3 papers
astro-ph.GA2026
The Delay Time Distribution of Tidal Disruption Events
Margaret Shepherd, K. Decker French, Nicholas C. Stone +6
Tidal disruption events (TDEs) can be observed when stars get too close to supermassive black holes and are torn apart and accreted. The delay time distribution of TDEs, or rate of…
astro-ph.HE2025
How Flat is a Plateau? Evolution of Late-Time TDE Disks
Yael Alush, Nicholas C. Stone, Sjoert van Velzen
Late-time light curve plateaus in tidal disruption events (TDEs) are often approximated as flat and time-independent. This simplification is motivated by theoretical modeling of sp…
astro-ph.GA2025
Resolving the Nuclear Environments of Tidal Disruption Event Host Galaxies within 45 pc
Megan Newsome, Iair Arcavi, K. Decker French +5
Using HST/STIS observations, we present the highest-spatial-resolution spectroscopic study to date of four tidal disruption event (TDE) host galaxies, with the best observed being…