Thermal X-Ray Line Emission from Accreting Black Holes
arXiv:astro-ph/9811412 · doi:10.1086/311973
Abstract
We present model X-ray spectra of accreting black holes with advection-dominated accretion flows, paying attention to thermal emission lines from the hot plasma. We show that the Advanced X-ray Astrophysical Facility (AXAF) might be able to observe lines from X-ray binaries such as V404 Cyg in quiescence, the Galactic Center black hole Sagittarius A*, and the nuclei of nearby galaxies such as M87. Line intensities can provide new diagnostics to study the accreting plasma in these and related systems.
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