Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: Active galactic nuclei (AGN) are powerful sources of panchromatic radiation. All AGN emit in X-rays, contributing around $\sim 5-10\%$ of the AGN bolometric luminosity. The X-ray emitting region, popularly known as the corona, is geometrically and radiatively compact with a size typically $\lesssim 10 \, R_{\rm G}$ (gravitational radii). The rapid and extreme variability in X-rays also suggest that the corona must be a dynamic structure. Decades of X-ray studies have shed much light on the topic, but the nature and origin of AGN corona are still not clearly understood. This is mostly due to the complexities involved in several physical processes at play in the high-gravity, high-density and high-temperature region in the vicinity of the supermassive black hole (SMBH). It is still not clear how exactly the corona is energetically and physically sustained near a SMBH. The ubiquity of coronal emission in AGN points to their fundamental role in black hole accretion processes. In this review we discuss the X-ray observational properties of corona in radio quiet AGN.
DOI: 10.13016/m2l2gl-u82m
Authors: Laha, Sibasish, Ricci, Claudio, Mather, John C., Behar, Ehud, Gallo, Luigi C., Marin, Frederic, Mbarek, Rostom, Hankla, Amelia
Language: English
Subfield: Astronomy and Astrophysics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
Awards: EXTREME SUPERMASSIVE BLACK HOLE ACCRETION, G201248631, G2428672771, G5834573078, G6274234480, G6866600364, Collaborative Research: ASCENT: 3D memristor convolutional kernels with diffusive memristor based reservoir for real-time machine learning, NSF-BSF: Uncovering the Physical Origin of Radio Emission in Radio-Quiet Quasars, The Many Facets of Sustainable Development, CENTRO DE ASTROFISICA Y TECNOLOGIAS AFINES (CATA)
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