Chandra X-ray spectroscopic imaging of Sagittarius A* and the central parsec of the Galaxy
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We report the results of the first-epoch observation with the ACIS-I instrument on the Chandra X-Ray Observatory of Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*), the compact radio source associated with the supermassive black hole (SMBH) at the dynamical center of the Milky Way. This observation produced the first X-ray (0.5– 7 keV) spectroscopic image with arcsecond resolution of the central 170 170 (40 pc 40 pc) of the Galaxy. We report the discovery of an X-ray source, CXOGC J174540.
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