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Uncovering Black Holes via X-ray spectroscopy

Looking into the inner black hole accretion disc with relativistic models of iron line

Beschreibung

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.

Autor

obtained his Ph.D. in 2010 from the Charles University in Prague. Currently, he is a post-doctoral fellow at the Astronomical Institute of the Academy of Sciences of Czech Republic. His primary research includes X-ray spectroscopy of active galactic nuclei and black hole binaries.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 144
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. März 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 220mm x 150mm x 9mm
• Gewicht: 233g
• ISBN-13: 9783844317060
• ISBN-10: 3844317066
• Artikelnr.: 33212306