5 papers
Ionization Structure and Metal Enrichment of the Galactic Center Minispiral Observed with JWST
Nicole M Ford, Mayura Balakrishnan, Sebastiano D. von Fellenberg +11
Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*) is the nearest quiescent supermassive black hole, and its proximity offers a unique opportunity to study its surrounding fuel supply. We leverage extensive…
Infrared Line Diagnostics Fail to Constrain Sgr A*'s UV Output
Mayura Balakrishnan, Sebastiano D. von Fellenberg, Daryl Haggard +11
Sgr A*, the 4 x supermassive black hole at the Galactic Center, exhibits frequent flaring with X-ray luminosities of erg s, while i…
Photometric Constraints on Intermediate-mass Black Holes in the Galactic Centre
Tamojeet Roychowdhury, Sebastiano D. von Fellenberg, Joseph M. Michail +14
JWST/MIRI observations can place photometric limits on the presence of an intermediate-mass black hole (IMBH) near the Galactic Centre. The stellar complex IRS 13E, a co-moving con…
The JWST Galactic Center Survey -- A White Paper
Rainer Schoedel, Steve Longmore, Jonny Henshaw +111
The inner hundred parsecs of the Milky Way hosts the nearest supermassive black hole, largest reservoir of dense gas, greatest stellar density, hundreds of massive main and post ma…
First mid-infrared detection and modeling of a flare from Sgr A*
Sebastiano D. von Fellenberg, Tamojeet Roychowdhury, Joseph M. Michail +24
The time-variable emission from the accretion flow of Sgr A*, the supermassive black hole at the Galactic Center, has long been examined in the radio-to-mm, near-infrared (NIR), an…