Spectral components in black hole X-ray binaries
High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
2016-05-25 v1
Abstract
This paper summarises our current understanding of the spectral continuum components observed in black hole X-ray binaries. The consequences for theoretical models are discussed with an emphasis on the constraints set by observations on the nature of the X-ray corona in different spectral states.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1511.05887,
title = {Spectral components in black hole X-ray binaries},
author = {Julien Malzac},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1511.05887},
year = {2016}
}
Comments
7 pages, 3 figures, invited review at the XMM-Newton 2015 Science Workshop, The Extremes of Black Hole Accretion, ESAC, Madrid, Spain, 8th - 10th June 2015, accepted for publication in Astronomische Nachrichten