Fast Spectral Variability in the X-Ray Emission of Accreting Black Holes
Chris Skipper
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Paperback. Series: Springer Theses. Num Pages: 183 pages, 15 black & white illustrations, 64 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 291.
This thesis brings together the various techniques of X-ray spectral analysis in order to examine the properties of black holes that vary in mass by several orders of magnitude. In all these systems it is widely accepted that the X-ray emission is produced by Compton up-scattering of lower energy seed photons in a hot corona or accretion flow, and here these processes are examined through a study of the X-ray spectral variability of each source. A new technique is introduced, in which models are fitted to over 2 million X-ray spectra on time-scales as short as 16 ms, and subsequently ... Read more
This thesis brings together the various techniques of X-ray spectral analysis in order to examine the properties of black holes that vary in mass by several orders of magnitude. In all these systems it is widely accepted that the X-ray emission is produced by Compton up-scattering of lower energy seed photons in a hot corona or accretion flow, and here these processes are examined through a study of the X-ray spectral variability of each source. A new technique is introduced, in which models are fitted to over 2 million X-ray spectra on time-scales as short as 16 ms, and subsequently ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
183
Condition
New
Series
Springer Theses
Number of Pages
150
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319364360
SKU
V9783319364360
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About Chris Skipper
Dr. Chris J. Skipper got his MSc from University of Southampton with First Class Honors and was awarded his PhD from Southampton in 2013, where he is now working as a SKA Research Fellow.
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