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ARTPOL: Analytical ray-tracing method for spectro-polarimetric properties of accretion disks around Kerr black holes




TekijätLoktev Vladislav, Veledina Alexandra, Poutanen Juri, Nättilä Joonas, Suleimanov Valery F.

KustantajaEDP Sciences

Julkaisuvuosi2024

JournalAstronomy and Astrophysics

Tietokannassa oleva lehden nimiA&A

Artikkelin numeroA84

Vuosikerta685

eISSN1432-0746

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202347821

Verkko-osoitehttps://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202347821

Rinnakkaistallenteen osoitehttps://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/404721483

Preprintin osoitehttps://arxiv.org/abs/2308.15159


Tiivistelmä

Spectro-polarimetric signatures of accretion disks in X-ray binaries and active galactic nuclei contain information on the masses and spins of their central black holes, as well as the geometry of matter in proximity to the compact objects. This information can be extracted by means of X-ray polarimetry. In this work, we present a fast analytical ray-tracing technique for polarized light (ARTPOL) that helps us to obtain the spinning black hole parameters from the observed properties. This technique can replace the otherwise time-consuming numerical ray-tracing calculations for any optically thick or geometrically thin accretion flow. For the purposes of illustration, we considered a standard optically thick, geometrically thin accretion disk in the equatorial plane of the Kerr black hole. We show that ARTPOL proves accurate for dimensionless spin parameter a ≤ 0.94 with a speed that is over four orders of magnitude faster than direct ray-tracing calculations. This approach opens up broader prospects for direct fittings of the spectro-polarimetric data from the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer.


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