X-ray spectra of Sgr A East and diffuse X-ray background near the Galactic center

Abstract

This paper reports the analysis procedure and results of simultaneous spectral fits of the Suzaku archive data for Sagittarius (Sgr) A East and the nearby Galactic center X-ray emission (GCXE). The results are that the mixed-morphology supernova remnant Sgr A East has a recombining plasma (RP) with Cr and Mn He$\alpha$ lines, and a power-law component (PL) with an Fe I K$\alpha$ line. The nearby GCXE has a $\sim$1.5-times larger surface brightness than the mean GCXE far from Sgr A East, although the spectral shape is almost identical. Based on these results, we interpret that the origins of the RP and the PL with the Fe I K$\alpha$ line are past big flares of Sgr A${}^{\ast }$.

Accepted for publication in PASJ

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• Discovery of recombining plasma associated with the candidate supernova remnant G189.6+3.3 with Suzaku