Polarimetric Signatures of Bulk Comptonization from within the Plunging Region of Accreting Black Holes

Inverse Compton scattering by the thermal motions of electrons is believed to produce polarized hard X-rays in active galactic nuclei and black hole binaries. Meanwhile, plasma within the plunging region of the black hole free-falls into the event horizon with a bulk relativistic speed, which could...

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Main Authors: Ho-Sang Chan, Mitchell C. Begelman, Jason Dexter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2025-01-01
Series:The Astrophysical Journal
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/adc9a0
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