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MONTHLY NOTICES OF THE ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY
卷 349, 期 2, 页码 L25-L29出版社
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2004.07693.x
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techniques : interferometric; HII regions; Galaxy : centre
The central region of the Galaxy has been observed at 580, 620 and 1010 MHz with the Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT). We detect emission from Sgr A* the compact object at the dynamical centre of the Galaxy, and estimate its flux density at 620 MHz to be 0.5+/-0.1 Jy. This is the first detection of Sgr A* below 1 GHz, which along with a possible detection at 330 MHz provides its spectrum below 1 GHz. Comparison of the 620-MHz map with maps made at other frequencies indicates that most parts of the Sgr A West H II region have optical depth similar to2. However, Sgr A* which is seen in the same region in projection, shows a slightly inverted spectral index between 1010 and 620 MHz. This is consistent with its high-frequency spectral index, and indicates that Sgr A* is located in front of the Sgr A West complex, and rules out any low-frequency turnover around 1 GHz, as suggested by Davies, Walsh Booth.
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