5 papers
The Maximum Gravity Model for partial Tidal Disruption Events: Mass Loss, Peak Fallback Rate and Dependence on Stellar Properties
Ananya Bandopadhyay, Eric R. Coughlin, C. J. Nixon
A star entering the tidal sphere of a supermassive black hole (SMBH) can be partially stripped of mass, resulting in a partial tidal disruption event (TDE). Here we develop an anal…
Predicting the Properties of the Fallback Rate from Tidal Disruption Events: Investigating the Maximum Gravity Model
Julia Fancher, Ananya Bandopadhyay, Eric R. Coughlin +1
A star destroyed by the tidal field of a supermassive black hole (SMBH) in a tidal disruption event (TDE) gives rise to a luminous flare. TDEs are being detected at an ever-increas…
Repeated Tidal Interactions between Stars and Supermassive Black Holes: Mass Transfer, Stability, and Implications for Repeating Partial Tidal Disruption Events
Ananya Bandopadhyay, Eric R. Coughlin, C. J. Nixon
Stars orbiting supermassive black holes can generate recurring accretion flares in repeating partial tidal disruption events (TDEs). Here we develop an efficient formalism for anal…
What's kickin' in partial tidal disruption events?
Eric R. Coughlin, C. J. Nixon
Stars partially destroyed by a supermassive black hole (SMBH) in a partial tidal disruption event (TDE) can be ejected from the SMBH. Previous investigations attributed this positi…
Repeated Partial Tidal Disruptions and Quasi-Periodic Eruptions in SwJ023017.0+283603
Dheeraj Pasham, Eric Coughlin, Chris Nixon +5
SwJ023017.0+283603 (SwJ0230) exhibited soft X-ray (0.3-1.0 keV) eruptions recurring roughly every 22 days. We present results from an extended monitoring campaign of SwJ0230 using…