X-ray polarization evidence for a 200-year-old flare of Sgr A
Journal
Nature
ISSN: 1476-4687
Titre abrégé: Nature
Pays: England
ID NLM: 0410462
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Jul 2023
Jul 2023
Historique:
received:
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11
2022
accepted:
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04
2023
medline:
7
7
2023
pubmed:
22
6
2023
entrez:
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6
2023
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The centre of the Milky Way Galaxy hosts a black hole with a solar mass of about 4 million (Sagittarius A
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pubmed: 37344593
doi: 10.1038/s41586-023-06064-x
pii: 10.1038/s41586-023-06064-x
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Journal Article
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eng
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© 2023. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Limited.
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