The high energy X-ray probe (HEX-P): probing the physics of the X-ray corona in active galactic nuclei

The high energy X-ray probe (HEX-P): probing the physics of the X-ray corona in active galactic nuclei

The hard X-ray emission in active galactic nuclei (AGN) and black hole X-ray binaries is thought to be produced by a hot cloud of electrons referred to as the corona. This emission, commonly described by a power law with a high-energy cutoff, is suggestive of Comptonization by thermal electrons. Whi...

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Main Authors: Elias Kammoun, Anne M. Lohfink, Megan Masterson, Dan R. Wilkins, Xiurui Zhao, Mislav Balokovic, Peter G. Boorman, Riley Connors, Paolo Coppi, Andrew Fabian, Javier A. García, Kristin K. Madsen, Nicole Rodriguez Cavero, Navin Sridhar, Daniel Stern, John Tomsick, Thomas Wevers, Dominic J. Walton, Stefano Bianchi, Johannes Buchner, Francesca M. Civano, Giorgio Lanzuisi, Labani Mallick, Giorgio Matt, Andrea Merloni, Emanuele Nardini, Joanna M. Piotrowska, Claudio Ricci, Ka-Wah Wong, Abderahmen Zoghbi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences
Subjects:
accretion
x-ray astronomy
black holes
active galactic nuclei
quasars
tidal disruption events
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fspas.2023.1308056/full

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