Orbital Polarimetric Tomography of a Flare Near the Sagittarius A* Supermassive Black Hole

arXiv:2310.07687v2 Announce Type: replace-cross
Abstract: The interaction between the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way, Sagittarius A*, and its accretion disk occasionally produces high-energy flares seen in X-ray, infrared, and radio. One proposed mechanism that produces flares is the formation of compact, bright regions that appear within the accretion disk and close to the event horizon. Understanding these flares provides a window into accretion processes. Although sophisticated simulations predict the formation of these flares, their structure …

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