Star formation and stellar winds around the Galactic super-massive black hole

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Resumen

We present our work to study the origin of the massive stars observed close to Sgr A*, the Galactic super-massive black hole, and the dynamics of the massive stars' winds. We argue that the stars were formed in a ∼ 10 4 Maccretion disc that existed around Sgr A* in the past. We find that the stellar dynamics constrain the total mass of the stellar population, requiring the mass function to be dominated by massive stars. We present a numerical study of star formation in a massive disc and show the influence of radiative cooling on the resulting mass function. We also present simulations of the accretion of stellar winds onto Sgr A*. We first discuss the strong influence of the stellar dynamics on the accretion onto the central black hole. From realistic simulations of Sgr A* accretion we find that slow winds shock and rapidly cool, forming cold gas clumps and filaments that coexist with the hot X-ray emitting gas. The accretion rate is highly variable on time-scales of tens to hundreds of years. Such variability can lead to a strongly non-linear response through accretion flow physics, making Sgr A* an important energy source for the Galactic centre.

Idioma originalInglés
Título de la publicación alojadaAstrophysics of Compact Objects - International Conference on Astrophysics of Compact Objects
Páginas348-354
Número de páginas7
DOI
EstadoPublicada - 2008
Publicado de forma externa
EventoInternational Conference on Astrophysics of Compact Objects - Huangshan City, China
Duración: 1 jul. 20077 jul. 2007

Serie de la publicación

NombreAIP Conference Proceedings
Volumen968
ISSN (versión impresa)0094-243X
ISSN (versión digital)1551-7616

Conferencia

ConferenciaInternational Conference on Astrophysics of Compact Objects
País/TerritorioChina
CiudadHuangshan City
Período1/07/077/07/07

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