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Context. Sagittarius C (Sgr C) is a massive, relatively quiescent complex at the western edge of the Galaxy's Central Molecular Zone (CMZ). While the Sgr B2 region has been extensively studied, Sgr C has received comparatively less…

We present a Suzaku X-ray study of the Sagittarius D (Sgr D) HII region in the Galactic center region. Two 18'x18' images by the X-ray Imaging Spectrometer (XIS) encompass the entire Sgr D complex. Thanks to the low background, XIS…

We present an analysis of high-resolution mid-infrared observations at 25 and 37 $\mu m$ of the Sagittarius C Complex (Sgr C) in the Central Molecular Zone (CMZ), based on data from the SOFIA/FORCAST Galactic Center Legacy Survey. Enabled…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-10-24 Roy J. Zhao , Mark R. Morris , Matthew J. Hankins , Angela S. Cotera , Janet P. Simpson

We report on the X-ray emission from the shell-like, non-thermal radio source Sgr A East located in the inner few parsecs of the Galaxy based on observations made with the ACIS detector on board Chandra. This is the first time Sgr A East…

We present imaging and spectral studies of the supernova remnant (SNR) Sagittarius (Sgr) A East from deep observations with the {\it Chandra X-Ray Observatory}. The spatially-resolved spectral analysis of Sgr A East reveals the presence of…

During an [O III] survey for planetary nebulae, we identified a region in Sagittarius containing several candidate Supernova Remnants and obtained deep optical narrow-band images and spectra to explore their nature. The images of the…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2012-07-06 J. Alikakos , P. Boumis , P. E. Christopoulou , C. D. Goudis

We have extended our earlier study (Heard & Warwick 2013, Paper I) of the X-ray emission emanating from the central 100 pc x 100 pc region of our Galaxy to an investigation of several features prominent in the soft X-ray (2-4.5 keV) band.…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-16 V. Heard , R. S. Warwick

We present the first Chandra results of the giant molecular cloud Sagittarius B2 (Sgr B2), located about 100 pc away from the Galactic center. Diffuse X-rays are clearly separated from one-and-a-half dozen resolved point sources. The X-ray…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-06 H. Murakami , K. Koyama , Y. Maeda

We present James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)-NIRCam observations of the massive star-forming molecular cloud Sagittarius C (Sgr C) in the Central Molecular Zone (CMZ). In conjunction with ancillary mid-IR and far-IR data, we characterize…

We present JWST-NIRCam narrow-band, 4.05 $\mu$m Brackett-$\alpha$ images of the Sgr C HII region, located in the Central Molecular Zone (CMZ) of the Galaxy. Unlike any HII region in the Solar vicinity, the Sgr C plasma is dominated by…

This paper presents the Suzaku results obtained for the Sagittarius (Sgr) C region using the concept of X-ray reflection nebulae (XRNe) as the echo of past flares from the super massive black hole, Sgr A*. The Sgr C complex is composed of…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2016-03-02 Syukyo Gando Ryu , Masayoshi Nobukawa , Shinya Nakashima , Takeshi Go Tsuru , Katsuji Koyama , Hideki Uchiyama

This paper reports on the early Chandra view of the Galactic center (GC) activities. The massive black hole Sgr A* is extremely faint, while more bright diffuse X-ray emission is prevailing in the circumnuclear disk. Another high…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Katsuji Koyama

We report the X-ray population study in the giant molecular cloud Sagittarius B2 (SgrB2). More than a dozen of X-ray cloud members (and candidates) are discovered with Chandra. Two bright X-ray sources are located near Sgr B2 Main, the most…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 S. Takagi , H. Murakami , K. Koyama

A long BeppoSAX observation of the Galactic Center region shows that the spectrum of the diffuse X-ray emission from the SgrA Complex can be described with the sum of two thermal plasma models with temperatures of ~0.6 keV and \~8-9 keV.…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 L. Sidoli , S. Mereghetti

The deepest XMM-Newton mosaic map of the central 1.5 deg of the Galaxy is presented, including a total of about 1.5 Ms of EPIC-pn cleaned exposures in the central 15" and about 200 ks outside. This compendium presents broad-band X-ray…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-08-26 G. Ponti , M. R. Morris , R. Terrier , F. Haberl , R. Sturm , M. Clavel , S. Soldi , A. Goldwurm , P. Predehl , K. Nandra , G. Belanger , R. S. Warwick , V. Tatischeff

We present the Suzaku results on a new candidate of a supernova remnant (SNR) in the Sagittarius C region. We detected diffuse X-rays of an elliptical shape (G359.41-0.12) and a chimney-like structure (the Chimney), both of which were…

Being one of the most abundant atomic/molecular species observed in dense molecular gas, atomic carbon ($\mathrm{C}^0$) is a potential good tracer of molecular gas mass in many chemical/physical environments, though the $\mathrm{C^0}$…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2021-07-21 Kunihiko Tanaka , Makoto Nagai , Kazuhisa Kamegai

We report the detection of extremely broad emission toward two molecular clumps in the Galactic central molecular zone. We have mapped the Sagittarius C complex ($-0^\circ.61 < l < -0^\circ.27$, $-0^\circ.29 < b < 0^\circ.04$) in the HCN…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-18 Kunihiko Tanaka , Tomoharu Oka , Shinji Matsumura , Makoto Nagai , Kazuhisa Kamegai

The HESS instrument has observed a diffuse flux of ~ TeV gamma rays from a large solid angle around the Galactic center (GC). This emission is correlated with the distribution of gas in the region suggesting that the gamma rays originate in…

The Central Molecular Zone (CMZ), located in the centre of the Milky Way, is a roughly cylindrical structure of molecular gas extending up to parsecs around the supermassive black hole Sagittarius A*. The average H2 ionisation rate in the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-08-05 Sruthiranjani Ravikularaman , Sarah Recchia , Vo Hong Minh Phan , Stefano Gabici
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