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 …
Observational evidence for intermediate-mass black holes
M Mezcua - International Journal of Modern Physics D, 2017 - World Scientific
Intermediate-mass black holes (IMBHs), with masses in the range 1 0 0–1 0 6 M⊙, are the
link between stellar-mass BHs and supermassive BHs (SMBHs). They are thought to be the …
link between stellar-mass BHs and supermassive BHs (SMBHs). They are thought to be the …
A very luminous jet from the disruption of a star by a massive black hole
Tidal disruption events (TDEs) are bursts of electromagnetic energy that are released when
supermassive black holes at the centres of galaxies violently disrupt a star that passes too …
supermassive black holes at the centres of galaxies violently disrupt a star that passes too …
Radio properties of tidal disruption events
Radio observations of tidal disruption events (TDEs) probe material ejected by the disruption
of stars by supermassive black holes (SMBHs), uniquely tracing the formation and evolution …
of stars by supermassive black holes (SMBHs), uniquely tracing the formation and evolution …
A continuum of H-to He-rich tidal disruption candidates with a preference for E+ A galaxies
We present the results of a Palomar Transient Factory (PTF) archival search for blue
transients that lie in the magnitude range between" normal" core-collapse and …
transients that lie in the magnitude range between" normal" core-collapse and …
Rates of stellar tidal disruption as probes of the supermassive black hole mass function
Rates of stellar tidal disruption events (TDEs) by supermassive black holes (SMBHs) due to
two-body relaxation are calculated using a large galaxy sample (N≈ 200) in order to …
two-body relaxation are calculated using a large galaxy sample (N≈ 200) in order to …
Six months of multiwavelength follow-up of the tidal disruption candidate ASASSN-14li and implied TDE rates from ASAS-SN
TWS Holoien, CS Kochanek, JL Prieto… - Monthly Notices of …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
We present ground-based and Swift photometric and spectroscopic observations of the
candidate tidal disruption event (TDE) ASASSN-14li, found at the centre of PGC 043234 (d≃ …
candidate tidal disruption event (TDE) ASASSN-14li, found at the centre of PGC 043234 (d≃ …
The birth of a relativistic jet following the disruption of a star by a cosmological black hole
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 …
The THESEUS space mission concept: science case, design and expected performances
THESEUS is a space mission concept aimed at exploiting Gamma-Ray Bursts for
investigating the early Universe and at providing a substantial advancement of multi …
investigating the early Universe and at providing a substantial advancement of multi …
New physical insights about tidal disruption events from a comprehensive observational inventory at X-ray wavelengths
We perform a comprehensive study of the X-ray emission from 70 transient sources that
have been classified as tidal disruption events (TDEs) in the literature. We explore the …
have been classified as tidal disruption events (TDEs) in the literature. We explore the …