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2008ApJ...681...96H - Astrophys. J., 681, 96-103 (2008/July-1)

Nucleosynthesis in accretion and outflow regions around black holes.

HU T. and PENG Q.

Abstract (from CDS):

Nucleosynthesis could take place in the hot regions of accretion and outflow around a black hole. We here investigate possible composition changes due to nuclear reaction processes in an accretion disk by calculating a set of self-similar solutions of an advection-dominated accretion flow. We find that 26Al, 51Cr, 53Mn, and 55Fe produced in the accretion flow with a heating factor f=0.001 are significantly overabundant compared to solar abundances, and could contribute to metal-contaminated galaxies. We find a richness of protons and neutrons due to photodisintegration in very hot flows. We also discuss nucleosynthesis in outflow regions via an expansion burning reaction process; the abundances of some species could increase further due to such nuclear reactions. A possible new origin of 26Al, which depends on the quantity of stellar-mass black holes and the mass of the host galaxy, is also discussed.

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Journal keyword(s): Accretion, Accretion Disks - Black Hole Physics - Galaxies: Jets - Hydrodynamics - ISM: Jets and Outflows

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