Polarized NIR and X-ray flares from Sagittarius A*

2007/12/31 by A. Eckart, Frederick K. Baganoff, F. K. Baganoff +27 · 1 citation
Engineering · Physics and Astronomy · #Astronomy #Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations #Astrophysics #Context (archaeology) #Galactic Center #Galaxy #Intermediate-mass black hole #Mechanics and Biomechanics Studies #Milky Way #Physics #Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research #Sagittarius #Sagittarius A* #Supermassive black hole #astro-ph

paper · pdf · doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20078793

16 pages, 18 figures. A&A in press, minor final corrections included

openalex publication_date 2008/01/02 · arxiv created 2008/02/15 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05

Abstract

Context.Stellar dynamics indicate the presence of a supermassive 3-4 106 black hole at the Galactic Center. It is associated with the variable radio, near-infrared, and X-ray source Sagittarius A* (SgrA*).

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