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We present and analyze ALMA submillimeter observations from a multi-wavelength campaign of Sgr A* during 18 July 2019. In addition to the submillimeter, we utilize concurrent mid-IR (Spitzer) and X-ray (Chandra) observations. The…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-12-22 Joseph M. Michail , Mark Wardle , Farhad Yusef-Zadeh , Devaky Kunneriath

Recent observations with the Chandra X-ray Observatory have provided us with the capability to discriminate point sources, such as the supermassive black hole Sgr A*, from the diffuse emission within the inner 10'' of the Galaxy. The hot…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 Gabriel Rockefeller , Chris L. Fryer , Fulvio Melia , Michael S. Warren

We report the discovery of eight X-ray sources with periodic variability in 487 ks of observations of the Galactic center with Chandra. The sources are identified from a sample of 285 objects detected with 100-4200 net counts. Their periods…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 M. P. Muno , F. K. Baganoff , M. W. Bautz , W. N. Brandt , G. P. Garmire , G. R. Ricker , ;

The source of emission from Sgr A*, the supermassive black hole at the Galactic Center, is still unknown. Flares and data from multiwavelength campaigns provide important clues about the nature of Sgr A* itself. Here we attempt to constrain…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-05-14 Dipankar Maitra , Sera Markoff , Heino Falcke

We use a model of the molecular gas distribution within ~100 pc from the center of the Milky Way (Kruijssen, Dale & Longmore) to simulate time evolution and polarization properties of the reflected X-ray emission, associated with the past…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2017-04-12 E. Churazov , I. Khabibullin , G. Ponti , R. Sunyaev

We consider the absorption and scattering of X-rays observed from the Galactic center. One objective is to characterize the intrinsic X-ray emission from the central black hole, SgrA*, in its quiescent and flaring states. We correct the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 Jonathan C. Tan , B. T. Draine

We present time-resolved and phase-resolved variability studies of an extensive X-ray high-resolution spectral dataset of the $\delta$ Orionis Aa binary system. The four observations, obtained with Chandra ACIS HETGS, have a total exposure…

We take advantage of a set of molecular cloud simulations to demonstrate a possibility to uncover statistical properties of the gas density and velocity fields using reflected emission of a short (with duration much less than the cloud's…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-05-13 I. Khabibullin , E. Churazov , R. Sunyaev , C. Federrath , D. Seifried , S. Walch

Using the Chandra Advanced CCD Imaging Spectrometer Imaging array (ACIS-I), we have carried out a deep hard X-ray observation of the Galactic plane region at (l,b) ~ (28.5, 0.0), where no discrete X-ray source had been reported previously.…

In quiescence, Sgr A* is surprisingly dim, shining 100,000 times less than expected for its environment. This problem has motivated a host of theoretical models to explain radiatively inefficient accretion flows (RIAFs). The Chandra…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-03-11 L. Corrales , F. K. Baganoff , Q. D. Wang , M. Nowak , J. Neilsen , S. Markoff , D. Haggard , J. Davis , J. Houck , D. Principe

The detection of new clusters of galaxies or the study of known clusters of galaxies in X-rays can be complicated by the presence of X-ray point sources, the majority of which will be active galactic nuclei (AGN). This can be addressed by…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-06-26 Ben J. Maughan , Thomas H. Reiprich

We present the results of near-infrared (2 and 3 microns) monitoring of Sgr A*-IR with 1 min time sampling using the natural and laser guide star adaptive optics (LGS AO) system at the Keck II telescope. Sgr A*-IR was observed continuously…

We present analysis of the light curve from the ROSAT HRI monitoring observations of the broad-line radio galaxy 3C 390.3. Observed every three days for about 9 months, this is the first well sampled X-ray light curve on these time scales.…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-30 K. M. Leighly , Paul T. O'Brien

We present an X-ray photometric analysis of six gravitationally lensed quasars, with observation campaigns spanning from 5 to 14 years, measuring the total (0.83 - 21.8 keV restframe), soft (0.83 - 3.6 keV), and hard (3.6 - 21.8 keV) band…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2017-03-08 Eduardo Guerras , Xinyu Dai , Shaun Steele , Ang Liu , Christopher S. Kochanek , George Chartas , Christopher W. Morgan , Bin Chen

The extended X-ray emission observed in the direction of several molecular clouds in the central molecular zone of our Galaxy exhibits spectral and temporal properties consistent with the X-ray echo scenario. This concept postulates that…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2026-03-25 Ildar Khabibullin , Eugene Churazov , Riccardo Ferrazzoli , Philip Kaaret , Jeffery J. Kolodziejczak , Frédéric Marin , Rashid Sunyaev , Jiri Svoboda , Alexey Vikhlinin , Thibault Barnouin , Chien-Ting Chen , Enrico Costa , Laura Di Gesu , Alessandro Di Marco , Steven R. Ehlert , William Forman , Dawoon E. Kim , Ralph Kraft , W. Peter Maksym , Giorgio Matt , Juri Poutanen , Paolo Soffitta , Douglas A. Swartz , Ivan Agudo , Lucio Angelo Antonelli , Luca Baldini , Wayne H. Baumgartner , Ronaldo Bellazzini , Stefano Bianchi , Stephen D. Bongiorno , Raffaella Bonino , Alessandro Brez , Niccolo Bucciantini , Fiamma Capitanio , Simone Castellano , Elisabetta Cavazzuti , Stefano Ciprini , Alessandra De Rosa , Ettore Del Monte , Niccolò Di Lalla , Immacolata Donnarumma , Victor Doroshenko , Michal Dovciak , Teruaki Enoto , Yuri Evangelista , Sergio Fabiani , Javier A. Garcia , Shuichi Gunji , Kiyoshi Hayashida , Jeremy Heyl , Wataru Iwakiri , Svetlana G. Jorstad , Vladimir Karas , Fabian Kislat , Takao Kitaguchi , Henric Krawczynski , Fabio La Monaca , Luca Latronico , Ioannis Liodakis , Simone Maldera , Alberto Manfreda , Alan P. Marscher , Herman L. Marshall , Francesco Massaro , Ikuyuki Mitsuishi , Tsunefumi Mizuno , Fabio Muleri , Michela Negro , Chi-Yung Ng , Stephen L. O'Dell , Nicola Omodei , Chiara Oppedisano , Alessandro Papitto , George G. Pavlov , Abel Lawrence Peirson , Melissa Pesce-Rollins , Pierre-Olivier Petrucci , Maura Pilia , Andrea Possenti , Simonetta Puccetti , Brian D. Ramsey , John Rankin , Ajay Ratheesh , Oliver J. Roberts , Roger W. Romani , Carmelo Sgro , Patrick Slane , Gloria Spandre , Toru Tamagawa , Fabrizio Tavecchio , Roberto Taverna , Yuzuru Tawara , Allyn F. Tennant , Nicholas E. Thomas , Francesco Tombesi , Alessio Trois , Sergey S. Tsygankov , Roberto Turolla , Jacco Vink , Martin C. Weisskopf , Kinwah Wu , Fei Xie , Silvia Zane

The centre of our galaxy hosts the nearest super-massive black hole to the solar system, identified to the compact radio source Sgr A*. High energy experiments have tried in the past to detect the X/gamma-ray emission expected from the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-06-23 Andrea Goldwurm

Short-term variability of X-ray continuum spectra has been reported for several Active Galactic Nuclei. Significant X-ray flux variations are observed within time scales down to 10^3-10^5 seconds. We discuss short variability time scales in…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 R. W. Goosmann , B. Czerny , A. -M. Dumont , M. Mouchet , A. Rozanska

Context: The supermassive black hole at the Galactic center, SgrA*, shows frequent radiation outbursts, often called 'flares'. In the near-infrared some of these flares were reported as showing intrinsic quasi-periodicities. The flux peaks…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 L. Meyer , R. Schoedel , A. Eckart , V. Karas , M. Dovciak , W. J. Duschl

We conducted a multi-frequency campaign for the TeV blazar Mrk~421 in 1998 April. The campaign started from a pronounced high amplitude flare recorded by SAX and Whipple; ASCA observation started three days later. In the X-ray data, we…

We have studied the flare characteristics of 55 AGN at 8 different frequency bands between 4.8 and 230 GHz. Our extensive database enables us to study the various observational properties of flares in these sources and compare our results…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 T. Hovatta , E. Nieppola , M. Tornikoski , E. Valtaoja , M. F. Aller , H. D. Aller