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arxiv: 1908.05177 · v2 · pith:KDXQQPXZnew · submitted 2019-08-14 · 🌀 gr-qc · astro-ph.HE

Relativistic reflection spectra of super-spinning black holes

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keywords blackholeskerrmodelgalaxiesh0419-577j0501parameter
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We construct a relativistic reflection model in a non-Kerr spacetime in which, depending on the value of the deformation parameter of the metric, there are black hole solutions with spin parameter $|a_*| > 1$. We apply our model to fit Suzaku data of four Seyfert galaxies (Ton S180, Ark 120, 1H0419-577, and Swift J0501.9-3239). These galaxies host at the center supermassive black holes that were previously interpreted as near-extremal Kerr black holes. For Ton S180 and 1H0419-577, our measurements are still consistent with the Kerr hypothesis. For Ark 120 and Swift J0501.9-3239, the Kerr solution is not recovered at 3-$\sigma$. We discuss our results and possible systematic uncertainties in the model.

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