Observations of the Galactic Center Region with Beppo-sax
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We are performing a survey of the Galactic Center region (Sidoli et al., 1998a) with the BeppoSAX satellite. Several known point sources are visible (including one at the position of SgrA*), as well as newly discovered sources and diffuse emission. Here we report the preliminary results of the on–going analysis of both the point sources and the diffuse X–ray emission.
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