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arxiv: 0802.2662 · v1 · submitted 2008-02-19 · 🌌 astro-ph

A note on magnetized coronae

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keywords coronaebinariesheatingmagneticmagnetizedx-rayaccretionassume
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X-ray binaries and AGN show observational evidence for magnetized hot plasmas. Despite years of data, very little is known on these {\it coronae} especially on the mechanisms responsible for their heating, and most models simply assume their existence. However, understanding its properties has now become a key issue of the AGN and microquasars modelling. Here we consider the effect of a strong vertical magnetic field on the corona AGN and X-ray binaries and show that its modeling (structure, heating) must be reconsidered. As a first step, we present one mechanism that could extract energy from the accretion disks and deposits it in the coronae: the {\it magnetic pumping

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