A MONTE CARLO CODE FOR RELATIVISTIC RADIATION TRANSPORT AROUND KERR BLACK HOLES

Journal Article · Fri Nov 01 00:00:00 EDT 2013 · Astrophysical Journal

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/777/1/11· OSTI ID:22270694

Schnittman, Jeremy D. ^[1]

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1. NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 20771 (United States)

We present a new code for radiation transport around Kerr black holes, including arbitrary emission and absorption mechanisms, as well as electron scattering and polarization. The code is particularly useful for analyzing accretion flows made up of optically thick disks and optically thin coronae. We give a detailed description of the methods employed in the code and also present results from a number of numerical tests to assess its accuracy and convergence.

• OSTI ID: 22270694
• Journal Information: Astrophysical Journal, Vol. 777, Issue 1; Other Information: Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0004-637X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

79 ASTROPHYSICS
COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY
ABSORPTION
ACCRETION DISKS
ASTRONOMY
ASTROPHYSICS
BLACK HOLES
ELECTRONS
MONTE CARLO METHOD
POLARIZATION
RADIATION TRANSPORT
RELATIVISTIC RANGE
SCATTERING
X RADIATION