3D MC. II. X-Ray Echoes Reveal a Clumpy Molecular Cloud in the CMZ

X-ray observations collected over the past decades have revealed a strongly variable X-ray signal within the Milky Way’s Galactic center, interpreted as X-ray echoes from its supermassive black hole, Sgr A*. These echoes are traced by the strong Fe K α fluorescent line at 6.4 keV, the intensity of w...

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Main Authors: Danya Alboslani, Cara Battersby, Samantha W. Brunker, Maïca Clavel, Dani Lipman, Daniel L. Walker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2025-01-01
Series:The Astronomical Journal
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-3881/adbaf3
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