Physics and Astrophysics of Black Holes with eXTP

arXiv:2607.09112 · astro-ph.HE, gr-qc · Submitted 2026-07-10 · Read on arXiv

Cosimo Bambi

astro-ph.HE, gr-qc

Submitted: 2026-07-10

Comments: 12 pages, 3 figures. Talk given at the workshop "Frontier Research in Astrophysics - V" (Palermo, Italy, 15-20 June 2026)

License: http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/

Terminology

• Spectroscopic Focusing Array — 3× in this paper
• AGN — 1× in this paper · explained in 1 episode
• Abundance — 1× in this paper · explained in 1 episode
• Accuracy — 1× in this paper · explained in 1 episode
• Degeneracy — 1× in this paper · explained in 3 episodes
• Polarimetry Focusing Array — 1× in this paper

Sources

• The enhanced X-ray Timing and Polarimetry mission -- eXTP for launch in 2030
• Dense Matter in Neutron Stars with eXTP
• Probing the Strong Gravity Region of Black Holes with eXTP
• Physics of Strong Magnetism with eXTP
• Prospects for Time-Domain and Multi-Messenger Science with eXTP
• Observatory Science with eXTP
• Black hole X-ray spectra: notes on the relativistic calculations
• A comprehensive range of X-ray ionized reflection models
• X-ray reflected spectra from accretion disk models. I. Constant density atmospheres
• Black Hole Spin in X-Ray Binaries: Observational Consequences
• Black Hole Spin via Continuum Fitting and the Role of Spin in Powering Transient Jets
• A Systematic View of Ten New Black Hole Spins
• Towards precision measurements of accreting black holes using X-ray reflection spectroscopy
• NuSTAR and Swift observations of the very high state in GX 339-4: Weighing the black hole with X-rays
• Testing Regular Black Holes with X-ray data of GX 339-4
• Continuum optical-UV and X-ray variability of AGN: current results and future challenges
• Irradiation of an Accretion Disc by a Jet: General Properties and Implications for Spin Measurements of Black Holes
• Improved Reflection Models of Black-Hole Accretion Disks: Treating the Angular Distribution of X-rays
• Testing black hole candidates with electromagnetic radiation
• Testing general relativity with the reflection spectrum of the supermassive black hole in 1H0707$-$495

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