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Main Authors: Ma, Zhi-Peng, Wang, Kai, Wu, Qingwen, Wang, Jian-Min
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Published: 2024
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2409.18567
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author Ma, Zhi-Peng
Wang, Kai
Wu, Qingwen
Wang, Jian-Min
author_facet Ma, Zhi-Peng
Wang, Kai
Wu, Qingwen
Wang, Jian-Min
contents The gravitational wave (GW) event GW190521, likely originating from a binary black hole (BBH) merger within an active galactic nucleus (AGN) disk, is associated with the optical flare ZTF19abanrhr. The remnant BHs from BBH mergers can launch the jet and outflow and then interact with the disk medium, which can be responsible for the associated electromagnetic radiations. In this \textit{letter}, we examine the shock breakout and subsequent cooling emissions from four potential components: the outflow, jet head, jet cocoon, and disk cocoon, all driven by the remnant BH within the AGN disk. Using dynamic models and observational constraints, for GW190521, we identify the parameter space for each component and conclude that either the outflow or the disk cocoon could produce the observed electromagnetic signal, with the disk cocoon requiring more extreme parameters. We present best-fit light curves and spectral energy distributions (SEDs) for both components, showing peak emissions in the UV band for the outflow and spanning optical to UV for the disk cocoon.
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spellingShingle Electromagnetic Flares Associated with Gravitational Waves from Binary Black Hole Mergers in AGN Accretion Disks
Ma, Zhi-Peng
Wang, Kai
Wu, Qingwen
Wang, Jian-Min
High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
The gravitational wave (GW) event GW190521, likely originating from a binary black hole (BBH) merger within an active galactic nucleus (AGN) disk, is associated with the optical flare ZTF19abanrhr. The remnant BHs from BBH mergers can launch the jet and outflow and then interact with the disk medium, which can be responsible for the associated electromagnetic radiations. In this \textit{letter}, we examine the shock breakout and subsequent cooling emissions from four potential components: the outflow, jet head, jet cocoon, and disk cocoon, all driven by the remnant BH within the AGN disk. Using dynamic models and observational constraints, for GW190521, we identify the parameter space for each component and conclude that either the outflow or the disk cocoon could produce the observed electromagnetic signal, with the disk cocoon requiring more extreme parameters. We present best-fit light curves and spectral energy distributions (SEDs) for both components, showing peak emissions in the UV band for the outflow and spanning optical to UV for the disk cocoon.
title Electromagnetic Flares Associated with Gravitational Waves from Binary Black Hole Mergers in AGN Accretion Disks
topic High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2409.18567