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Sgr A* is a compact radio source at the Galactic Center, thought to be the radiative manifestation of a $2.6\times 10^6 M_\odot$ supermassive black hole. At least a portion of its spectrum--notably the mm/sub-mm ``bump''--appears to be…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 Siming Liu , Fulvio Melia

Near-infrared observations of stellar orbits at the Galactic Center provide conclusive evidence for a massive black hole associated with the compact radio source Sgr A*. The astrometric reference frame for these observations is tied to a…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-09-08 P. M. Plewa , S. Gillessen , F. Eisenhauer , T. Ott , O. Pfuhl , E. George , J. Dexter , M. Habibi , R. Genzel , M. J. Reid , K. M. Menten

Sagittarius A* exhibits regular variability in its multiwavelength emission, including daily X-ray flares and roughly continuous near-infrared (NIR) flickering. The origin of this variability is still ambiguous since both inverse Compton…

We have derived simplified equations for a freely expanding, pressure driven jet model as a function of jet power and applied it successfully to the radio cores in the black hole candidates GRS 1915+105, NGC 4258, and M81 which are…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Heino Falcke , Peter L. Biermann

The Galactic center provides a unique astrophysical laboratory for us to study various astrophysical processes. In this paper, we review and outline the latest results from observations of Sgr~A$^*$ in terms of source structure and…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Feng Yuan , Jun-Hui Zhao

We propose a two-temperature radial inflow-outflow model near Sgr A* with self-consistent feeding and conduction. Stellar winds from individual stars are considered to find the rates of mass injection and energy injection. These source…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-18 Roman V. Shcherbakov , Frederick K. Baganoff

The recent detection of a 3-hr X-ray flare by the Chandra Observatory has raised the possibility of enhanced emission over a broad range of wavelengths from Sgr A*, the suspected 2.6 x 10^6 solar mass black hole at the Galactic Center,…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 S. D. Hornstein , A. M. Ghez , A. Tanner , M. Morris , E. E. Becklin , P. Wizinowich

The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) has revealed the horizon-scale radiation of Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*), our galaxy's central supermassive black hole, offering a new platform to test gravitational theories. The next step involves studying…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-01-16 Kotaro Moriyama , Alejandro Cruz-Osorio , Yosuke Mizuno , Indu K. Dihingia , Akhil Uniyal

We present the results from a broadband (1 to 3 GHz), spectro-polarimetry study of the integrated emission from 100 extragalactic radio sources with the ATCA, selected to be highly linearly polarized at 1.4 GHz. We use a general purpose,…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2017-06-28 S. P. O'Sullivan , C. R. Purcell , C. S. Anderson , J. S. Farnes , X. H. Sun , B. M. Gaensler

We discuss mm-wavelength radio, 2.2-11.8um NIR and 2-10 keV X-ray light curves of the super massive black hole (SMBH) counterpart of Sagittarius A* (SgrA*) near its lowest and highest observed luminosity states. The luminosity during the…

We present global radiation GRMHD simulations of strongly magnetized accretion onto a spinning, stellar mass black hole at sub-Eddington rates. Using a frequency-dependent Monte Carlo procedure for Compton scattering, we self-consistently…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-10-04 Jason Dexter , Nicolas Scepi , Mitchell C. Begelman

We investigate various models of accretion disks for Sgr A*, one of the most puzzling sources in the Galaxy. The generic image we have taken into account consists of a black hole, an accretion disk, and a jet. Various accretion models are…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 A. C. Donea , Heino Falcke , P. L. Biermann

The cores of most galaxies are thought to harbour supermassive black holes, which power galactic nuclei by converting the gravitational energy of accreting matter into radiation (ref 1). Sagittarius A*, the compact source of radio, infrared…

We present 44 and 226 GHz observations of the Galactic center within 20$"$ of Sgr A*. Millimeter continuum emission at 226 GHz is detected from eight stars that have previously been identified at near-IR and radio wavelengths. We also…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2017-08-02 F. Yusef-Zadeh , R. Schödel , M. Wardle , H. Bushouse , W. Cotton , M. J. Royster , D. Kunneriath , D. A. Roberts , E. Gallego-Cano

Horizon-scale observations of the jetted active galactic nucleus M87 are compared with simulations spanning a broad range of dissipation mechanisms and plasma content in three-dimensional general relativistic flows around spinning black…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-12-27 Richard Anantua , Angelo Ricarte , George Wong , Razieh Emami , Roger Blandford , Lani Oramas , Hayley West , Joaquin Duran , Brandon Curd

We present high-resolution multiwavelength radio continuum images of the region within 150$"$ of Sgr A*, revealing a number of new extended features and stellar sources in this region. First, we detect a continuous 2" east-west ridge of…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2016-03-16 F. Yusef-Zadeh , M. Wardle , R. Schödel , D. A. Roberts , W. Cotton , H. Bushouse , R. Arendt , M. Royster

(Abridged) We constrain simulated all-sky maps in total intensity, linear polarization, and rotation measure (RM) by observations. We test a number of large-scale magnetic field configurations and take the properties of the warm…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 X. H. Sun , W. Reich , A. Waelkens , T. Enßlin

Spectral fits to M87 core data from radio to hard x-ray are generated via a specially selected software suite, comprised of the HARM GRMHD accretion disk model and a 2D Monte Carlo radiation transport code. By determining appropriate…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2012-02-13 Guy Hilburn , Edison Liang

The sub-mm bump observed in the spectrum of Sgr A* appears to indicate the existence of a compact emitting component within several Schwarzschild radii, $r_S$, of the nucleus at the Galactic Center. This is interesting in view of the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 Fulvio Melia , Siming Liu , Robert Coker