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astro-ph.HE2026

One year of broadband radio monitoring of the enigmatic transient GRB 250702B reveals the evolution of the relativistic jet

A. J. Goodwin, James C. A. Miller-Jones, Itai Sfaradi +18

We present an extensive radio monitoring campaign of the unique extragalactic transient GRB 250702B, with observations spanning 0.65-233 GHz from 6-356 d (observer frame) post-disc…

astro-ph.HE2026

Radio Observations of the Unusual Tidal Disruption Event AT 2022wtn: a Fast and Highly Energetic Outflow

Gavin Farley, Tanmoy Laskar, Noah Franz +11

We present multi-epoch, multi-frequency radio observations of the tidal disruption event (TDE) AT 2022wtn, obtained with the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA) and Giant Metrewa…

astro-ph.HE2026

VLA Observations Confirm AT 2023mfm as an Off-nuclear Tidal Disruption Event

Wenkai Li, Collin T. Christy, Kate D. Alexander +15

We report new radio observations of the tidal disruption event (TDE) AT 2023mfm, which we identified as a high-confidence candidate in a systematic search for off-nuclear TDEs. Hig…

astro-ph.HE2025

The 6 year radio lightcurve of the tidal disruption event AT2019azh

Matthew Burn, Adelle J. Goodwin, Gemma E. Anderson +5

Analysis of radio emission from tidal disruption events allows for detailed constraints on the properties of ejected outflows and the host environment surrounding the black hole. H…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 1 cited

Dichotomy in Long-Lived Radio Emission from Tidal Disruption Events AT 2020zso and AT 2021sdu: Multi-Component Outflows vs. Host Contamination

Collin T. Christy, Kate D. Alexander, Tanmoy Laskar +16

We present a detailed radio study of the tidal disruption events (TDEs) AT 2020zso and AT 2021sdu. Both exhibit transient radio emission beginning shortly after optical discovery a…

astro-ph.HE2025

Radio Emission from the Infrared Tidal Disruption Event WTP14adeqka: The First Directly Resolved Delayed Outflow from a TDE

Walter W. Golay, Edo Berger, Yvette Cendes +10

We present detailed radio observations of the mid-infrared (MIR) tidal disruption event (TDE) WTP14adeqka. We detect rising radio emission starting years after the disc…

astro-ph.HE2025

The First Radio-Bright Off-Nuclear TDE 2024tvd Reveals the Fastest-Evolving Double-Peaked Radio Emission

Itai Sfaradi, Raffaella Margutti, Ryan Chornock +34

We present the first multi-epoch broadband radio and millimeter monitoring of an off-nuclear TDE using the VLA, ALMA, ATA, AMI-LA, and the SMA. The off-nuclear TDE 2024tvd exhibits…

astro-ph.HE2025

Continued Rapid Radio Brightening of the Tidal Disruption Event AT2018hyz

Yvette Cendes, Edo Berger, Paz Beniamini +15

We present ongoing radio observations of the tidal disruption event (TDE) AT2018hyz, which was first detected in the radio at 972 days after disruption, following multiple non-dete…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 1 cited

The Multi-Wavelength Context of Delayed Radio Emission in TDEs: Evidence for Accretion-Driven Outflows

Kate D. Alexander, Raffaella Margutti, Sebastian Gomez +20

Recent observations presented in Cendes et al. (2024a) show that optically selected tidal disruption events (TDEs) commonly produce delayed radio emission that can peak years post-…

astro-ph.HE2024★ 1 cited

Quasi-periodic X-ray eruptions years after a nearby tidal disruption event

M. Nicholl, D. R. Pasham, A. Mummery +61

Quasi-periodic Eruptions (QPEs) are luminous bursts of soft X-rays from the nuclei of galaxies, repeating on timescales of hours to weeks. The mechanism behind these rare systems i…

astro-ph.HE2024

AT2023vto: An Exceptionally Luminous Helium Tidal Disruption Event from a Massive Star

Harsh Kumar, Edo Berger, Daichi Hiramatsu +10

We present optical/UV observations and the spectroscopic classification of the transient AT2023vto as a tidal disruption event (TDE) at z = 0.4846. The spectrum is dominated by a b…

astro-ph.HE2024

Eight Years of Light from ASASSN-15oi: Towards Understanding the Late-time Evolution of TDEs

A. Hajela, K. D. Alexander, R. Margutti +26

We present the results from an extensive follow-up campaign of the Tidal Disruption Event (TDE) ASASSN-15oi spanning d, offering an unprecedented window into th…

astro-ph.HE2024

The Peculiar Radio Evolution of the Tidal Disruption Event ASASSN-19bt

Collin T. Christy, Kate D. Alexander, Yvette Cendes +15

We present detailed radio observations of the tidal disruption event (TDE) ASASSN-19bt/AT2019ahk, obtained with the Australia Telescope Compact Array (ATCA), the Atacama Large Mill…

astro-ph.HE2024★ 16 cited

Late-time X-ray Observations of the Jetted Tidal Disruption Event AT2022cmc: The Relativistic Jet Shuts Off

T. Eftekhari, A. Tchekhovskoy, K. D. Alexander +9

The tidal disruption event (TDE) AT2022cmc represents the fourth known example of a relativistic jet produced by the tidal disruption of a stray star providing a unique probe of th…

astro-ph.HE2023★ 1 cited

No X-Rays or Radio from the Nearest Black Holes and Implications for Future Searches

Antonio C. Rodriguez, Yvette Cendes, Kareem El-Badry +1

Astrometry from the Gaia mission was recently used to discover the two nearest known stellar-mass black holes (BHs), Gaia BH1 and Gaia BH2. Both systems contain …

astro-ph.HE2023★ 4 cited

JWST Observations of the Extraordinary GRB 221009A Reveal an Ordinary Supernova Without Signs of -Process Enrichment in a Low-Metallicity Galaxy

Peter K. Blanchard, V. Ashley Villar, Ryan Chornock +18

Identifying the astrophysical sites of the -process, one of the primary mechanisms by which heavy elements are formed, is a key goal of modern astrophysics. The discovery of the…

astro-ph.HE2023★ 3 cited

Ubiquitous Late Radio Emission from Tidal Disruption Events

Yvette Cendes, Edo Berger, Kate D. Alexander +9

We present radio observations of 23 optically discovered tidal disruption events (TDEs) on timescales of 500-3200 days post discovery. We detect nine new TDEs that did not have det…

astro-ph.HE2023★ 43 cited

Millimeter Observations of the Type II SN2023ixf: Constraints on the Proximate Circumstellar Medium

Edo Berger, Garrett K. Keating, Raffaella Margutti +10

We present 1.3 mm (230 GHz) observations of the recent and nearby Type II supernova, SN2023ixf, obtained with the Submillimeter Array (SMA) at 2.6-18.6 days after explosion. The ob…

astro-ph.HE2023★ 19 cited

Multiple Peaks and a Long Precursor in the Type IIn Supernova 2021qqp: An Energetic Explosion in a Complex Circumstellar Environment

Daichi Hiramatsu, Tatsuya Matsumoto, Edo Berger +14

We present optical photometry and spectroscopy of the Type IIn supernova (SN) 2021qqp. Its unusual light curve is marked by a long precursor for days, a rapid increase…

astro-ph.HE2023★ 45 cited

A radio-emitting outflow produced by the tidal disruption event AT2020vwl

A. J. Goodwin, K. D. Alexander, J. C. A. Miller-Jones +12

A tidal disruption event (TDE) occurs when a star is destroyed by a supermassive black hole. Broadband radio spectral observations of TDEs trace the emission from any outflows or j…

astro-ph.HE2023★ 84 cited

The Radio to GeV Afterglow of GRB 221009A

Tanmoy Laskar, Kate D. Alexander, Raffaella Margutti +27

GRB 221009A () is one of the closest known long -ray bursts (GRBs). Its extreme brightness across all electromagnetic wavelengths provides an unprecedented opportunity…

astro-ph.HE2022

A Mildly Relativistic Outflow Launched Two Years after Disruption in the Tidal Disruption Event AT2018hyz

Yvette Cendes, Edo Berger, Kate Alexander +9

We present late-time radio/millimeter (as well as optical/UV and X-ray) detections of the tidal disruption event (TDE) AT2018hyz, spanning d after optical discovery. I…

astro-ph.HE2021★ 84 cited

Evidence for X-ray Emission in Excess to the Jet Afterglow Decay 3.5 yrs After the Binary Neutron Star Merger GW 170817: A New Emission Component

A. Hajela, R. Margutti, J. S. Bright +34

For the first years after the binary neutron star merger event GW 170817 the radio and X-ray radiation has been dominated by emission from a structured relativistic off-axi…

astro-ph.HE2021★ 80 cited

Radio Observations of an Ordinary Outflow from the Tidal Disruption Event AT2019dsg

Y. Cendes, K. D. Alexander, E. Berger +3

We present detailed radio observations of the tidal disruption event (TDE) AT2019dsg, obtained with the Very Large Array (VLA) and the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array…