Comptonization by reconnection plasmoids in black hole coronae II: Electron-ion plasma

• Published in: Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Vol. 518; no. 1
• Main Authors: Sridhar, Navin, Sironi, Lorenzo, Beloborodov, Andrei M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Oxford University Press 26.09.2022
• Subjects: Astronomy & Astrophysics

ABSTRACT We perform 2D particle-in-cell simulations of magnetic reconnection in electron-ion plasmas subject to strong Compton cooling and calculate the X-ray spectra produced by this process. The simulations are performed for trans-relativistic reconnection with magnetization 1 ≤ σ ≤ 3 (defined as...