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Title:
Supercritical Accretion Flows around Black Holes: Two-dimensional, Radiation Pressure-dominated Disks with Photon Trapping
Authors:
Ohsuga, Ken; Mori, Masao; Nakamoto, Taishi; Mineshige, Shin
Affiliation:
AA(Department of Physics, Rikkyo University, Toshimaku, Tokyo 171-8501, Japan.; Yukawa Institute for Theoretical Physics, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan.), AB(Institute of Natural Sciences, Senshu University, Kawasaki, Kanagawa 214-8580, Japan.; Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1562.), AC(Center for Computational Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8577, Japan.), AD(Yukawa Institute for Theoretical Physics, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan.)
Publication:
The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 628, Issue 1, pp. 368-381. (ApJ Homepage)
Publication Date:
07/2005
Origin:
UCP
ApJ Keywords:
Accretion, Accretion Disks, Black Hole Physics, Hydrodynamics, Methods: Numerical, Radiative Transfer
DOI:
10.1086/430728
Bibliographic Code:
2005ApJ...628..368O

Abstract

The quasi-steady structure of supercritical accretion flows around a black hole is studied based on two-dimensional radiation-hydrodynamic (2D-RHD) simulations. The supercritical flow is composed of two parts: the disk region and the outflow regions above and below the disk. Within the disk region the circular motion and the patchy density structure are observed, which is caused by Kelvin-Helmholtz instability and probably by convection. The mass accretion rate decreases inward, roughly in proportion to the radius, and the remaining part of the disk material leaves the disk to form the outflow because of the strong radiation pressure force. We confirm that photon trapping plays an important role within the disk. Thus, matter can fall onto the black hole at a rate exceeding the Eddington rate. The emission is highly anisotropic and moderately collimated so that the apparent luminosity can exceed the Eddington luminosity by a factor of a few in the face-on view. The mass accretion rate onto the black hole increases with the absorption opacity (metallicity) of the accreting matter. This implies that the black hole tends to grow faster in metal-rich regions, such as in starburst galaxies or star-forming regions.
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