Soft gamma-ray constraints on a bright flare from the Galactic Center supermassive black hole

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 507-520

  Trap, G ^a,b   Goldwurm, A ^a,b   Terrier, R ^b   Dodds Eden, K ^c   Gillessen, S ^c   Genzel, R ^c   Pantin, E ^a,d   Lagage, P O ^a,d   Ferrando, P ^a,b   Belanger G ^e   Porquet, D ^f   Grosso, N ^f   Yusef Zadeh, F ^g   Melia, F ^h  

^a CEA SACLAY   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DIDEROT   (France)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR EXTRATERRESTRISCHE PHYSIK   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DIDEROT   (France)

^e EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (France)

^f UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

^g NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Black hole physics; Galaxy: center; Gamma rays: observations; Infrared: general; Radiation mechanisms: non thermal; X rays: general

Indexed keywords

GALAXIES; GRAVITATION; INFRARED DEVICES; STARS; X RAYS;

BLACK HOLE PHYSICS; GALAXY: CENTER; GAMMA RAYS:OBSERVATION; INFRARED: GENERAL; RADIATION MECHANISMS: NON THERMAL; X-RAYS: GENERAL;

GAMMA RAYS;

EID: 75049083034     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2009.09.025     Document Type: Article

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