Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2005-03-24
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
15 pages, 4 figures, accepted by ApJ Letter
Scientific paper
10.1086/498687
We observed Sgr A* using the Very Large Array (VLA) and the Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT) at multiple cm and mm wavelengths on 17 June 2003. The measured flux densities of Sgr A*, together with those obtained from the Submillimeter Array (SMA) and the Keck II 10 m telescope on the same date, are used to construct a simultaneous spectrum of Sgr A* from 90 cm to 3.8 $\mu$m. The simultaneous spectrum shows a spectral break at about 3.6 cm, a possible signature of synchrotron self-absorption of the strong radio outburst which occurred near epoch 17 July 2003. At 90 cm, the flux density of Sgr A* is $0.22\pm0.06$ Jy, suggesting a sharp decrease in flux density at wavelengths longer than 47 cm. The spectrum at long cm wavelengths appears to be consistent with free-free absorption by a screen of ionized gas with a cutoff $\sim$100 cm. This cutoff wavelength appears to be three times longer than that of $\sim$30 cm suggested by Davies, Walsh & Booth based on observations in 1974 and 1975. Our analysis suggests that the flux densities of Sgr A* at wavelengths longer than 30 cm could be attenuated and modulated by stellar winds from massive stars close to Sgr A*.
An Toshu
Goss William Miller
Hong Xiao-Yu
Pramesh Rao A.
Roy Subinit
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