Tidal disruption events
S Gezari - Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics, 2021 - annualreviews.org
The concept of stars being tidally ripped apart and consumed by a massive black hole
(MBH) lurking in the center of a galaxy first captivated theorists in the late 1970s. The …
(MBH) lurking in the center of a galaxy first captivated theorists in the late 1970s. The …
The birth of a relativistic jet following the disruption of a star by a cosmological black hole
DR Pasham, M Lucchini, T Laskar, BP Gompertz… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
A black hole can launch a powerful relativistic jet after it tidally disrupts a star. If this jet
fortuitously aligns with our line of sight, the overall brightness is Doppler boosted by several …
fortuitously aligns with our line of sight, the overall brightness is Doppler boosted by several …
Tidal disruption event demographics with the Zwicky Transient Facility: volumetric rates, luminosity function, and implications for the local black hole mass function
We conduct a systematic tidal disruption event (TDE) demographics analysis using the
largest sample of optically selected TDEs. A flux-limited, spectroscopically complete sample …
largest sample of optically selected TDEs. A flux-limited, spectroscopically complete sample …
A fast-rising tidal disruption event from a candidate intermediate-mass black hole
Massive black holes (BHs) at the centres of massive galaxies are ubiquitous. The population
of BHs within dwarf galaxies, on the other hand, is not yet known. Dwarf galaxies are thought …
of BHs within dwarf galaxies, on the other hand, is not yet known. Dwarf galaxies are thought …
Delayed appearance and evolution of coronal lines in the TDE AT2019qiz
P Short, A Lawrence, M Nicholl, M Ward… - Monthly Notices of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Tidal disruption events (TDEs) occur when a star gets torn apart by a supermassive black
hole as it crosses its tidal radius. We present late-time optical and X-ray observations of the …
hole as it crosses its tidal radius. We present late-time optical and X-ray observations of the …
ASASSN-14ko is a periodic nuclear transient in ESO 253-G003
AV Payne, BJ Shappee, JT Hinkle… - The Astrophysical …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
We present the discovery that ASASSN-14ko is a periodically flaring active galactic nucleus
at the center of the galaxy ESO 253-G003. At the time of its discovery by the All-Sky …
at the center of the galaxy ESO 253-G003. At the time of its discovery by the All-Sky …
Multimessenger astronomy with black holes
DJ D'Orazio, M Charisi, A Derdzinski, L Zwick… - Black Holes in the Era of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Most, if not all, galaxies harbor at their center a supermassive black hole (SMBH) that sculpts
the dynamics of objects inhabiting galactic nuclei. SMBH binaries (SMBHBs) are expected to …
the dynamics of objects inhabiting galactic nuclei. SMBH binaries (SMBHBs) are expected to …
Discovery and follow-up of ASASSN-19dj: an X-ray and UV luminous TDE in an extreme post-starburst galaxy
JT Hinkle, TWS Holoien, K Auchettl… - Monthly Notices of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
We present observations of ASASSN-19dj, a nearby tidal disruption event (TDE) discovered
in the post-starburst galaxy KUG 0810+ 227 by the All-Sky Automated Survey for …
in the post-starburst galaxy KUG 0810+ 227 by the All-Sky Automated Survey for …
Systematic light-curve modelling of TDEs: statistical differences between the spectroscopic classes
M Nicholl, D Lanning, P Ramsden… - Monthly Notices of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
With the sample of observed tidal disruption events (TDEs) now reaching several tens,
distinct spectroscopic classes have emerged: TDEs with only hydrogen lines (TDE-H), only …
distinct spectroscopic classes have emerged: TDEs with only hydrogen lines (TDE-H), only …
Measuring stellar and black hole masses of tidal disruption events
The flare produced when a star is tidally disrupted by a supermassive black hole holds
potential as a diagnostic of both the black hole mass and the star mass. We propose a new …
potential as a diagnostic of both the black hole mass and the star mass. We propose a new …