High energy activity of the super-massive black hole at the Galactic Center

被引:6
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作者
Goldwurm, Andrea [1 ]
机构
[1] CEA Saclay, Serv Astrophys, Lab APC, F-91191 Gif Sur Yvette, France
关键词
black holes; Galactic Center; accretion; X-ray astronomy; gamma-ray astronomy;
D O I
10.1016/j.crhy.2006.11.001
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
The center of our galaxy hosts the nearest super-massive black hole to the solar system, identified with the compact radio source Sgr A*. High energy experiments have tried in the past to detect the X/gamma-ray emission expected from the accretion of the surrounding material into this super-massive black hole. Only recently, however, thanks to the new generation of telescopes, it has been possible to reveal high energy radiation associated with Sgr A* or its close environment. I will review and discuss in particular the results on the Sgr A* X-ray flares discovered with Chandra and XMM-Newton, on the central soft gamma-ray source detected with INTEGRAL, and on the galactic center TeV emission revealed by HESS.
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页数:10
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