A Comparison of the X-ray Polarimetric Properties of Stellar and Supermassive Black Holes
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| author | Saade, M. Lynne Kaaret, Philip Liodakis, Ioannis Ehlert, Steven R. |
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| contents | X-ray polarization provides a new way to probe accretion geometry in black hole systems. If the accretion geometry of black holes is similar regardless of mass, we should expect the same to be true of their polarization properties. We compare the polarimetric properties of all non-blazar black holes observed with IXPE. We find that their polarization properties are very similar, particularly in the hard state, where the corona dominates. This tentatively supports the idea that stellar and supermassive black holes share a common coronal geometry. |
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| spellingShingle | A Comparison of the X-ray Polarimetric Properties of Stellar and Supermassive Black Holes Saade, M. Lynne Kaaret, Philip Liodakis, Ioannis Ehlert, Steven R. High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena X-ray polarization provides a new way to probe accretion geometry in black hole systems. If the accretion geometry of black holes is similar regardless of mass, we should expect the same to be true of their polarization properties. We compare the polarimetric properties of all non-blazar black holes observed with IXPE. We find that their polarization properties are very similar, particularly in the hard state, where the corona dominates. This tentatively supports the idea that stellar and supermassive black holes share a common coronal geometry. |
| title | A Comparison of the X-ray Polarimetric Properties of Stellar and Supermassive Black Holes |
| topic | High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2408.12746 |