Abstract
We present the results of radio monitoring observations of Sgr A* at 7 mm (i.e. 43 GHz) with the VLBI Exploration of Radio Astrometry (VERA), which is a VLBI array in Japan. VERA provides angular resolution on millisecond scales, resolving structures within 100 Schwarzschild radii of Sgr A*, similar to the Very Large Baseline Array (VLBA). We performed multi-epoch observations of Sgr A* in 2005 - 2008, and started monitoring it again with VERA from 2013 January to trace the current G2 encounter event. Our preliminary results in 2013 show that Sgr A* on mas scales has been in an ordinary state as of August 2013, although some fraction of the G2 cloud already passed the pericenter of Sgr A* in April 2013. We will continue monitoring Sgr A* with VERA and the newly developed KaVA (KVN and VERA Array).
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 288-292 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue number | S303 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Oct 2013 |
Keywords
- Galaxies: nuclei
- Galaxy: center
- Individual: Sgr A*
- techniques: high angular resolution
- techniques: interferometric
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Astronomy and Astrophysics
- Space and Planetary Science
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