Emission lines from X-ray illuminated accretion disc in black hole binaries

Santanu Mondal, Tek P. Adhikari, Chandra B. Singh

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Abstract

X-ray flux from the inner hot region around central compact object in a binary system illuminates the upper surface of an accretion disc and it behaves like a corona. This region can be photoionized by the illuminating radiation, and thus can emit different emission lines. We study those line spectra in black hole X-ray binaries for different accretion flow parameters including its geometry. The varying range of model parameters captures maximum possible observational features. We also put light on the routinely observed Fe-line emission properties based on different model parameters, ionization rate, and Fe abundances. We find that the Fe-line equivalent width WE decreases with increasing disc accretion rate and increases with the column density of the illuminated gas. Our estimated line properties are in agreement with observational signatures.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1071-1082
Number of pages12
JournalMonthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Volume505
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jul 2021

Keywords

  • accretion, accretion disc
  • atomic processes
  • line: formation
  • radiative transfer

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Space and Planetary Science

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