Absorption by stringy black holes

Abstract

We investigate the absorption of planar massless scalar waves by a charged rotating stringy black hole, namely a Kerr--Sen black hole. We compute numerically the absorption cross section and compare our results with those of the Kerr-Newman black hole, a classical general relativity solution. In order to better compare both charged black holes, we define the ratio of the black hole charge to the extreme charge as $Q$. We conclude that Kerr--Sen and Kerr-Newman black holes have a similar absorption cross section, with the difference increasing for higher values of $Q$.

9 pages, 8 figures

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