Magnetic Flux Plays an Important Role during a Black Hole X-Ray Binary Outburst in Radiative Two-temperature General Relativistic Magnetohydrodynamic Simulations
Abstract
Black hole (Bh) X-ray binaries cycle through different spectral states of accretion over the course of months to years. Although persistent changes in the Bh mass accretion rate are generally recognized as the most important component of state transitions, it is becoming increasingly evident that magnetic fields play a similarly important role. In this article, we present the first radiative two-temperature general relativistic magnetohydrodynamics simulations in which an accretion disk transitions from a quiescent state at an accretion rate of
- Publication:
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The Astrophysical Journal
- Pub Date:
- May 2024
- DOI:
- 10.3847/1538-4357/ad344a
- arXiv:
- arXiv:2309.15926
- Bibcode:
- 2024ApJ...966...47L
- Keywords:
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- Black holes;
- Relativistic jets;
- Magnetohydrodynamical simulations;
- Hydrodynamical simulations;
- Accretion;
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- E-Print:
- 16 pages, 10 figures, accepted in Astrophysical Journal, accompanying animations included in YouTube playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDO1oeU33Gwm1Thyw0iHC14BbvBWaG5cE