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Simultaneous HESS and Chandra observations of Sagitarius A(star) during an X-ray flare
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2008 (Engelska)Ingår i: Astronomy and Astrophysics, ISSN 0004-6361, E-ISSN 1432-0746, Vol. 492, nr 1, s. L25-L28Artikel i tidskrift (Refereegranskat) Published
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The rapidly varying (similar to 10 min timescale) non-thermal X-ray emission observed from Sgr A(star) implies that particle acceleration is occuring close to the event horizon of the supermassive black hole. The TeV gamma-ray source HESS J1745-290 is coincident with Sgr A(star) and may be closely related to its X-ray emission. Simultaneous X-ray and TeV observations are required to elucidate the relationship between these objects. We report on joint HESS/Chandra observations performed in July 2005, during which an X-ray flare was detected. Despite a factor of approximate to 9 increase in the X-ray flux of Sgr A(star), no evidence is found for an increase in the TeV gamma-ray flux from this region. We find that an increase in the gamma-ray flux of a factor of 2 or greater can be excluded at a confidence level of 99%. This finding disfavours scenarios in which the keV and TeV emission are associated with the same population of accelerated particles and in which the bulk of the gamma-ray emission is produced within similar to 1014 cm (similar to 100 RS) of the supermassive black hole.

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EDP Sciences, 2008. Vol. 492, nr 1, s. L25-L28
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X-rays, individuals, Sgr A(star), gamma rays, observations
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Astronomi, astrofysik och kosmologi
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Fysik, Astropartikelfysik
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URN: urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-30272DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:200810912ISI: 000261253100007OAI: oai:DiVA.org:lnu-30272DiVA, id: diva2:706998
Tillgänglig från: 2014-03-24 Skapad: 2013-11-08 Senast uppdaterad: 2017-12-05Bibliografiskt granskad

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