The Zoo of X-ray sources in the Galactic Center Region: Observations with BeppoSAX

We report the results of a survey of the Galactic Center region ( | l | < 2 ◦ , | b | < 0 . 5 ◦ ) performed with the BeppoSAX satellite. The flux from the center of our Galaxy corresponds to a luminosity of ∼ 3 10 35 erg s − 1 in the 2–10 keV range. Due to the limited angular resolution ( > ∼ 1 ′ ) only part of it is supposed to come from Sagittarius A*, the non–thermal radio source which is believed to mark the dynamical center of the Galaxy. In addition to the diffuse emission, several bright (L X > ∼ 10 36 ergs s − 1 ) point sources have been observed, both persistent (A 1742–294, SLX 1744–299, SLX 1744–300, 1E 1743.1–2843, 1E 1740.7–2942) and transient (XTE J1748–288, SAX J1747.0–2853 and KS 1741–293). The Fe