Constraining the Kerr parameters via x-ray reflection spectroscopy

In a recent paper [Ghasemi-Nodehi and Bambi, Eur. Phys. J. C 76, 290 (2016)], we have proposed a new parametrization for testing the Kerr nature of astrophysical black hole candidates. In the present work, we study the possibility of constraining the ``Kerr parameters'' of our proposal using x-ray reflection spectroscopy, the so-called iron line method. We simulate observations with the LAD instrument on board of the future eXTP mission assuming an exposure time of 200 ks. We fit the simulated data to see if the Kerr parameters can be constrained. If we have the correct astrophysical model, 200 ks observations with LAD/eXTP can constrain all the Kerr parameters with the exception of ${b}_{11}$, whose impact on the iron line profile is extremely weak and its measurement looks very challenging.

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