Black hole masses from X-rays
| dc.contributor.author | Zhou, X. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Soria, Roberto | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-01-30T12:22:44Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2017-01-30T12:22:44Z | |
| dc.date.created | 2016-02-17T19:30:19Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2012 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Zhou, X. and Soria, R. 2012. Black hole masses from X-rays. Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union. 8 (S290): pp. 371-372. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/21034 | |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.1017/S1743921312020455 | |
| dc.description.abstract |
We discuss two methods to estimate black hole (BH) masses using X-ray data only: from the X-ray variability amplitude and from the photon index G. The first method is based on the anti-correlation between BH mass and X-ray variability amplitude. Using a sample of AGN with BH masses from reverberation mapping, we show that this method shows small intrinsic scatter. The second method is based on the correlation between G and both the Eddington ratio L bol/L Edd and the bolometric correction L bol/L 2-10keV. © International Astronomical Union 2013. | |
| dc.title | Black hole masses from X-rays | |
| dc.type | Conference Paper | |
| dcterms.source.volume | 8 | |
| dcterms.source.startPage | 371 | |
| dcterms.source.endPage | 372 | |
| dcterms.source.title | Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union | |
| dcterms.source.series | Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union | |
| dcterms.source.isbn | 9781107033795 | |
| curtin.department | Department of Physics and Astronomy | |
| curtin.accessStatus | Open access via publisher |
Files in this item
| Files | Size | Format | View |
|---|---|---|---|
|
There are no files associated with this item. |
|||