Time-Dependent Disk Models for the Microquasar GRS1915+105

Abstract

We investigate different accretion disk models and viscosity prescriptions in order to provide a basic explanation for the exotic temporal behavior in GRS 1915+105. Based on the fact that the overall cycle times are very much longer than the rise/fall time scales in GRS 1915, we rule out the geometry of ADAF or a hot quasi-spherical region plus a cold outer disk for this source. We thus concentrate on geometrically thin Shakura-Sunyaev type disks (Shakura & Sunyaev 1973; hereafter SS73). We have devised a modified viscosity law that has a quasi-stable upper branch. Via numerical simulations, we show that the model does account for several gross observational features of GRS 1915+105. On the other hand, the rise/fall time scales are not short enough, and no rapid oscillations on time scales $\simlt$ 10 s emerge naturally from the model. We then consider and numerically test a more elaborate model that includes the cold disk, a corona, and plasma ejections from the inner disk region and show that this model allows us to reproduce several additional observed features of GRS 1915+105. We conclude that the most likely structure of the accretion flow in this source is that of a cold disk with a modified viscosity prescription, plus a corona that accounts for much of the X-ray emission, and unsteady plasma ejections that occur when the luminosity of the source is high.

Submitted to ApJ; 20 pages with 12 figures

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