Modeling of the Microlensed Fe Kα Emission from the Quasar RX J1131-1231
Abstract
We present the results of detailed general relativistic ray tracing simulations of the microlensed Fe Kα emission from the gravitationally lensed quasar RX J1131-1231. The microlensing can amplify the extremely red and blueshifted emission from the innermost parts of the accretion flow. We present a systematic exploration of the quasar and microlensing parameter spaces. The comparison of the simulated energy spectra with RX J1131-1231 energy spectra obtained with the Chandra X-ray telescope allows us to constrain the spin and inclination of the black hole and the properties of the lensing galaxy including its stellar to dark matter mass ratio.
- Publication:
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AAS/High Energy Astrophysics Division #16
- Pub Date:
- August 2017
- Bibcode:
- 2017HEAD...1610616K