Published June 1, 2021 | Version v1
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Testing General Relativity with NuSTAR Data of Galactic Black Holes

Creators

  • 1. Center for Field Theory and Particle Physics and Department of Physics, Fudan University, 200438 Shanghai (China)
  • 2. Kapteyn Astronomical Institute, University of Groningen, 9747 AD Groningen (Netherlands)
  • 3. Theoretical Astrophysics, Eberhard-Karls Universität Tübingen, D-72076 Tübingen (Germany)
  • 4. Department of Astronomy, Tsinghua University, 100084 Beijing (China)
  • 5. Institut für Astronomie und Astrophysik, Eberhard-Karls Universität Tübingen, D-72076 Tübingen (Germany)

Description

Einstein's theory of General Relativity predicts that the spacetime metric around astrophysical black holes is described by the Kerr solution. In this work, we employ state-of-the-art relativistic reflection modeling to analyze a selected set of NuSTAR spectra of Galactic black holes to obtain the most robust and precise constraints on the Kerr black hole hypothesis possible today. Our constraints are much more stringent than those from other electromagnetic techniques and, with some sources, we find stronger constraints than those currently available from gravitational waves.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/abf6cd

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.3847/1538-4357/abf6cd;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Astrophysical Journal
Journal Volume
913
Journal Issue
2
Journal Page Range
[14 p.]
ISSN
0004-637X
CODEN
ASJOAB

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
53073474
Subject category
S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
Descriptors DEI
ASTROPHYSICS; BLACK HOLES; GENERAL RELATIVITY THEORY; GRAVITATIONAL WAVES
Descriptors DEC
FIELD THEORIES; PHYSICS; RELATIVITY THEORY