3 papers
astro-ph2004
The fundamental plane of black hole activity and the census of the local black holes' population
Andrea Merloni
Studying a sample of both strongly and weakly active galactic nuclei with measured masses and 5 GHz and 2-10 keV core luminosities, together with a few galactic black holes simulta…
astro-ph2002
Modes of disc accretion onto black holes
A. Merloni
I review our current theoretical understanding of the different possible rotating modes of accretion onto a black hole. I discuss both thick adiabatic flows and radiatively efficie…
astro-ph2002
Microquasars in the low/hard state: strong coronae, compact jets, and the high frequency variability
A. Merloni
We apply a model of magnetically dominated coronae above standard accretion discs to the low/hard state of galactic black holes. When the disc-corona coupling is accounted for self…