The Multi-Messenger Astrophysics of the Galactic Centre (IAU S322)

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Main Details

Title The Multi-Messenger Astrophysics of the Galactic Centre (IAU S322)
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Roland M. Crocker
Edited by Steven N. Longmore
Edited by Geoffrey V. Bicknell
SeriesProceedings of the International Astronomical Union Symposia and Colloquia
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:500
Dimensions(mm): Height 255,Width 179
Category/GenreObservatories, equipment and methods
Galaxies and stars
ISBN/Barcode 9781107169890
ClassificationsDewey:523.112
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 23 March 2017
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

The Galactic Centre represents a unique and extreme environment in the Galaxy. It hosts the Milky Way's supermassive black hole, its most concentrated dense gas reservoir and its most extreme star-formation environment. The Galactic Centre is therefore our nearest analogue to both an active galactic nucleus (AGN) and a starburst system. IAU Symposium 322 explores the revolution in our understanding of the Galactic Centre, driven by novel instrumentation including NuSTAR, ALMA, EHT and, in the near future, the Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA). A number of anomalous, non-thermal signals have recently been discovered emanating from the Inner Galaxy. This volume addresses the question: are these signatures of dark matter or other new physics, or symptoms of the region's unusual astrophysics? Graduate students and researchers at the interface between astrophysics and particle physics have much to learn from studying this unique region.