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Mid-Infrared (4.8–12.4 and 20.0 μm) Imaging of the Galactic Center: Modeling the Dust Emission and Energetics of the Central Parsec
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 25 May 2016
Abstract
We have modeled the mid-infrared emission from the Galactic Center using our array camera images at eight wavelengths. The results suggest that the high infrared luminosity of the region is provided by a cluster of luminous stars. There is no direct indication in the new model results of a very luminous object or “central engine” near Sgr A∗.
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- Chapter 3: What is the Nature of the Center of the Galaxy?
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- Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 169: Unsolved Problems of the Milky Way , 1996 , pp. 231 - 240
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- Copyright © Kluwer 1996
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