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Understanding the variability of Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*) requires coordinated, multi-wavelength observations that span the electromagnetic spectrum. In this work, we focus on data from four key observatories: Chandra in the X-ray (2-8 keV),…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2026-01-29 Gabriel Sasseville , Julie Hlavacek-Larrondo , Daryl Haggard , Alexandre Adam , Hadrien Paugnat , Gunther Witzel

We report the detection of radio QPOs with structure changes using the Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA) at 43 GHz. We found conspicuous patterned changes of the structure with P = 16.8 +- 1.4, 22.2 +- 1.4, 31.2 +- 1.5, 56.4 +- 6 min, very…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2016-01-11 M. Miyoshi , Zhi-Qiang Shen , T. Oyama , R. Takahashi , Y. Kato

It has been proposed that Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) at sub-millimeter waves will allow us to image the shadow of the black hole in the center of our Milky Way, Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*), and thereby test basic predictions of…

Observations of Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*) in near-infrared (NIR) show irregular flaring activity. Flares coincide with astrometric rotation of brightness centroid and with looping patterns in fractional linear polarization. These signatures…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-11-27 A. I. Yfantis , M. Wielgus , M. A. Mościbrodzka

We use a model of an accretion flow coupled with an emergent flare to interpret the latest 1.3mm VLBI measurements for Sagittarius A*. The visibility data constrained the distances from the flare center to the black hole center as $d_{\rm…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-03 Lei Huang , Zhi-Qiang Shen , Feng Gao

Our aim is to characterize the polarized continuum emission properties including intensity, polarization position angle, and polarization percentage of Sgr A* at $\sim$100 (3.0 mm), $\sim$230 (1.3 mm), $\sim$345 (0.87 mm), $\sim$500 (0.6…

We report measurements with the Very Long Baseline Array of the proper motion of Sgr A* relative to two extragalactic radio sources spanning 18 years. The apparent motion of Sgr A* is -6.411 +/- 0.008 mas/yr along the Galactic plane and…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2020-04-01 M. J. Reid , A. Brunthaler

In this paper we review and discuss some of the intriguing properties of the Galactic Center supermassive black hole candidate Sgr A*. Of all possible black hole sources, the event horizon of Sgr A*, subtends the largest angular scale on…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-20 Heino Falcke , Sera Markoff , Geoffrey C. Bower , Charles F. Gammie , Monika Moscibrodzka , Dipankar Maitra

(abridged) The black hole Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*) is a prime target for next-generation Earth-space very-long-baseline interferometry missions such as the Black Hole Explorer (BHEX), which aims to probe baselines of the order of 20…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-07-16 Aditya Tamar , Ben Hudson , Daniel C. M. Palumbo

Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) images of the horizon-scale emission around the Galactic Center supermassive black hole Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*) favor accretion flow models with a jet component. However, this jet has not been conclusively…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-05-13 Erandi Chavez , Sara Issaoun , Michael D. Johnson , Paul Tiede , Christian Fromm , Yosuke Mizuno

The supermassive black hole, Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*), at the centre of the Milky Way undergoes regular flaring activity which is thought to arise from the innermost region of the accretion flow. We performed the monitoring observations of…

We report here BIMA array observations of linear polarization in Sagittarius A*, the compact radio source in the Galactic Center. These observations had a resolution of 20 arcsec x 5 arcsec oriented North-South. We do not detect linear or…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-06 Geoffrey C. Bower , Melvyn C. H. Wright , Heino Falcke , Donald C. Backer

We report on a successful, simultaneous observation and modelling of the millimeter (mm) to near-infrared (NIR) flare emission of the Sgr A* counterpart associated with the supermassive black hole at the Galactic centre (GC). We present a…

Sgr A*, the massive black hole at the center of the Galaxy, varies in radio through X-ray emission on hourly time scales. The flare activity is thought to arise from the innermost region of an accretion flow onto Sgr A*. We present…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 F. Yusef-Zadeh , M. Wardle , C. Heinke , C. D. Dowell , D. Roberts , F. K. Baganoff , W. D. Cotton

The relatively rapid spatial and temporal variability of the X-ray radiation from some molecular clouds near the Galactic center shows that this emission component is due to the reflection of X-rays generated by a source that was luminous…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-16 Maïca Clavel , R. Terrier , A. Goldwurm , M. R. Morris , G. Ponti , S. Soldi , G. Trap

Energetic flares are observed in the Galactic supermassive black hole Sagittarius A* from radio to X-ray wavelengths. On a few occasions, simultaneous flares have been detected in IR and X-ray observations, but clear counterparts at longer…

Sub milli-arcsecond astrometry and imaging of the black hole Sgr A* at the Galactic centre may become possible in the near future at infrared and sub-millimetre wavelengths. Motivated by observations of short-term infrared and X-ray…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Avery E. Broderick , Abraham Loeb

The Galactic Center is the closest galactic nucleus that allows us to determine the multi-frequency behavior of the supermassive black hole counterpart Sagittarius A* in great detail. We put SgrA*, as a nucleus with weak activity, into the…

Sgr A*, the 4 x 10^6 solar-mass supermassive black hole at the Galactic Center, exhibits frequent flaring with X-ray luminosities of L_X ~ 10^35--10^36 erg s^-1, while its ultraviolet (UV) emission remains unconstrained due to extreme…

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