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Position and morphology of the compact non-thermal radio source at the Galactic CenterWe have determined with VLBI the position of the compact nonthermal radio source at the Galactic Center, commonly referred to as SgrA*, in the J2000.0 reference frame of extragalactic radio sources. We have also determined the size of SgrA* at 1.3, 3.6, and 13 cm wavelengths and found that the apparent size of the source increases proportionally to the observing wavelength squared, as expected from source size broadening by interstellar scattering and as reported previously by other authors. We have also established an upper limit of about 8 mJy at 3.6 cm wavelength for any ultracompact component. The actual size of the source is less than 15 AU. Fourier analysis of our very sensitive 3.6 cm observations of this source shows no significant variations of correlated flux density on time scales from 12 to 700 s.
Document ID
19930059170
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Marcaide, J. M.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Alberdi, A.
(Andalucia, Inst. de Astrofisica, Granada, Spain; Max-Planck-Inst. fuer Radioastronomie Bonn, Germany)
Bartel, N.
(Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics Cambridge, MA, United States)
Clark, T. A.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Corey, B. E.
(Haystack Observatory Westford, MA, United States)
Elosegui, P.
(Andalucia Inst. de Astrofisica, Granada, Spain)
Gorenstein, M. V.
(Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics Cambridge, MA, United States)
Guirado, J. C.
(Andalucia Inst. de Astrofisica, Granada, Spain)
Kardashev, N.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Popov, M.
(RAN Inst. Kosmicheskikh Issledovanii, Moscow, Russia)
Date Acquired
August 16, 2013
Publication Date
May 1, 1992
Publication Information
Publication: Astronomy and Astrophysics
Volume: 258
Issue: 2
ISSN: 0004-6361
Subject Category
Astronomy
Accession Number
93A43167
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: JPL-956542
CONTRACT_GRANT: NSF AST-89-02087
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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