Published May 15, 1984
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Journal article
Gamma-rays from rotating black holes
Description
The gamma-ray luminosity ue to the decay of pions produced during spherical accretion onto rotating black holes has been calculated. The model consists of a Kerr black hole of arbitrary angular momentum surrounded by interstellar gas consisting of completely ionized hydrogen atoms. There is an 80% increase in flux as we go from Schwarzschild to the extreme Kerr case
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Astrophys. J.
- Journal Volume
- 280
- Journal Issue
- 2
- Series
- Astrophys. J.
- Journal Page Range
- 848-852
- ISSN
- 0004-637X
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 16043782
- Subject category
- S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
- Descriptors DEI
- ANGULAR MOMENTUM; BLACK HOLES; BREMSSTRAHLUNG; COSMIC GASES; COSMIC PHOTONS; COSMIC PIONS; GAMMA RADIATION; HYDROGEN IONS; KERR FIELD; KERR METRIC; LUMINOSITY; RADIATIVE DECAY; ROTATION; SCHWARZSCHILD RADIUS; STAR ACCRETION; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE
- Descriptors DEC
- BOSONS; CHARGED PARTICLES; COSMIC RADIATION; DECAY; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FLUIDS; GASES; GRAVITATIONAL FIELDS; HADRONS; IONIZING RADIATIONS; IONS; MASSLESS PARTICLES; MESONS; METRICS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PARTICLE DECAY; PHOTONS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; PIONS; PSEUDOSCALAR MESONS; RADIATIONS; SECONDARY COSMIC RADIATION; STAR EVOLUTION