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Sgr A* 的GRMHD模拟中粒子加速和X射线耀斑的起源

Particle Acceleration and the Origin of X-ray Flares in GRMHD simulations of Sgr A*

David Ball, Feryal Ozel, Dimitrios Psaltis, Chi-kwan Chan

摘要:

已从Sgr A* 观察到显著的X射线变异性和耀斑,但从理论观点来看,对其了解甚少。我们进行GRMHD模拟,考虑到人口的非热电子的能量分布和注入率的动机由PIC模拟的磁重联。我们探讨的影响,包括这些非热电子上的预测宽带变异的Sgr A*,并发现,X射线的变化是一个通用的结果,本地化的非热电子高度磁化的区域,在那里粒子很可能会被加速通过磁重联。这些高场区域与事件视界的接近形成了IR和X射线变化之间的自然联系,并解释了与X射线耀斑相关的快速时间尺度。这种变化的定性性质与观测结果一致,产生的X射线耀斑总是与红外耀斑重合,但反之亦然,即,有许多红外线耀斑没有对应的X射线。

英文摘要:

Significant X-ray variability and flaring has been observed from Sgr A* but is poorly understood from a theoretical standpoint. We perform GRMHD simulations that take into account a population of non-thermal electrons with energy distributions and injection rates that are motivated by PIC simulations of magnetic reconnection. We explore the effects of including these non-thermal electrons on the predicted broadband variability of Sgr A* and find that X-ray variability is a generic result of localizing non-thermal electrons to highly magnetized regions, where particles are likely to be accelerated via magnetic reconnection. The proximity of these high-field regions to the event horizon forms a natural connection between IR and X-ray variability and accounts for the rapid timescales associated with the X-ray flares. The qualitative nature of this variability is consistent with observations, producing X-ray flares that are always coincident with IR flares, but not vice versa, i.e., there are a number of IR flares without X-ray counterparts.

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