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arxiv: 0811.2977 · v1 · submitted 2008-11-18 · 🌌 astro-ph

Spectrum of two component flows around a super-massive black hole: an application to M87

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We calculate the spectra of two-component accretion flows around black holes of various masses, from quasars to nano-quasars. Specifically, we fit the observational data of M87 very satisfactorily using our model and find that the spectrum may be well fitted by a sub-Keplerian component alone, and there is little need of any Keplerian component. The non-thermal distribution of electrons produced by their acceleration across the standing shock in the sub-Keplerian component is enough to produce the observed flat spectrum through the synchrotron radiation.

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