Linear and Circular Polarimetry of the Optically Bright Relativistic Tidal Disruption Event AT 2022cmc

Linear and Circular Polarimetry of the Optically Bright Relativistic Tidal Disruption Event AT 2022cmc

Tidal disruption events (TDEs) occur when a star orbiting a massive black hole is sufficiently close to being tidally ripped apart by the black hole. AT 2022cmc is the first relativistic TDE that was observed (and discovered) as an optically bright and fast transient, showing signatures of nontherma...

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Main Authors: Aleksandar Cikota, Giorgos Leloudas, Mattia Bulla, Lixin Dai, Justyn Maund, Igor Andreoni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2023-01-01
Series:The Astrophysical Journal Letters
Subjects:
Tidal disruption
Polarimetry
High energy astrophysics
Relativistic jets
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/acaf67

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https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/acaf67

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