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CAPS Seminar: Flaring Activity of Sgr A* at infrared with JWST

Event Type
Seminar/Symposium
Sponsor
Center for AstroPhysical Surveys
Location
NCSA - 1205 W Clark St, Urbana - RM 1040
Virtual
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Date
Mar 28, 2025   12:00 - 1:00 pm  
Speaker
Dr. Farhad Yusef-Zadeh
Contact
Cynthia Trendafilova
E-Mail
ctrendaf@illinois.edu
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Originating Calendar
Center for AstroPhysical Surveys

Speaker: Dr. Farhad Yusef-Zadeh, Northwestern University
Date/Time: March 28, 2025 / 12 noon central.
Location: NCSA 1040
Zoom: https://illinois.zoom.us/j/82318062756?pwd=M3g1MFF6cytsOWFEbmU0UW1XWVoxQT09
Title: Flaring Activity of Sgr A* at infrared with  JWST
Abstract: 

After a review of what we know about the inner few light years of the Galactic center, I present highlights of our study of monitoring the flux of Sgr A* with JWST/NIRCam at 2.1 and 4.8 microns.  JWST observations indicate that the flux of Sgr A* is fluctuating constantly with multiple flares that indicate two distinct populations of particles producing bright synchrotron flares and low-level fluctuations. I will discuss what the spectral index, time delays at infrared wavelengths, power spectrum, and the flux distribution tell us. Modeling of the distinctive behavior of the spectral index as a function of brightness (loop diagrams) has given us a handle on localized magnetic field strengths and the electron density in the accretion flow. Time permitting, I will also discuss the origin of a strong NuSTAR X-ray flare which coincides with a NIRCam infrared flare.

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