Can I read Mapping the Dynamics of Cold Gas around Sgr A* through 21 cm Absorption on EtoBox?

Mapping the Dynamics of Cold Gas around Sgr A* through 21 cm Absorption by Christian, Pierre; Loeb, Abraham is a scholarly article available to read on EtoBox.

What is Mapping the Dynamics of Cold Gas around Sgr A* through 21 cm Absorption about?

The presence of a circumnuclear stellar disk around Sgr A* and megamaser systems near other black holes indicates that dense neutral disks can be found in galactic nuclei. We show that depending on their inclination angle, optical depth, and spin temperature, these disks could be observed spectroscopically through 21 cm absorption. Related spectroscopic observations of Sgr A* can determine its HI disk parameters and the possible presence of gaps in the disk. Clumps of dense gas similar to the G2 could could also be detected in 21 cm absorption against Sgr A* radio emission.

Author

Christian, Pierre; Loeb, Abraham

Published

2015

Language

EN