Testing RIAF model for Sgr A* using the size measurements
Abstract
Recent radio observations by the VLBA at 7 and 3.5 mm produced the high-resolution images of the compact radio source located at the center of our Galaxy--Sgr A*, and detected its wavelength-dependent intrinsic sizes at the two wavelengths. This provides us with a good chance of testing previously-proposed theoretical models for Sgr A*. In this {\em Letter}, we calculate the size based on the radiatively inefficient accretion flow (RIAF) model proposed by Yuan, Quataert & Narayan (2003). We find that the predicted sizes after taking into account the scattering of the interstellar electrons are consistent with the observations. We further predict an image of Sgr A* at 1.3 mm which can be tested by future observations.
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@article{arxiv.astro-ph/0603683,
title = {Testing RIAF model for Sgr A* using the size measurements},
author = {Feng Yuan and Zhi-Qiang Shen and Lei Huang},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/0603683},
year = {2009}
}
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10 pages, 1 figure; accepted by ApJL