The 3-mm flux density monitoring of Sagittarius A* with the ATCA
Abstract
We have performed monitoring observations of the 3-mm flux density toward the Galactic center compact radio source Sgr A* with the ATCA since 2005 October. It has been found that during several observing epochs Sgr A* was quite active, showing significant intraday variation. Here we report the detection of an IDV in Sgr A* on 2006 August 13, which exhibits a 27% fractional variation in about 2 hrs.
- Publication:
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A Giant Step: from Milli- to Micro-arcsecond Astrometry
- Pub Date:
- July 2008
- DOI:
- 10.1017/S1743921308019078
- Bibcode:
- 2008IAUS..248..204L
- Keywords:
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- Galaxy: center;
- techniques: interferometric