Thesis
Reflections upon black hole accretion discs: advanced x-ray modelling and novel timing methods
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The regions close to black holes (BHs) have the most extreme gravitational fields; therefore we are able to probe Einstein’s theory of gravity by studying how matter accretes onto these objects. The best data we have of black hole accretion comes from X-ray binaries (XRBs) within the Milky Way, which shine brightly in X-rays. The accretion discs are very small and therefore are unresolved in observations, so we have to study the properties of the X-ray point source in great detail to und...
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+ Ingram, A
Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MPLS
Department:
Physics
Role:
Supervisor
+ Fender, R
Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MPLS
Department:
Physics
Role:
Supervisor
+ Balbus, S
Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MPLS
Department:
Physics
Role:
Examiner
+ Mendez, M
Role:
Examiner
Funding
+ Royal Society
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Funder identifier:
http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000288
Grant:
RGF\R1\180077
Bibliographic Details
- Type of award:
- DPhil
- Level of award:
- Doctoral
- Awarding institution:
- University of Oxford
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- Language:
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English
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- Deposit date:
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2023-06-29
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- Copyright holder:
- Nathan, EJR
- Copyright date:
- 2022
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