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Table 2

Results of the spectral analysis of the molecular clouds described in Sect. 2.4.

Target NH (a) Model component fluxes(b)
Soft plasma: 2.0–4.0 keV 4.0–8.0 keV
Hard plasma: 2.0–4.0 keV 4.0–8.0 keV
Cloud: 2.0–4.0 keV 4.0–8.0 keV
(1022 cm−2) (10−13 erg s−1 cm−2)

MC2 6 ± 4 2 ± 1 5 ± 4
1.3 ± 0.2 3.9 ± 0.8
0.13 ± 0.06 1.9 ± 0.6

Bridge B2 ≤8 2.2 ± 1.4 0.3 ± 0.2
1.7 ± 0.5 1.8 ± 0.8
0.5 ± 0–9 4.7 ± 0.8

Bridge E 4 ± 1 2.0 ± 0.9 0.5 ± 0.2
1.9 ± 0.3 4.7 ± 0.8
1.19 ± 0.09 14 ± 1

G0.11-0.11 7.0 ± 0.3 8 ± 1 3.2 ± 0.4
2.7 ± 0.4 9 ± 1
0.71 ± 0.08 11 ± 1

Sgr B2 8 ± 2 0.4 ± 0.3 0.2 ± 0.1
1.4 ± 0.1 5.4 ± 0.5
0.21 ± 0.03 3.7 ± 0.4

Sgr C1 12 ± 1 2.5 ± 0.7 1.8 ± 0.5
0.6 ± 0.2 4 ± 1
0.25 ± 0.03t 6.1 ± 0.8

Sgr C2 7 ± 2 0.7 ≤ 0.4 0.3 ± 0.2
1.7 ± 0.2 5.6 ± 0.7
0.26 ± 0.05 3.9 ± 0.7

Sgr C3 7 ± 2 0.09 ± 0.05 0.03 ± 0.02
3.7 ± 0.4 12 ± 1
0.46 ± 0.07 8 ± 1

Notes. (a) Galactic hydrogen column density. (b)Fluxes of each model component in the quoted bands.

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