Shadow Cast by the Kerr MOG Black Hole under the Influence of Plasma and Constraints from EHT Observations

Abstract

The study of black hole (BH) shadows provide crucial insights into the nature of strong gravitational effects and the intricate structure of the spacetime surrounding BHs. In this paper, we explore the shadow of Kerr MOG BH within a plasma environment, investigating how much the presence of plasma influences the characteristics of the observed shadow compared to those in vacuum conditions. Our analysis reveals that the shadow characteristics of M87* and Sgr A* are more compatible with event horizon telescope (EHT) observational data in nonhomogeneous plasma spacetime compared to homogeneous distributions. For small metric deformation parameter $\alpha$, the shadow aligns within $2\sigma$ uncertainty for homogeneous plasma and within $1\sigma$ for nonhomogeneous plasma. Next, we determine the energy emission rate for the Kerr MOG BH and analyze the influence of parameters $\alpha$, $k_o$, $k_{\theta }$, and $k_r$ on particle emissions in the BH vicinity. We further analyze the deflection angle in the presence of homogeneous and nonhomogeneous plasma profiles. The findings indicate notable differences from the vacuum scenario, underscoring the importance of accounting for plasma effects in studying light propagation around compact objects.

25 pages, 11 captioned figures, Accepted for publication in Chinese Physics C

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