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 language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1071-1082 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society |
| Volume | 505 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 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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