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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

Dan Gezari ,
Eli Dwek  and
Frank Varosi
Dan Gezari
Affiliation:
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Infrared Astrophysics Branch (Code 685), Greenbelt, MD 20771
Eli Dwek
Affiliation:
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Infrared Astrophysics Branch (Code 685), Greenbelt, MD 20771
Frank Varosi
Affiliation:
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Infrared Astrophysics Branch (Code 685), Greenbelt, MD 20771

Abstract

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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∗.

Type
Chapter 3: What is the Nature of the Center of the Galaxy?
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 169: Unsolved Problems of the Milky Way , 1996 , pp. 231 - 240
Copyright
Copyright © Kluwer 1996 

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