts, in particular the narrow-line Seyfert 1s (NLS1s). The rarity of high- z ultrasoft AGN places limits on the 'temperature' of the soft X-ray component in the rest frame of AGN in general. It also provides an opportunity to investigate models for the soft component in the high-temperature extreme, e.g., for accretion disc models, testing the physics at the inner edge of the disc, and the effects of Comptonization in a hot, optically thin corona. 相似文献
6.
We explore an accretion model for low luminosity AGN (LLAGN) that attributes the low radiative output to a low mass accretion
rate,
, rather than a low radiative efficiency. In this model, electrons are assumed to drain energy from the ions as a result of
collisionless plasma microinstabilities. Consequently, the accreting gas collapses to form a geometrically thin disk at small
radii and is able to cool before reaching the black hole. The accretion disk is not a standard disk, however, because the
radial disk structure is modified by a magnetic torque which drives a jet and which is primarily responsible for angular momentum
transport. We also include relativistic effects. We apply this model to the well known LLAGN M87 and calculate the combined
disk-jet steady-state broadband spectrum. A comparison between predicted and observed spectra indicates that M87 may be a
maximally spinning black hole accreting at a rate of ∼10−3
M
⊙ yr−1. This is about 6 orders of magnitude below the Eddington rate for the same radiative efficiency. Furthermore, the total jet
power inferred by our model is in remarkably good agreement with the value independently deduced from observations of the
M87 jet on kiloparsec scales. 相似文献
7.
Recently, Sloan Digital Sky Survey successfully carried out the reverberation mapping of a sky area, aiming to test the R ? L relation that has been already widely used. Here, R is the responsivity-weighted radius of the broad line region, and L is the optical luminosity at 5100 Å. Two results have been obtained from the data in the first year: (1) The time lags of AGNs (Active Galactic Nuclei) with a high accretion rate are much shorter than that estimated from the R ? L relation, which confirmed the results of reverberation mapping observations made by the Lijiang 2.4 meter telescope. (2) Some AGNs with a lower accretion rate also have very short time lags. The shortening of the time lags of the AGNs with a low accretion rate is caused by the retrograde accretion of black holes. This result has verified from observations the theoretical prediction made by Wang et al. (2014). The discovery of the black holes with a retrograde accretion has important significance, it indicates that the cosmological evolution of the black holes in quasars is implemented via the inherently random accretion. 相似文献
8.
We explore an accretion model for low luminosity AGN (LLAGN) that attributes the low radiative output to a low mass accretion
rate,
, rather than a low radiative efficiency. In this model, electrons are assumed to drain energy from the ions as a result of
collisionless plasma microinstabilities. Consequently, the accreting gas collapses to form a geometrically thin disk at small
radii and is able to cool before reaching the black hole. The accretion disk is not a standard disk, however, because the
radial disk structure is modified by a magnetic torque which drives a jet and which is primarily responsible for angular momentum
transport. We also include relativistic effects. We apply this model to the well known LLAGN M87 and calculate the combined
disk-jet steady-state broadband spectrum. A comparison between predicted and observed spectra indicates that M87 may be a
maximally spinning black hole accreting at a rate of ∼10−3
M
⊙ yr−1. This is about 6 orders of magnitude below the Eddington rate for the same radiative efficiency. Furthermore, the total jet
power inferred by our model is in remarkably good agreement with the value independently deduced from observations of the
M87 jet on kiloparsec scales.
* This paper has previously been published in Astrophysics and Space Science, vol. 310:3–4. 相似文献
9.
In this paper we review the possibilities for
magnetohydrodynamic processes to handle the angular momentum transport
in accretion disks. Traditionally the angular momentum transport has
been considered to be the result of turbulent viscosity in the disk,
although the Keplerian flow in accretion disks is linearly stable towards
hydrodynamic perturbations. It is on the other hand linearly unstable
to some magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) instabilities.
The most important instabilities are the Parker and Balbus-Hawley
instabilities that are related to the magnetic buoyancy and the shear
flow, respectively. We discuss these instabilities not only in the
traditional MHD framework, but also in the context of slender flux
tubes, that reduce the complexity of the problem while keeping most of
the stability properties of the complete problem. In the non-linear
regime the instabilities produce turbulence. Recent numerical
simulations describe the generation of magnetic fields by a dynamo in
the resulting turbulent flow. Eventually such a dynamo may generate a
global magnetic field in the disk. The relation of the MHD-turbulence
to observations of accretion disks is still obscure. It is commonly
believed that magnetic fields can be highly efficient in transporting
the angular momentum, but emission lines, short-time scale variability
and non-thermal radiation, which a stellar astronomer would take as
signs of magnetic variability, are more commonly observed during periods
of low accretion rates.
Received October 12, 1995 / Accepted November 16, 1995 相似文献
10.
Renzo Sancisi Filippo Fraternali Tom Oosterloo Thijs van der Hulst 《Astronomy and Astrophysics Review》2008,15(3):189-223
Evidence for the accretion of cold gas in galaxies has been rapidly accumulating in the past years. HI observations of galaxies and their environment have brought to light new facts and phenomena which are evidence of ongoing
or recent accretion: (1) A large number of galaxies are accompanied by gas-rich dwarfs or are surrounded by HI cloud complexes, tails and filaments. This suggests ongoing minor mergers and recent arrival of external gas. It may be regarded,
therefore, as direct evidence of cold gas accretion in the local universe. It is probably the same kind of phenomenon of material
infall as the stellar streams observed in the halos of our galaxy and M 31. (2) Considerable amounts of extra-planar HI have been found in nearby spiral galaxies. While a large fraction of this gas is undoubtedly produced by galactic fountains,
it is likely that a part of it is of extragalactic origin. Also the Milky Way has extra-planar gas complexes: the Intermediate-
and High-Velocity Clouds (IVCs and HVCs). (3) Spirals are known to have extended and warped outer layers of HI. It is not clear how these have formed, and how and for how long the warps can be sustained. Gas infall has been proposed
as the origin. (4) The majority of galactic disks are lopsided in their morphology as well as in their kinematics. Also here
recent accretion has been advocated as a possible cause. In our view, accretion takes place both through the arrival and merging
of gas-rich satellites and through gas infall from the intergalactic medium (IGM). The new gas could be added to the halo
or be deposited in the outer parts of galaxies and form reservoirs for replenishing the inner parts and feeding star formation.
The infall may have observable effects on the disk such as bursts of star formation and lopsidedness. We infer a mean “visible”
accretion rate of cold gas in galaxies of at least . In order to reach the accretion rates needed to sustain the observed star formation (), additional infall of large amounts of gas from the IGM seems to be required. 相似文献
11.
We briefly review recent developments in black hole accretion disk theory, emphasizing the vital role played by magnetohydrodynamic
(MHD) stresses in transporting angular momentum. The apparent universality of accretion-related outflow phenomena is a strong
indicator that large-scale MHD torques facilitate vertical transport of angular momentum. This leads to an enhanced overall
rate of angular momentum transport and allows accretion of matter to proceed at an interesting rate. Furthermore, we argue
that when vertical transport is important, the radial structure of the accretion disk is modified at small radii and this
affects the disk emission spectrum. We present a simple model demonstrating how energetic, magnetically-driven outflows modify
the emergent disk emission spectrum with respect to that predicted by standard accretion disk theory. A comparison of the
predicted spectra against observations of quasar spectral energy distributions suggests that mass accretion rates inferred
using the standard disk model may be severely underestimated. 相似文献
12.
We present the first-ever simulations of non-ideal magnetohydrodynamical (MHD) stellar winds coupled with disc-driven jets
where the resistive and viscous accretion disc is self-consistently described. The transmagnetosonic, collimated MHD outflows
are investigated numerically using the VAC code. Our simulations show that the inner outflow is accelerated from the central
object hot corona thanks to both the thermal pressure and the Lorentz force. In our framework, the thermal acceleration is
sustained by the heating produced by the dissipated magnetic energy due to the turbulence. Conversely, the outflow launched
from the resistive accretion disc is mainly accelerated by the magneto-centrifugal force. We also show that when a dense inner
stellar wind occurs, the resulting disc-driven jet have a different structure, namely a magnetic structure where poloidal
magnetic field lines are more inclined because of the pressure caused by the stellar wind. This modification leads to both
an enhanced mass ejection rate in the disc-driven jet and a larger radial extension which is in better agreement with the
observations besides being more consistent. 相似文献
13.
采用等效电路模型讨论了两种不同类型的磁场对黑洞的旋转能量和角动量的提取机制；Blandford-Znajek(BZ)过程和磁耦合过程，在研究磁化吸积盘中心黑洞自转参量演化特征的基础上，详细比较了纯吸积过程，BZ过程和磁耦合过程对黑洞吸积盘放能效率的贡献，结果表明，磁耦合过程是提取黑洞旋转能量重要的新机制，其放能效率与BZ过程几乎相等，在黑洞自转不是特别大的情况，纯吸积过程的放能效率高于BZ过程和磁耦合过程的放能效率，但是当黑洞自转接近极端Kerr黑洞的自转状态时，放能效率主要由BZ过程和磁耦合过程贡献。 相似文献
14.
《New Astronomy》2015
Using the potential-density phase shift approach developed by the present authors in earlier publications, we estimate the magnitude of radial mass accretion/excretion rates across the disks of six nearby spiral galaxies (NGC 628, NGC 3351, NGC 3627, NGC 4321, NGC 4736, and NGC 5194) having a range of Hubble types. Our goal is to examine these rates in the context of bulge building and secular morphological evolution along the Hubble sequence. Stellar surface density maps of the sample galaxies are derived from SINGS 3.6 μm and SDSS i-band images using colors as an indicator of mass-to-light ratios. Corresponding molecular and atomic gas surface densities are derived from published CO (1-0) and HI interferometric observations of the BIMA SONG, THINGS, and VIVA surveys. The mass flow rate calculations utilize a volume-type torque integral to calculate the angular momentum exchange rate between the basic state disk matter and what we assume to be density wave modes in the observed galaxies. This volume-type integral contains the contributions from both the gravitational surface torque couple and the advective surface torque couple at the nonlinear, quasi-steady state of the wave modes, in sharp contrast to its behavior in the linear regime, where it contains only the contribution from the gravitational surface torque couple used by Lynden-Bell & Kalnajs in 1972. The potential-density phase shift approach yields angular momentum transport rates several times higher than those estimated using the Lynden-Bell and Kalnajs approach. And unlike Lynden-Bell and Kalnajs, whose approach predicts zero mass redistribution across the majority of the disk surface (apart from the isolated locations of wave-particle resonances) for quasi-steady waves, the current approach leads to predictions of significant mass redistribution induced by the quasi-steady density wave modes, enough for the morphological types of disks to evolve substantially within its lifetime. This difference with the earlier conclusions of Lynden-Bell and Kalnajs reflects the dominant role played by collisionless shocks in the secular evolution of galaxies containing extremely non-linear, quasi-steady density wave modes, thus enabling significant morphological transformation along the Hubble sequence during a Hubble time. We show for the first time also, using observational data, that stellar mass accretion/excretion is just as important, and oftentimes much more important, than the corresponding accretion/excretion processes in the gaseous component, with the latter being what had been emphasized in most of the previous secular evolution studies. 相似文献
15.
We present hydrogen emission-line profile models of magnetospheric accretion on to classical T Tauri stars. The models are computed under the Sobolev approximation using the three-dimensional Monte Carlo radiative-transfer code torus . We have calculated four illustrative models in which the accretion flows are confined to azimuthal curtains – a geometry predicted by magnetohydrodynamic simulations. Properties of the line profile variability of our models are discussed, with reference to dynamic spectra and cross-correlation images. We find that some gross characteristics of the observed line profile variability are reproduced by our models, although in general the level of variability predicted is larger than that observed. We conclude that this excessive variability probably excludes dynamical simulations that predict accretion flows with low degrees of axisymmetry. 相似文献
16.
Recent results of the gamma-ray Cherenkov astronomy definitely prove the existence of fast variability in the very high energy
(V.H.E.) gamma-ray flux of some active galactic nuclei. The BL Lac PKS 2155-304 for instance showed variations down to a few
minutes time scale. From standard light travel time argument, these variations put extremely strong constraints on the size
of the TeV emitting zone, which has to be of the order of a few Schwarzschild radius, even for high values of the relativistic
Doppler factor of the emitting jets. Such discovery is a challenge for particle acceleration scenarios, which have to imagine
efficient acceleration processes at work in a very compact zone. Eventually, the immediate vicinity of the central black hole
appears as the most conservative choice for the location of the TeV emission region of active galactic nuclei. In this paper,
we propose a two-step mechanism for charged particle acceleration in the magnetosphere of a massive black hole surrounded
by an accretion disk. Particles first gain energy by a stochastic process during the accretion phase. It is shown that effective
proton acceleration up to energies 1017–1019 eV is possible in a low-luminosity magnetized accretion disk with 2D turbulent motion. The distribution function of energetic
protons over energies is a power law function with typical index ≃−1. Here electrons are not very efficiently accelerated
because of their drastic losses by synchrotron radiation. In a second time, part of the fast particles escape from the disk
and are then entrained by the magnetic structure above the disk, in the rotating black hole magnetosphere. They thus gain
additional energy by direct centrifugal mechanism, up to about 1020 eV for the protons and to 10–100 TeV for the electrons when they cross the light cylinder surface. Such energetic particles
can further radiate in the TeV spectral range observed by Cherenkov experiments as HESS, MAGIC and VERITAS. Energetic protons
can produce γ-radiation in the energy band 1 GeV–100 TeV and above mainly by nuclei collisions with the disk matter, clouds, or ambient
low energy photons. Energetic electrons can also reach the required spectral range by inverse Compton emission. However their
acceleration is less efficient due to heavy radiation losses, and only gained by centrifugal process during the second phase
of the whole mechanism we describe. Our present analysis would therefore favor hadronic scenarios for TeV emission of active
galactic nuclei. It is tempting to relate long term variability over years of TeV active galactic nuclei to the first stochastic
acceleration phase, which also provides the needed power law particle distributions, while short term variability over minutes
is more likely due to perturbations of the second fast direct acceleration phase. 相似文献
17.
Yoshiaki Kato 《Astrophysics and Space Science》2007,307(1-3):11-15
In spite of the large number of global three-dimensional (3-D) magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) simulations of accretion disks and
astrophysical jets, which have been developed since 2000, the launching mechanisms of jets is somewhat controversial. Previous
studies of jets have concentrated on the effect of the large-scale magnetic fields permeating accretion disks. However, the
existence of such global magnetic fields is not evident in various astrophysical objects, and their origin is not well understood.
Thus, we study the effect of small-scale magnetic fields confined within the accretion disk. We review our recent findings
on the formation of jets in dynamo-active accretion disks by using 3-D MHD simulations. In our simulations, we found the emergence
of accumulated azimuthal magnetic fields from the inner region of the disk (the so-called magnetic tower) and also the formation
of a jet accelerated by the magnetic pressure of the tower. Our results indicate that the magnetic tower jet is one of the
most promising mechanisms for launching jets from the magnetized accretion disk in various astrophysical objects. We will
discuss the formation of cosmic jets in the context of the magnetic tower model. 相似文献
18.
Andrei Lobanov 《Astrophysics and Space Science》2007,311(1-3):263-267
Compact relativistic jets in active galactic nuclei offer an effective tool for investigating the physics of nuclear regions
in galaxies. The emission properties, dynamics, and evolution of jets in AGN are closely connected to the characteristics
of the central supermassive black hole, accretion disk and broad-line region in active galaxies. Recent results from studies
of the nuclear regions in several active galaxies with prominent outflows are reviewed in this contribution. 相似文献
19.
《New Astronomy》2014
We propose a mechanism to produce fluctuations in the viscosity parameter (α) in differentially rotating discs. We carried out a nonlinear analysis of a general accretion flow, where any perturbation on the background α was treated as a passive/slave variable in the sense of dynamical system theory. We demonstrate a complete physical picture of growth, saturation and final degradation of the perturbation as a result of the nonlinear nature of coupled system of equations. The strong dependence of this fluctuation on the radial location in the accretion disc and the base angular momentum distribution is demonstrated. The growth of fluctuations is shown to have a time scale comparable to the radial drift time and hence the physical significance is discussed. The fluctuation is found to be a power law in time in the growing phase and we briefly discuss its statistical significance. 相似文献
20.
We study the steady-state structure of an accretion disc with a corona surrounding a central, rotating, magnetized star. We
assume that the magneto-rotational instability is the dominant mechanism of angular momentum transport inside the disc and
is responsible for producing magnetic tubes above the disc. In our model, a fraction of the dissipated energy inside the disc
is transported to the corona via these magnetic tubes. This energy exchange from the disc to the corona which depends on the
disc physical properties is modified because of the magnetic interaction between the stellar magnetic field and the accretion
disc. According to our fully analytical solutions for such a system, the existence of a corona not only increases the surface
density but reduces the temperature of the accretion disc. Also, the presence of a corona enhances the ratio of gas pressure
to the total pressure. Our solutions show that when the strength of the magnetic field of the central neutron star is large
or the star is rotating fast enough, profiles of the physical variables of the disc significantly modify due to the existence
of a corona. 相似文献