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VLTI/MIDI measurements of extended mid-infrared emission in the Galactic Center

J. -U. Pott, A. Eckart, A. Glindemann, T. Viehmann, Ch. Leinert

astro-pharXiv:astro-ph/0505513

Abstract

We investigated with MIDI the extension of dusty mid-infrared excess sources (IRS 1W, IRS 10W, IRS 2, IRS 8) in immediate vicinity to the black hole (BH) at the GC. We derive 3σ upper limits of the correlated fluxes of our target sources which give direct constraints on the size of the emitting regions. Most probably the emission originates from bow shocks generated by windy stars ploughing through the dense matter of the Northern MiniSpiral.

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