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We present results of models of the physical space and parameters of the accretion disk of Sagittarius A*, as well as simulations of its emergent spectrum. This begins with HARM, a 2D general relativistic magneto-hydrodynamic (GRMHD) model, specifically set up to evolve the space around a black hole. Data from HARM are then fed into a 2D Monte-Carlo (MC) code which generates and tracks emitted photons, allowing for absorption and scattering before they escape the volume.
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Hilburn, G., Liang, E., Liu, S. et al. General relativistic magnetohydrodynamic and Monte Carlo Modeling of sagittarius A*. Astrophys Space Sci 336, 145–149 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10509-010-0534-4
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10509-010-0534-4