Table 1.
Characteristics of the five brightest Sgr A* flares detected by XMM-Newton (PN camera).
| Obs.ID | Date | Peak | Dur. | Total | Pre/post | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (cts s−1) | (ks) | (cts s−1) | (cts s−1) | |||
| 0831801201 | 31.08.2019 | 4.0 ± 0.16 | 6.6 | 1.46 | 0.22 ± 0.01 | This work |
| 0111350301 | 03.10.2002 | 1.78 ± 0.10 | 2.7 | 0.91 | 0.20 ± 0.001 | Porquet et al. (2003) |
| 0402430401 | 04.04.2007 | 1.34 ± 0.09 | 3.0 | 0.67 | 0.13 ± 0.001 | Porquet et al. (2008) |
| 0743630201 | 30.08.2014 | 1.67 ± 0.10 | 3.0 | 0.67 | 0.39 ± 0.003 | Mossoux & Grosso (2017) |
| 0831800601 | 16.03.2019 | 1.71 ± 0.10 | 2.7 | 0.75 | 0.20 ± 0.002 | This work |
Notes. The peak flux is derived using 300 s binning. The total flare flux corresponds to the net flare emission. For Obs.ID 0402430401, counts after 80 ks are excluded due to high background flaring activity. For Obs.ID 0743630201, counts after 30 ks are excluded due to possible low-level flaring activity.
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