The Physical Origin and Time Lag of Multi-Frequency Flares from SgrA*
Abstract
Sagittarius~A, the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy, exhibits flares across various wavelengths, yet their origins remain elusive. We performed 3D two-temperature General Relativistic Magnetohydrodynamic (GRMHD) simulations of magnetized accretion flows initialized from multi-loop magnetic field configuration onto a rotating black hole and conducted General Relativistic Radiative Transfer (GRRT) calculations considering contributions from both thermal and non-thermal synchrotron emission processes. Our results indicate that the polarity inversion events from the multi-loop magnetic field configurations can generate flares consistent with observations with the help of non-thermal emission. By tracing the intensity evolution of light rays in GRRT calculations, we identify the precise location of the flaring region and confirm that it originates from a large-scale polarity inversion event. We observe time delays between different frequencies, with lower-frequency radio flares lagging behind higher frequencies due to plasma self-absorption in the disk. The time delay between near-infrared and 43 GHz flares can reach up to min, during which the flaring region gradually shifts outward, becoming visible at lower frequencies. Our study confirms that large-scale polarity inversion in a Standard And Normal Evolution (SANE) accretion flow with a multi-loop initial magnetic configuration can be a potential mechanism driving flares from Sgr~A.
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@article{arxiv.2507.12789,
title = {The Physical Origin and Time Lag of Multi-Frequency Flares from SgrA*},
author = {Hong-Xuan Jiang and Yosuke Mizuno and Indu K. Dihingia and Feng Yuan and Xi Lin and Christian M. Fromm and Antonios Nathanail and Ziri Younsi},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2507.12789},
year = {2025}
}
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20 pages, 12 figures, accepted by ApJ