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Scale-invariant jet suppression across the black hole mass scale

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Author(s):
Garofalo, David [1] ; Singh, Chandra B. [2]
Total Authors: 2
Affiliation:
[1] Kennesaw State Univ, Dept Phys, Marietta, GA 30060 - USA
[2] Univ Sao Paulo, Dept Astron IAG USP, Sao Paulo - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 2
Document type: Journal article
Source: ASTROPHYSICS AND SPACE SCIENCE; v. 361, n. 3 MAR 2016.
Web of Science Citations: 1
Abstract

We provide a schematic framework for understanding observations of jet suppression in soft state black hole X-ray binaries based on the Blandford-Payne process and the net magnetic flux threading the black hole. Due to the geometrical thinness of soft state disks, mass-loading of field lines is ineffective compared to both geometrically thick disks as well as thin disks with greater black hole threading flux, a simple physical picture that allows us to understand the weakness of jets in radiatively efficient thin disks accreting in the prograde direction around high-spinning black holes. Despite a simplicity that forbids insights into the complexity of turbulent-driven evolution or the physics of the observed short-term time variability, we show how the breadth of this framework is such that it can serve as a coarse-grained foundation for understanding black hole accretion and jet formation across the mass scale. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 13/09065-8 - Origin and Collimation of Compact Source Jets and Acceleration Mechanisms
Grantee:Chandra Bahadur Singh
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral