Using simultaneous modeling of continuum lag-spectrum and broadband SED of Fairall 9 with the H0RIZON-AGN model, the authors obtain H0 = 72.4_{-3.7}^{+3.4} km s^{-1} Mpc^{-1}.
Advection-Dominated Accretion and the Spectral States of Black Hole X-Ray Binaries: Application to Nova Muscae 1991
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We present a self-consistent model of accretion flows which unifies four distinct spectral states observed in black hole X-ray binaries: quiescent, low, intermediate and high states. In the quiescent, low and intermediate states, the flow consists of an inner hot advection-dominated part extending from the black hole horizon to a transition radius and an outer thin disk. In the high state the thin disk is present at all radii. The model is essentially parameter-free and treats consistently the dynamics of the accretion flow, the thermal balance of the ions and electrons, and the radiation processes in the accreting gas. With increasing mass accretion rate, the model goes through a sequence of stages for which the computed spectra resemble very well observations of the four spectral states; in particular, the low-to-high state transition observed in black hole binaries is naturally explained as resulting from a decrease in the transition radius. We also make a tentative proposal for the very high state, but this aspect of the model is less secure. We test the model against observations of the soft X-ray transient Nova Muscae during its 1991 outburst. The model reproduces the observed lightcurves and spectra surprisingly well, and makes a number of predictions which can be tested with future observations.
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External quadrupolar distortion imprints on orbital dynamics and accretion structure in thin disks around deformed compact objects, with the radiating region's outer edge tied to the radiation-to-gas pressure transition.
Radio precedes X-ray Compton luminosity by ~3 days in the rising hard state but lags by ~8 days in the decaying hard state of GX 339-4, with inner magnetic field strength estimated from accretion rate and truncation radius accounting for both.
A synthesis of multi-wavelength observations and models of variability, jets, and polarization in stellar-mass black hole accretion systems.
Polarization signatures from GRMHD simulations of black hole accretion can help probe disk, corona, and jet properties when combined with X-ray polarimetry observations.
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HALO II: Constraining Hubble constant $H_{0}$ through continuum delay fitting of Fairall 9
Using simultaneous modeling of continuum lag-spectrum and broadband SED of Fairall 9 with the H0RIZON-AGN model, the authors obtain H0 = 72.4_{-3.7}^{+3.4} km s^{-1} Mpc^{-1}.
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Simulation-Based Prediction of Black Hole Fe K$\alpha$ Line Profiles
Fe Kα lines from accreting black holes are produced mostly outside 10 gravitational radii due to radial ionization gradients, allowing broad profiles without high spin.
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Analytic thin disks and rings in a class of nonasymptotically flat static spacetimes
External quadrupolar distortion imprints on orbital dynamics and accretion structure in thin disks around deformed compact objects, with the radiating region's outer edge tied to the radiation-to-gas pressure transition.
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Radio-X-ray Time Lags in GX 339-4: Probing Magnetic Field Transport in Black Hole Accretion
Radio precedes X-ray Compton luminosity by ~3 days in the rising hard state but lags by ~8 days in the decaying hard state of GX 339-4, with inner magnetic field strength estimated from accretion rate and truncation radius accounting for both.
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Accreting stellar-mass black holes
A synthesis of multi-wavelength observations and models of variability, jets, and polarization in stellar-mass black hole accretion systems.
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Polarization Signatures from GRMHD Simulations of Black Hole Accretion
Polarization signatures from GRMHD simulations of black hole accretion can help probe disk, corona, and jet properties when combined with X-ray polarimetry observations.