The influence of bulk motion on comptonization in advectively dominated accretion flows

Authors
Citation
M. Jaroszynski, The influence of bulk motion on comptonization in advectively dominated accretion flows, ACT ASTRONO, 51(2), 2001, pp. 91-101
Citations number
27
Categorie Soggetti
Space Sciences
Journal title
ACTA ASTRONOMICA
ISSN journal
00015237 → ACNP
Volume
51
Issue
2
Year of publication
2001
Pages
91 - 101
Database
ISI
SICI code
0001-5237(2001)51:2<91:TIOBMO>2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
We consider Comptonization of soft photons inside advection dominated accre tion hows (ADAFs). We use Monte Carlo simulations to follow the individual photon paths. We investigate the influence of the bulk motion on the spectr a and find it to be weak. We find that the slope of the spectrum from radio to gamma range can be estimated if the probability and average energy gain in the first photon scattering are known.