Evidence of a Massive Stellar Disruption in the X-ray Spectrum of ASASSN-14li

J. M. Miller, B. Mockler, E. Ramirez-Ruiz +7

The proximity and duration of the tidal disruption event (TDE) ASASSN-14li led to the discovery of narrow, blue-shifted absorption lines in X-rays and UV. The gas seen in X-ray abs…