Polarimetry and astrometry of NIR flares as event horizon scale, dynamical probes for the mass of Sgr A

R Abuter, N Aimar, PA Seoane, A Amorim… - Astronomy & …, 2023 - aanda.org
We present new astrometric and polarimetric observations of flares from Sgr A* obtained
with GRAVITY, the near-infrared interferometer at ESO's Very Large Telescope …

Reconnection-driven flares in 3D black hole magnetospheres-A scenario for hot spots around Sagittarius A

I El Mellah, B Cerutti, B Crinquand - Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2023 - aanda.org
Context. Low-luminosity supermassive and stellar-mass black holes (BHs) may be
embedded in a collisionless and highly magnetized plasma. They show nonthermal flares …

Hot spots around Sagittarius A*-Joint fits to astrometry and polarimetry

AI Yfantis, M Wielgus, M Mościbrodzka - Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2024 - aanda.org
Context. Observations of Sagittarius A*(Sgr A*) in the near-infrared (NIR) show irregular
flaring activity. Flares coincide with the astrometric rotation of the brightness centroid and …

Magnetic Reconnection and Associated Particle Acceleration in High-Energy Astrophysics

F Guo, YH Liu, S Zenitani, M Hoshino - Space Science Reviews, 2024 - Springer
Magnetic reconnection occurs ubiquitously in the universe and is often invoked to explain
fast energy release and particle acceleration in high-energy astrophysics. The study of …

Fragments of harmony amid apparent chaos: A closer look at the X-ray quasi-periodic eruptions of the galaxy RX J1301. 9+ 2747

M Giustini, G Miniutti, R Arcodia, A Goodwin… - Astronomy & …, 2024 - aanda.org
Quasi-periodic eruptions (QPEs) are an extreme X-ray variability phenomenon associated
with low-mass (M BH< 10 7 M⊙) supermassive black holes (SMBHs). First discovered in the …

Detection of a∼ 0.1 c Radio Knot in M81* Associated with a Moderate X-Ray Flare

X Wang, W Jiang, Z Shen, Z Yan, YP Li… - The Astrophysical …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Through very long baseline interferometry observations of one of the closest low-luminosity
active galactic nuclei, M81*, at multiple frequencies of 8.8, 22, and 44 GHz, a bright discrete …

Revisiting flares in Sagittarius A* based on general relativistic magnetohydrodynamic numerical simulations of black hole accretion

X Lin, F Yuan - Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
High-resolution observations with GRAVITY-Very Large Telescope Interferometer (VLTI)
instrument have provided abundant information about the flares in Sgr A*, the supermassive …

Dynamics and Emission Properties of Flux Ropes from Two-Temperature GRMHD Simulations with Multiple Magnetic Loops

HX Jiang, Y Mizuno, IK Dihingia, A Nathanail… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
Flux ropes erupting from the vicinity of the black hole are thought to be a potential model for
the flares observed in Sgr\, A $^* $. In this study, we examine the radiative properties of flux …

Accretion-modified Stars in Accretion Disks of Active Galactic Nuclei: The Low-luminosity Cases and an Application to Sgr A

JM Wang, JR Liu, YR Li, YY Songsheng… - The Astrophysical …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
In this paper, we investigate the astrophysical processes of stellar-mass black holes
(sMBHs) embedded in advection-dominated accretion flows (ADAFs) of supermassive black …

The X-ray variation of M81* resolved by Chandra and NuSTAR

S Niu, FG Xie, QD Wang, L Ji, F Yuan… - Monthly Notices of the …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Despite advances in our understanding of low-luminosity active galactic nuclei (LLAGNs),
the fundamental details about the mechanisms of radiation and flare/outburst in hot …