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Article: Fermi bubbles inflated by winds launched from the hot accretion flow in sgr a*
Title | Fermi bubbles inflated by winds launched from the hot accretion flow in sgr a* |
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Keywords | accretion, accretion disks |
Issue Date | 2014 |
Citation | Astrophysical Journal, 2014, v. 790, n. 2 How to Cite? |
Abstract | A pair of giant gamma-ray Bubbles has been revealed by Fermi-LAT. In this paper we investigate their formation mechanism. Observations have indicated that the activity of the supermassive black hole located at the Galactic center, Sgr A*, was much stronger than at the present time. Specifically, one possibility is that while Sgr A* was also in the hot accretion regime, the accretion rate should be 103-104 times higher during the past ∼107 yr. On the other hand, recent magnetohydrodynamic numerical simulations of hot accretion flows have unambiguously shown the existence and obtained the properties of strong winds. Based on this knowledge, by performing three-dimensional hydrodynamical simulations, we show in this paper that the Fermi Bubbles could be inflated by winds launched from the "past" hot accretion flow in Sgr A*. In our model, the active phase of Sgr A* is required to last for about 10 million years and it was quenched no more than 0.2 million years ago. The central molecular zone (CMZ) is included and it collimates the wind orientation toward the Galactic poles. Viscosity suppresses the Rayleigh-Taylor and Kelvin-Helmholtz instabilities and results in the smoothness of the Bubbles edge. The main observational features of the Bubbles can be well explained. Specifically, the ROSAT X-ray features are interpreted by the shocked interstellar medium and the interaction region between the wind and CMZ gas. The thermal pressure and temperature obtained in our model are consistent with recent Suzaku observations. © 2014. The American Astronomical Society. All rights reserved.. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/226716 |
ISSN | 2021 Impact Factor: 5.521 2020 SCImago Journal Rankings: 2.376 |
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dc.contributor.author | Mou, Guobin | - |
dc.contributor.author | Yuan, Feng | - |
dc.contributor.author | Bu, Defu | - |
dc.contributor.author | Sun, Mouyuan | - |
dc.contributor.author | Su, Meng | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-06-29T01:58:23Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2016-06-29T01:58:23Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2014 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Astrophysical Journal, 2014, v. 790, n. 2 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 0004-637X | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/226716 | - |
dc.description.abstract | A pair of giant gamma-ray Bubbles has been revealed by Fermi-LAT. In this paper we investigate their formation mechanism. Observations have indicated that the activity of the supermassive black hole located at the Galactic center, Sgr A*, was much stronger than at the present time. Specifically, one possibility is that while Sgr A* was also in the hot accretion regime, the accretion rate should be 103-104 times higher during the past ∼107 yr. On the other hand, recent magnetohydrodynamic numerical simulations of hot accretion flows have unambiguously shown the existence and obtained the properties of strong winds. Based on this knowledge, by performing three-dimensional hydrodynamical simulations, we show in this paper that the Fermi Bubbles could be inflated by winds launched from the "past" hot accretion flow in Sgr A*. In our model, the active phase of Sgr A* is required to last for about 10 million years and it was quenched no more than 0.2 million years ago. The central molecular zone (CMZ) is included and it collimates the wind orientation toward the Galactic poles. Viscosity suppresses the Rayleigh-Taylor and Kelvin-Helmholtz instabilities and results in the smoothness of the Bubbles edge. The main observational features of the Bubbles can be well explained. Specifically, the ROSAT X-ray features are interpreted by the shocked interstellar medium and the interaction region between the wind and CMZ gas. The thermal pressure and temperature obtained in our model are consistent with recent Suzaku observations. © 2014. The American Astronomical Society. All rights reserved.. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | Astrophysical Journal | - |
dc.subject | accretion, accretion disks | - |
dc.title | Fermi bubbles inflated by winds launched from the hot accretion flow in sgr a* | - |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.description.nature | link_to_subscribed_fulltext | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1088/0004-637X/790/2/109 | - |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-84904582425 | - |
dc.identifier.volume | 790 | - |
dc.identifier.issue | 2 | - |
dc.identifier.spage | null | - |
dc.identifier.epage | null | - |
dc.identifier.eissn | 1538-4357 | - |
dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000339115800026 | - |
dc.identifier.issnl | 0004-637X | - |