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Cambridge University Press (CUP), Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, S303(9), p. 320-321, 2013

DOI: 10.1017/s1743921314000830

Astronomy & Astrophysics, (555), p. A97, 2013

DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201118124

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Multiple accretion events as a trigger for Sagittarius A* activity

Journal article published in 2013 by B. Czerny ORCID, D. Kunneriath, V. Karas, T. K. Das
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Abstract

AbstractThe Galactic center supermassive black hole is surrounded by orbiting clouds of gas. These clumps of gas may collide with each other, losing angular momentum and plunging towards the center. Observations of X-ray reflection from molecular clouds surrounding the Galactic center show evidence for enhanced activity of Sagittarius A* during the past few hundred years. These observations enable us to place constraints on the nature of past accretion events responsible for this enhanced activity. We model the source intrinsic luminosity of Sgr A* using multiple accretion events occurring at various moments in time, characterized by a range of angular momentum We also applied our scheme to the case of G2 cloud in the Galactic center.

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