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Correlation between 3 : 2 QPO Pairs and Jets in Black Hole X‐Ray Binaries
Author(s) -
DingXiong Wang,
Yongchun Ye,
ChangYin Huang
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
the astrophysical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.376
H-Index - 489
eISSN - 1538-4357
pISSN - 0004-637X
DOI - 10.1086/511067
Subject(s) - physics , astrophysics , accretion (finance) , black hole (networking) , spins , magnetic field , parameter space , accretion disc , spectral line , astronomy , condensed matter physics , geometry , computer network , routing protocol , routing (electronic design automation) , quantum mechanics , computer science , link state routing protocol , mathematics
We argue, following our earlier works (the "CEBZMC model"), that thephenomenon of twin peak high frequency quasi-periodic oscillations (QPOs)observed in black hole X-ray binaries is caused by magnetic coupling (MC)between accretion disk and black hole (BH). Due to MC, two bright spots occurat two separate radial locations r_{in} and r_{out} at the disk surface,energized by a kind of the Blandford-Znajek mechanism (BZ). We assume,following the Kluzniak-Abramowicz QPO resonance model, that Keplerianfrequencies at these two locations are in the 3:2 ratio. With this assumption,we estimate the BH spins in several sources, including GRO J1655-40, GRS1915+105, XTE J1550-564, H1743-322 and Sgr A*. We give an interpretation of the"jet line" in the hardness-intensity plane discussing the parameter spaceconsisting of the BH spin and the power-law index for the variation of thelarge-scale magnetic field in the disk. Furthermore, we propose a new scenariofor the spectral state transitions in BH X-ray binaries based on fluctuation indensities of accreting plasma from a companion star.Comment: 17 pages, 6 figures, accepted by AP

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