2025ApJ...978..167G


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2025ApJ...978..167G - Astrophys. J., 978, 167 (2025/January-2)

The Size of Accretion Disks from Self-consistent X-Ray Spectra and UV/Optical/NIR Photometry Fitting: Applications to ASASSN-14li and HLX-1.

GUOLO M. and MUMMERY A.

Abstract (from CDS):

We implement a standard thin disk model with the outer disk radius (Rout) as a free parameter, integrating it into a standard X-ray fitting package to enable self-consistent and simultaneous fitting of X-ray spectra and Ultraviolet (UV), Optical, and Near-infrared (NIR) photometry. We apply the model to the late-time data (Δt ≈ 350-1300 days) of the tidal disruption event (TDE) ASASSN-14li. We show that at these late times, the multiwavelength emission of the source can be fully described by a bare compact accretion disk. We obtain a black hole mass (MBH) of ${7}_{-2}^{+3}\times 1{0}^{6}{M}_{\odot }$, consistent with host-galaxy scaling relations, and an Rout of 45 ± 13 Rg, consistent with the circularization radius, with possible expansion at the latest epoch. We discuss how simplistic models, such as a single-temperature blackbody fitted to either X-ray spectra or UV/optical photometry, lead to erroneous interpretations of the scale/energetics of TDE emission. We also apply the model to the soft/high state of the intermediate-mass black hole candidate HLX-1. The model fits the full spectral energy distribution (from X-rays to NIR) without needing an additional stellar population component. We investigate how relativistic effects improve our results by implementing a version of the model with full ray tracing calculations in the Kerr metric. For HLX-1, we find ${M}_{{\rm{BH}}}={4}_{-1}^{+3}\times 1{0}^{4}{M}_{\odot }$ and Rout ≈ few × 103Rg, in agreement with previous findings. The relativistic model can constrain the inclination (i) of HLX-1 to be 10° ≤ i ≤70°.

Abstract Copyright: © 2025. The Author(s). Published by the American Astronomical Society.

Journal keyword(s): High energy astrophysics - Accretion - Supermassive black holes - X-ray transient sources - Time domain astronomy

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Number of rows : 5
N Identifier Otype ICRS (J2000)
RA
ICRS (J2000)
DEC
Mag U Mag B Mag V Mag R Mag I Sp type #ref
1850 - 2026
#notes
1 ESO 243-49 GiC 01 10 27.7550638752 -46 04 27.356310264 16.54 14.92   13.48   ~ 187 0
2 [FWB2009] HLX-1 ULX 01 10 28.30 -46 04 22.3     24.5 23.80   ~ 230 1
3 2dFGRS TGS564Z081 Sy2 01 19 08.6635573080 -34 11 30.527946780   16.226   15.275   ~ 159 0
4 AT 2019qiz ev 04 46 37.880 -10 13 34.92           ~ 143 0
5 ZW VIII 211 rG 12 48 15.2253025968 +17 46 26.475426228   16.5       ~ 360 0

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