Low-angular-momentum accretion shocks can power weak-to-moderate X-ray flares from SgrA*

Samik Mitra, Bożena Czerny, Michal Zajaček +1

X-ray flares from Sgr~A* span broad ranges in duration, fluence, and luminosity, but their origin remains unsettled. We test whether standing shocks in low-angular-momentum magneti…