Galactic center research:manifestations of the central black hole

This review summarizes a few of the frontiers of Galactic center research that are currently the focus of considerable activity and attention. It is aimed at pro- viding a necessarily incomplete sketch of some of the timely work being done on phenomena taking place in, or originating in, the central few parsecs of the Galaxy, with particular attention to topics related to the Galactic black hole （GBH）. We have chosen to expand on the following exciting topics： 1） the characterization and the im- plications for the variability of emission from the GBH, 2） the strong evidence for a powerful X-ray flare in the Galactic center within the past few hundred years, and the likelihood that the GBH is implicated in that event, 3） the prospects for detecting the ＂shadow＂ of the GBH, 4） an overview of the current state of research on the central S-star cluster, and what has been learned from the stellar orbits within that cluster, and 5） the current hypotheses for the origin of the G2 dust cloud that is projected to make a close passage by the GBH in 2013.

Application of a Quality Assurance Solution Based on an Electronic Field Imaging Device in Linac

Objective To test a quality assurance(QA)DVS solution-DVS based on a linac electronic field imaging device(EPID)and evaluate its accuracy and ease of use.Methods All of the QA items that do not require the dedicated QA phantom in the DVS solution were tested.Test methods were chosen based on the test items:for the collimator rotation center,the coincidence of the radiation and mechanical,mechanical flatness/symmetry and MLC transmission were compared with the existing QA solution;for the leaf position accuracy and repeatability,the original preset beam fields and fields adjusted by 1 mm were compared.Results The collimator rotation center by the DVS solution is similar to the existing solution.For coincidence of radiation and mechanical,the DVS solution provides more data,including 3D distance.For the flatness/symmetry property,the DVS solution can display more graphics,but the overall data is less than the ion-chamber matrix solution.The DVS solution can directly obtain the MLC transmission value and quickly and intuitively measure the position accuracy of the MLC.However,the repeatability is slightly worse.Conclusion The DVS solution can improve the QA work efficiency and reduce workload,and there are more opportunities for improvement.