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2006ApJ...642L..45Y - Astrophys. J., 642, L45-L48 (2006/May-1)

Testing the radiatively inefficient accretion flow model for Sagittarius A* using the size measurements.

YUAN F., SHEN Z.-Q. and HUANG L.

Abstract (from CDS):

Recent radio observations by the Very Long Baseline Array at 7 and 3.5 mm produced the high-resolution images of the compact radio source located at the center of our Galaxy (Sgr A*) and detected its wavelength-dependent intrinsic sizes at the two wavelengths. This provides us with a good chance of testing previously proposed theoretical models for Sgr A*. In this Letter, we calculate the size based on the radiatively inefficient accretion flow (RIAF) model proposed by Yuan, Quataert, & Narayan. We find that after taking into account the scattering of the interstellar electrons, the predicted sizes are consistent with the observations. We further predict an image of Sgr A* at 1.3 mm that can be tested by future observations.

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Journal keyword(s): Accretion, Accretion Disks - Black Hole Physics - Galaxies: Active - Galaxy: Center - Radiation Mechanisms: Nonthermal

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