General Relativistic Magnetohydrodynamic and Monte Carlo Modeling of Sagittarius A*

Abstract

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.Comment: Accepted for publication in Astrophysics & Space Science, originally presented at HEDLA 201