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Nonthermal filaments from the tidal destruction of clouds in the Galactic center
Eric R. Coughlin, C. J. Nixon, Adam Ginsburg
Synchrotron-emitting, nonthermal filaments (NTFs) have been observed near the Galactic center for nearly four decades, yet their physical origin remains unclear. Here we investigat…
Structured, relativistic jets driven by radiation
Eric R. Coughlin, Mitchell C. Begelman
Relativistic jets, or highly collimated and fast-moving outflows, are endemic to many astrophysical phenomena. The jets produced by gamma-ray bursts and tidal disruption events are…
The persistence of pancakes and the revival of self-gravity in tidal disruption events
Eric R. Coughlin, C. J. Nixon, Patrick R. Miles
The destruction of a star by the tides of a supermassive black hole (SMBH) powers a bright accretion flare, and the theoretical modeling of such tidal disruption events (TDEs) can…
Short gamma-ray bursts and the decompression of neutron star matter in tidal streams
C. J. Nixon, E. R. Coughlin, J. E. Pringle
Short gamma-ray bursts (sGRBs) are generally thought to result from the merger of two neutron stars or the merger of a neutron star with a black hole. It is becoming standard pract…
Variability in Short Gamma-ray Bursts: Gravitationally Unstable Tidal Tails
Eric R. Coughlin, C. J. Nixon, Jennifer Barnes +2
Short gamma-ray bursts are thought to result from the mergers of two neutron stars or a neutron star and stellar mass black hole. The final stages of the merger are generally accom…
Fallback Rates from Partial Tidal Disruption Events
Patrick R. Miles, Eric R. Coughlin, C. J. Nixon
A tidal disruption event (TDE) occurs when a star plunges through a supermassive black hole's tidal radius, at which point the star's self-gravity is overwhelmed by the tidal gravi…