M. J. Valtonen et al. 2009 ApJ 698 781 doi:10.1088/0004-637X/698/1/781
TIDALLY INDUCED OUTBURSTS IN OJ 287 DURING 2005-2008
FREE ISSUEM. J. Valtonen1, K. Nilsson1, C. Villforth1, H. J. Lehto1, L. O. Takalo1, E. Lindfors1, A. Sillanpää1, V.-P. Hentunen1, S. Mikkola1, S. Zola2,3, M. Drozdz2, D. Koziel3, W. Ogloza2, M. Kurpinska-Winiarska3, M. Siwak3, M. Winiarski2, J. Heidt4, M. Kidger5, T. Pursimo6, J.-H. Wu7, X. Zhou7, K. Sadakane8, D. Marchev9, M. Nissinen10, P. Niarchos11, A. Liakos11, K. Gazeas11, S. Dogru12, G. Poyner13, M. Dietrich14, R. Assef14, D. Atlee14, J. Bird14, D. DePoy14, J. Eastman14, M. Peeples14, J. Prieto14, L. Watson14, J. Yee14, A. Mattingly15 and J. Ohlert16
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The blazar OJ 287 has produced two major optical outburst events during the years 2005-2008. These are the latest in a series of outbursts that have occurred repeatedly at 12 year intervals since early 1900s. It has been possible to explain the historical light curve fairly well by using a binary black hole model where the secondary black hole impacts the accretion disk of the primary twice during the 12 year orbital cycle. We will ask here how well does the latest light-curve fit with this model. We use a 10 million particle disk to model the accretion disk of the primary black hole. The rate of transfer of particles through the 10 Schwarzschild radius cylinder around the primary is followed. The secondary induces an inward flow through this surface. The inward flow rate is compared with the historical light curve as well as with the most recent observations reported in this paper. The observations have been carried out by using a number of small and medium size telescopes in different locations in order to ensure a dense light-curve coverage. The "inflow light curve" and the optical light curve of OJ 287 have a close resemblance to each other. It suggests that the tidally induced accretion flow is responsible for the main features of the optical light curve, with the exception of the quasi-periodic double peaks. It implies a close connection between the accretion disk and the jet where the optical synchrotron emission is presumably generated.
- Keywords
accretion, accretion disks; black hole physics; BL Lacertae objects: individual (OJ 287); quasars: individual (OJ 287)
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Issue 1 (2009 June 10)
Received 2009 January 28, accepted for publication 2009 April 9
Published 2009 May 22
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