Category: E2: Impact of black holes on their environment

Echoes of multiple outbursts of Sagittarius A* revealed by Chandra

E2: Impact of black holes on their environment, Exploratory Project

Using the Chandra X-ray Observatory, a team of scientists led by researchers of the APC laboratory in Paris, and SAp/CEA Saclay, France, has been studying the diffuse X-ray emission coming from a region close to the center of our Galaxy. The rapid and complex variations they observed can only be created by an intense X-ray radiation reflected by the dense […]

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October 2013: IAU symposium on The Galactic Center: Feeding and Feedback in a Normal Galactic Nucleus, Santa Fe, US

E2: Impact of black holes on their environment, Exploratory Project, News, UnivEarthS Activities, Worskshop

This 5-day IAU symposium 303 dedicated to the astrophysics of the Galactic Center will be held in Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA, from 30 Sept 2013 to 4 Oct 2013. The aim is to bring together Galactic center researchers to discuss topics concerning the following questions: What are the detailed physical properties of the clouds in the Central Molecular Zone and […]

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