Gamma-Ray Observations of Black Holes: The Prospects of INTEGRAL

Author(s):  
Norman R. Trams
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2020 ◽  
Vol 496 (2) ◽  
pp. 1757-1765 ◽  
Author(s):  
Akihiro Doi ◽  
Motoki Kino ◽  
Nozomu Kawakatu ◽  
Kazuhiro Hada

ABSTRACT The supermassive black holes (SMBHs) of narrow-line Seyfert 1 galaxies (NLS1s) are at the lower end of the mass function of active galactic nuclei (AGNs) and reside preferentially in late-type host galaxies with pseudobulges, which are thought to be formed by internal secular evolution. On the other hand, the population of radio-loud NLS1s presents a challenge for the relativistic jet paradigm, which states that powerful radio jets are associated exclusively with very high mass SMBHs in elliptical hosts, which are built up through galaxy mergers. We investigated distorted radio structures associated with the nearest gamma-ray-emitting, radio-loud NLS1, 1H 0323+342. This provides supporting evidence for the merger hypothesis based on past optical/near-infrared observations of its host galaxy. The anomalous radio morphology consists of two different structures: the inner curved structure of the currently active jet and an outer linear structure of low-brightness relics. Such coexistence might be indicative of the stage of an established black hole binary with precession before the black holes coalesce in the galaxy merger process. 1H 0323+342 and other radio-loud NLS1s under galaxy interactions may be extreme objects on the evolutionary path from radio-quiet NLS1s to normal Seyfert galaxies with larger SMBHs in classical bulges through mergers and merger-induced jet phases.


2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. J. Geng ◽  
Y. F. Huang

The detection of optical rebrightenings and X-ray plateaus in the afterglows of gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) challenges the generic external shock model. Recently, we have developed a numerical method to calculate the dynamics of the system consisting of a forward shock and a reverse shock. Here, we briefly review the applications of this method in the afterglow theory. By relating these diverse features to the central engines of GRBs, we find that the steep optical rebrightenings would be caused by the fall-back accretion of black holes, while the shallow optical rebrightenings are the consequence of the injection of the electron-positron-pair wind from the central magnetar. These studies provide useful ways to probe the characteristics of GRB central engines.


1997 ◽  
Vol 486 (1) ◽  
pp. 268-275 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rohan Mahadevan ◽  
Ramesh Narayan ◽  
Julian Krolik

2021 ◽  
pp. 2150200
Author(s):  
Revaz Beradze ◽  
Merab Gogberashvili ◽  
Lasha Pantskhava

In this paper, a brief analysis of repeated and overlapped gamma-ray bursts, fast radio bursts and gravitational waves is done. These signals may not be emitted by isolated cataclysmic events and we suggest interpreting some of them within the impenetrable black hole model, as the radiation reflected and amplified by the black hole horizons.


1989 ◽  
Vol 136 ◽  
pp. 639-643
Author(s):  
Ervin J. Fenyves ◽  
Stephen N. Balog ◽  
David B. Cline ◽  
M. Atac

It is generally accepted that massive black holes are the most likely source for the energy radiated from active galactic nuclei, and may explain the enormous amount of energy emitted by quasars, radio galaxies, Seyfert galaxies, and BL Lacertid objects. Although the detailed mechanisms of the black hole formation in galactic nuclei are not clear at present, it seems to be quite possible that the formation of massive black holes is a general outcome of the evolution of galactic nuclei.


2008 ◽  
Vol 34 (8) ◽  
pp. 509-514 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. B. Petkov ◽  
E. V. Bugaev ◽  
P. A. Klimai ◽  
M. V. Andreev ◽  
V. I. Volchenko ◽  
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1977 ◽  
Vol 214 ◽  
pp. 268 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Piran ◽  
J. Shaham

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