The Polarized Image of a Synchrotron-emitting Ring of Gas Orbiting a Black Hole
The Polarized Image of a Synchrotron-emitting Ring of Gas Orbiting a Black Hole
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绕黑洞运行的同步加速器发射气体环的偏振图像
DOI:
10.3847/1538-4357/abf117
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发表时间:
2021-05
影响因子:
4.9
通讯作者:
Asada Kei
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作者:
Narayan Ramesh;Palumbo Daniel C. M.;Johnson Michael D.;Gelles Zachary;Himwich Elizabeth;Chang Dominic O.;Ricarte Angelo;Dexter Jason;Gammie Charles F.;Chael Andrew A.;Akiyama Kazunori;Alberdi Antxon;Alef Walter;Algaba Juan Carlos;Anantua Richard;Asada Kei
Synchrotron radiation from hot gas near a black hole results in a polarized image. The image polarization is determined by effects including the orientation of the magnetic field in the emitting region, relativistic motion of the gas, strong gravitational lensing by the black hole, and parallel transport in the curved spacetime. We explore these effects using a simple model of an axisymmetric, equatorial accretion disk around a Schwarzschild black hole. By using an approximate expression for the null geodesics derived by Beloborodov (2002) and conservation of the Walker-Penrose constant, we provide analytic estimates for the image polarization. We test this model using currently favored general relativistic magnetohydrodynamic simulations of M87*, using ring parameters given by the simulations. For a subset of these with modest Faraday effects, we show that the ring model broadly reproduces the polarimetric image morphology. Our model also predicts the polarization evolution for compact flaring regions, such as those observed from Sgr A* with GRAVITY. With suitably chosen parameters, our simple model can reproduce the EVPA pattern and relative polarized intensity in Event Horizon Telescope images of M87*. Under the physically motivated assumption that the magnetic field trails the fluid velocity, this comparison is consistent with the clockwise rotation inferred from total intensity images.
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DOI:
10.3847/1538-4357/aa6193
发表时间:
2016-01
期刊:
The Astrophysical Journal
影响因子:
--
作者:
R. Gold;J. McKinney;Michael D. Johnson;S. Doeleman
通讯作者:
R. Gold;J. McKinney;Michael D. Johnson;S. Doeleman
影响因子:
56.9
作者:
Michael D. Johnson;V. Fish;S. Doeleman;D. Marrone;R. Plambeck;J. Wardle;K. Akiyama;K. Asada;
通讯作者:
Michael D. Johnson;V. Fish;S. Doeleman;D. Marrone;R. Plambeck;J. Wardle;K. Akiyama;K. Asada;
影响因子:
6.5
作者:
A. Eckart;R. Schödel;L. Meyer;S. Trippe;T. Ott;R. Genzel
通讯作者:
A. Eckart;R. Schödel;L. Meyer;S. Trippe;T. Ott;R. Genzel
影响因子:
7.9
作者:
Akiyama Kazunori;Algaba Juan Carlos;Alberdi Antxon;Alef Walter;Anantua Richard;Asada Keiichi;Azulay Rebecca;Baczko Anne-Kathrin;Ball David;Balokovic Mislav;Barrett John;Benson Bradford A.;Bintley Dan;Blackburn Lindy;Blundell Raymond;Bol;Wilfred;Bouman
通讯作者:
Bouman
影响因子:
6.5
作者:
M. Mościbrodzka;H. Falcke;H. Shiokawa
通讯作者:
M. Mościbrodzka;H. Falcke;H. Shiokawa