Published December 2006 | Version v1
Journal article

Chandra Observations of the Galactic Center: High Energy Processes at Arcsecond Resolution

  • 1. Department of Astronomy, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003 (Morocco)

Description

About 2 million seconds of Chandra observing time have been devoted to the Galactic Center (GC), including large-scale surveys and deep pointings. These observations have led to the detection of about 4000 discrete X-ray sources and the mapping of diffuse X-ray emission in various energy bands. In this review, I frst summarize general results from recent studies and then present close-up views of the three massive star clusters (Arches, Quintuplet, and GC) and their interplay with the Galactic nuclear environment

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Physics. Conference Series (Online)
Journal Volume
54
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 115-125
ISSN
1742-6596

Conference

Title
Galactic center workshop 2006 - From the center of the Milky Way to nearby low-luminosity galactic nuclei
Dates
18-22 Apr 2006
Place
Bad Honnef (Germany)

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
38072820
Subject category
S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
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Conference
Descriptors DEI
ASTROPHYSICS; COSMIC X-RAY SOURCES; DETECTION; EMISSION; GALAXY NUCLEI; MAPPING; RESOLUTION; REVIEWS; STAR CLUSTERS; X RADIATION
Descriptors DEC
COSMIC RAY SOURCES; DOCUMENT TYPES; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; IONIZING RADIATIONS; PHYSICS; RADIATIONS