5 papers
Multi-messenger View of White Dwarf Tidal Disruption Events by Intermediate-Mass Black Holes: I. Gravitational Waves and Disk Photon and Neutrino Emissions
Jin-Hong Chen, Lixin Dai, Bing Zhang
White dwarf (WD) tidal disruption events (TDEs) provide a unique window onto intermediate-mass black holes (IMBHs). We present a multi-messenger view of these systems in two papers…
X-ray variability of SDSS J000532.84+200717.4: from a normal state to an X-weak state
Xiaohui Yang, Yanli Ai, Liming Dou +8
We present a multi-epoch study of the extreme X-ray variability of the type~1 quasar SDSS~J000532.84+200717.4 using archival observations from \textit{XMM-Newton}, \textit{Swift}/X…
A fast powerful X-ray transient from possible tidal disruption of a white dwarf
Dongyue Li, Wenda Zhang, Jun Yang +97
Stars captured by black holes (BHs) can be torn apart by strong tidal forces, producing electromagnetic flares. To date, more than 100 tidal disruption events (TDEs) have been obse…
The Faintest, Extremely Variable X-ray Tidal Disruption Event from a Supermassive Black Hole Binary?
Mengqiu Huang, Yongquan Xue, Shuo Li +30
Tidal disruption events (TDEs), which occur when stars enter the tidal radii of supermassive black holes (SMBHs) and are subsequently torn apart by their tidal forces, represent in…
EP241021a: a months-duration X-ray transient with luminous optical and radio emission
Shu Xinwen, Yang Lei, Yang Haonan +82
We present the discovery of a peculiar X-ray transient, EP241021a, by the Einstein Probe (EP) mission, and the results from multiwavelength follow-up observations. The transient wa…