Shocks Power Tidal Disruption Events

Accretion of debris seems to be the natural mechanism to power the radiation emitted during a tidal disruption event (TDE), in which a supermassive black hole tears apart a star. However, this requires the prompt formation of a compact accretion disk. Here, using a fully relativistic global simulati...

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Main Authors: Taeho Ryu, Julian Krolik, Tsvi Piran, Scott C. Noble, Mark Avara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2023-01-01
Series:The Astrophysical Journal
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/acf5de