Black hole as a particle-collision agent

Journal Article · Wed Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 1986 · Sov. Astron. Lett. (Engl. Transl.); (United States)

OSTI ID:5748653

Dokuchaev, V I

Particles moving in opposite directions along trajectories crossing the equatorial plane of a spinning black hole near its horizon might collide, triggering nuclear interactions which could generate gamma rays. The maximum energy of nuclear interaction products escaping to infinity are determined by Penrose (1969) processes, and could approach 1 GeV if the colliding particles are protons. These interactions could produce much of a black hole's luminosity if the accretion process is close to the Eddingtom limit. 17 references.

• Research Organization: Institut Iadernykh Issledovanii, Moscow, USSR
• OSTI ID: 5748653
• Journal Information: Sov. Astron. Lett. (Engl. Transl.); (United States), Journal Name: Sov. Astron. Lett. (Engl. Transl.); (United States) Vol. 12; ISSN SALED
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ACCRETION DISKS
BLACK HOLES
COLLISIONS
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
GAMMA RADIATION
INTERACTIONS
IONIZING RADIATIONS
LUMINOSITY
OPTICAL PROPERTIES
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PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
RADIATIONS
STAR ACCRETION
STAR EVOLUTION