ASCA Observations of the Sgr B2 Cloud: An X-Ray Reflection Nebula

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1999-08-20

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9908229v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

15 pages, 8 figures, AAS LaTeX, To be published in The Astrophysical Journal

Scientific paper

10.1086/308717

We present the ASCA results of imaging spectroscopy of the giant molecular cloud Sgr B2. The X-ray spectrum is found to be very peculiar; it exhibits a strong emission line at 6.4 keV, a low energy cutoff below about 4 keV and a pronounced edge-structure at 7.1 keV. The X-ray image is extended and its peak position is shifted from the core of the molecular cloud toward the Galactic center by about 1--2 arcminute. The X-ray spectrum and the morphology are well reproduced by a scenario that X-rays from an external source located in the Galactic center direction are scattered by the molecular cloud Sgr B2, and come into our line of sight. Thus Sgr B2 may be called an X-ray reflection nebula. Possible implications of the Galactic center activity related to this unique source are presented.

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