The converging inflow spectrum is an intrinsic signature for a black hole: Monte carlo simulations of comptonization on free-falling electrons

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 511, Issue 1 PART 1, 1999, Pages 289-297

  Laurent, Philippe ^a   Titarchuk, Lev ^b,c  

^a CEA SACLAY   (France)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Black hole physics; Radiation mechanisms: Nonthermal; X rays: General

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033585314     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/306683     Document Type: Article

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