Galactic Center: Implications of Recent Chandra Observations for Spherical Accretion Models of Sgr A*
| dc.creator | Coker, R. F. | |
| dc.creator | Markoff, S. | |
| dc.date | 2001-02-28 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-25T11:31:28Z | |
| dc.description | At the center of the Milky Way lurks a unique compact nonthermal radio source, Sgr A*. It is thought to be powered by a 2.6 million solar mass black hole that is accreting the stellar winds from the numerous early-type stars that exist in the central parsec. However, until recent high resolution Chandra observations, Sgr A* had never been unequivocably detected at wavelengths shorter than the sub-millimeter. We present a spherical accretion model which is consistent with both the flux and steep spectral shape of the X-ray emission from Sgr A*. | |
| dc.description | to appear in Proceedings of IAU 205; 4 pages | |
| dc.identifier | https://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0102488 | |
| dc.identifier | http://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0102488 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://dspace.dare.co.zw/handle/123456789/3401 | |
| dc.subject | Astrophysics | |
| dc.title | Galactic Center: Implications of Recent Chandra Observations for Spherical Accretion Models of Sgr A* | |
| dc.type | text |