Simultaneous Multi-Wavelength Observations of Sgr A* during 2007 April 1-11
Abstract
We report the detection of variable emission from Sgr A* in almost all wavelength bands (i.e. centimeter, millimeter, submillimeter, near-IR and X-rays) during a multi-wavelength observing campaign. Three new moderate flares are detected simultaneously in both near-IR and X-ray bands. The ratio of X-ray to near-IR flux in the flares is consistent with inverse Compton scattering of near-IR photons by submillimeter emitting relativistic particles which follow scaling relations obtained from size measurements of Sgr A*. We also find that the flare statistics in near-IR wavelengths is consistent with the probability of flare emission being inversely proportional to the flux. At millimeter wavelengths, the presence of flare emission at 43 GHz (7mm) using VLBA with milli-arcsecond spatial resolution indicates the first direct evidence that hourly time scale flares are localized within the inner 3070 Schwarzschild radii of Sgr A*. We also show several cross correlation plots between near-IR, millimeter and submillimeter light curves that collectively demonstrate the presence of time delays between the peaks of emission up to three hours. The evidence for time delays at millimeter and submillimeter wavelengths are consistent with the source of emission being optically thick initially followed by a transition to an optically thin regime. In particular, there is an intriguing correlation between the optically thin near-IR and X-ray flare and optically thick radio flare at 43 GHz that occurred on 2007 April 4. This would be the first evidence of a radio flare emission at 43 GHz delayed with respect to the near-IR and X-ray flare emission.
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@article{arxiv.0907.3786,
title = {Simultaneous Multi-Wavelength Observations of Sgr A* during 2007 April 1-11},
author = {F. Yusef-Zadeh and H. Bushouse and M. Wardle and C. Heinke and D. A. Roberts and C. D. Dowell and A. Brunthaler and M. J. Reid and C. L. Martin and D. P. Marrone and D. Porquet and N. Grosso and K. Dodds-Eden and G. C. Bower and H. Wiesemeyer and A. Miyazaki and S. Pal and S. Gillessen and A. Goldwurm and G. Trap and H. Maness},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0907.3786},
year = {2015}
}
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replaced with revised version 57 pages, 28 figures, ApJ (in press)