X-ray eruptions every 22 days from the nucleus of a nearby galaxy
Galactic nuclei showing recurrent phases of activity and quiescence have recently been
discovered. Some have recurrence times as short as a few hours to a day and are known as …
discovered. Some have recurrence times as short as a few hours to a day and are known as …
Recipes for Jet Feedback and Spin Evolution of Black Holes with Strongly Magnetized Super-Eddington Accretion Disks
A Ricarte, R Narayan, B Curd - The Astrophysical Journal Letters, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
A spinning black hole (BH) accreting from a disk of strongly magnetized plasma via a
magnetically arrested disk is known to produce an efficient electromagnetic jet powered by …
magnetically arrested disk is known to produce an efficient electromagnetic jet powered by …
Science with a small two-band UV-photometry mission III: Active Galactic Nuclei and nuclear transients
In this review, the third one in the series focused on a small two-band UV-photometry
mission, we assess possibilities for a small UV two-band photometry mission in studying …
mission, we assess possibilities for a small UV two-band photometry mission in studying …
Nozzle shocks, disk tearing, and streamers drive rapid accretion in 3D GRMHD simulations of warped thin disks
N Kaaz, MTP Liska, J Jacquemin-Ide… - The Astrophysical …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
The angular momentum of gas feeding a black hole (BH) may be misaligned with respect to
the BH spin, resulting in a tilted accretion disk. Rotation of the BH drags the surrounding …
the BH spin, resulting in a tilted accretion disk. Rotation of the BH drags the surrounding …
Influences of tilted thin accretion disks on the observational appearance of hairy black holes in Horndeski gravity
S Hu, D Li, C Deng, X Wu, E Liang - Journal of Cosmology and …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Research on the observational appearance of black holes, both in general relativity and
modified gravity, has been in full swing since the Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration …
modified gravity, has been in full swing since the Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration …
Magnetic Flux Plays an Important Role during a Black Hole X-Ray Binary Outburst in Radiative Two-temperature General Relativistic Magnetohydrodynamic …
MTP Liska, N Kaaz, K Chatterjee… - The Astrophysical …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Black hole (Bh) X-ray binaries cycle through different spectral states of accretion over the
course of months to years. Although persistent changes in the Bh mass accretion rate are …
course of months to years. Although persistent changes in the Bh mass accretion rate are …
Winds and Disk Turbulence Exert Equal Torques on Thick Magnetically Arrested Disks
V Manikantan, N Kaaz, J Jacquemin-Ide… - The Astrophysical …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
The conventional accretion disk lore is that magnetized turbulence is the principal angular
momentum transport process that drives accretion. However, when dynamically important …
momentum transport process that drives accretion. However, when dynamically important …
How to Turn Jets into Cylinders near Supermassive Black Holes in 3D General Relativistic Magnetohydrodynamic Simulations
Accreting supermassive black holes (SMBHs) produce highly magnetized relativistic jets that
tend to collimate gradually as they propagate outward. However, recent radio interferometric …
tend to collimate gradually as they propagate outward. However, recent radio interferometric …
A unified accretion disc model for supermassive black holes in galaxy formation simulations: method and implementation
S Koudmani, RS Somerville, D Sijacki… - Monthly Notices of …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
It is well established that supermassive black hole (SMBH) feedback is crucial for regulating
the evolution of massive, if not all, galaxies. However, modelling the interplay between …
the evolution of massive, if not all, galaxies. However, modelling the interplay between …
Electron Heating in the Transrelativistic Perpendicular Shocks of Tilted Accretion Flows
L Sironi, A Tran - The Astrophysical Journal, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
General relativistic magnetohydrodynamic (GRMHD) simulations of black hole tilted disks—
where the angular momentum of the accretion flow at large distances is misaligned with …
where the angular momentum of the accretion flow at large distances is misaligned with …