Spectral components in black hole X-ray binaries

Abstract

This paper summarises our current understanding of the spectral continuum components observed in black hole X-ray binaries. The consequences for theoretical models are discussed with an emphasis on the constraints set by observations on the nature of the X-ray corona in different spectral states.

7 pages, 3 figures, invited review at the XMM-Newton 2015 Science Workshop, The Extremes of Black Hole Accretion, ESAC, Madrid, Spain, 8th - 10th June 2015, accepted for publication in Astronomische Nachrichten

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