Benchmark Experiment for Photoionized Plasma Emission from Accretion-Powered X-Ray Sources
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Loisel, G. P.
Bailey, J. E.
Liedahl, D. A.
Fontes, C. J.
Kallman, T. R.
Nagayama, Taisuke
Hansen, S. B.
Rochau, G. A.
Mancini, Roberto C.
Lee, R. W.
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2017
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The interpretation of x-ray spectra emerging from x-ray binaries and active galactic nuclei accreted plasmas relies on complex physical models for radiation generation and transport in photoionized plasmas. These models have not been sufficiently experimentally validated. We have developed a highly reproducible benchmark experiment to study spectrum formation from a photoionized silicon plasma in a regime comparable to astrophysical plasmas. Ionization predictions are higher than inferred from measured absorption spectra. Self-emission measured at adjustable column densities tests radiation transport effects, demonstrating that the resonant Auger destruction assumption used to interpret black hole accretion spectra is inaccurate.
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Loisel, G. P., Bailey, J. E., Liedahl, D. A., Fontes, C. J., Kallman, T. R., Nagayama, T., … Lee, R. W. (2017). Benchmark Experiment for Photoionized Plasma Emission from Accretion-Powered X-Ray Sources. Physical Review Letters, 119(7). doi:10.1103/physrevlett.119.075001
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0031-9007