Uncovering Black Holes Via X-Ray Spectroscopy
| Author | : Jirí Svoboda |
| Publisher | : LAP Lambert Academic Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 144 |
| Release | : 2011-03 |
| ISBN-13 | : 3844317066 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9783844317060 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (60 Downloads) |
Download or read book Uncovering Black Holes Via X-Ray Spectroscopy written by Jirí Svoboda and published by LAP Lambert Academic Publishing. This book was released on 2011-03 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: X-ray observations of active galactic nuclei and black-hole binaries offer a unique laboratory for testing general relativity in the strong-gravity regime, for studying accretion physics around black holes, and for constraining properties of accreting black holes. This book represents the author's Doctoral Thesis. It contains a brief introduction to the black-hole physics and X-ray astronomy as well as the original scientific results. A special attention is focused on black hole spin measurements employing the relativistic iron line profiles in the X-ray domain.
