GRMHD Simulations of Magnetized Accretion Disk/Jet: Variabilities of Black Holes and Spectral Energy Distributions in Magnetic States

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Hauptverfasser: Raha, Rohan, Mukhopadhyay, Banibrata, Chatterjee, Koushik
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author Raha, Rohan
Mukhopadhyay, Banibrata
Chatterjee, Koushik
author_facet Raha, Rohan
Mukhopadhyay, Banibrata
Chatterjee, Koushik
contents We perform three-dimensional general relativistic magnetohydrodynamic (GRMHD) simulations of a near-maximally spinning black hole (spin parameter, a = 0.998) with varying initial magnetic field geometries, systematically exploring the parameter space connecting magnetically arrested disk (MAD), intermediate (INT), and standard and normal evolution (SANE) accretion states. The magnetic flux threading the black hole horizon emerges as the fundamental state variable controlling jet efficiency, flow magnetization, and radiative output across all three states. We introduce complementary diagnostics-broadband spectral energy distributions spanning radio through hard X-ray frequencies and time-resolved X-ray light curves-that together connect simulation dynamics directly to multiwavelength observables. The radiative output follows a clear MAD > INT > SANE hierarchy in time-averaged luminosity, mean X-ray emission, as well as variability. Furthermore, MAD exhibits the highest fractional variability through quasi-periodic magnetic flux eruption events, and INT and SANE show moderate variability driven by episodic reconnection and stochastic MRI turbulence, respectively. Scaling to GRS 1915+105, Cyg X-1, and HLX-1, we demonstrate that all twelve temporal classes of GRS 1915+105 map naturally onto our three magnetic states, Cyg X-1's persistent hard state is reproduced by a sustained INT configuration, and HLX-1's extreme luminosities arise through efficient Blandford-Znajek extraction in MAD states scaled to higher black hole mass.
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spellingShingle GRMHD Simulations of Magnetized Accretion Disk/Jet: Variabilities of Black Holes and Spectral Energy Distributions in Magnetic States
Raha, Rohan
Mukhopadhyay, Banibrata
Chatterjee, Koushik
High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
We perform three-dimensional general relativistic magnetohydrodynamic (GRMHD) simulations of a near-maximally spinning black hole (spin parameter, a = 0.998) with varying initial magnetic field geometries, systematically exploring the parameter space connecting magnetically arrested disk (MAD), intermediate (INT), and standard and normal evolution (SANE) accretion states. The magnetic flux threading the black hole horizon emerges as the fundamental state variable controlling jet efficiency, flow magnetization, and radiative output across all three states. We introduce complementary diagnostics-broadband spectral energy distributions spanning radio through hard X-ray frequencies and time-resolved X-ray light curves-that together connect simulation dynamics directly to multiwavelength observables. The radiative output follows a clear MAD > INT > SANE hierarchy in time-averaged luminosity, mean X-ray emission, as well as variability. Furthermore, MAD exhibits the highest fractional variability through quasi-periodic magnetic flux eruption events, and INT and SANE show moderate variability driven by episodic reconnection and stochastic MRI turbulence, respectively. Scaling to GRS 1915+105, Cyg X-1, and HLX-1, we demonstrate that all twelve temporal classes of GRS 1915+105 map naturally onto our three magnetic states, Cyg X-1's persistent hard state is reproduced by a sustained INT configuration, and HLX-1's extreme luminosities arise through efficient Blandford-Znajek extraction in MAD states scaled to higher black hole mass.
title GRMHD Simulations of Magnetized Accretion Disk/Jet: Variabilities of Black Holes and Spectral Energy Distributions in Magnetic States
topic High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.17460