scholarly journals The spectral evolution of disc dominated tidal disruption events

2020 ◽  
Vol 492 (4) ◽  
pp. 5655-5674 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Mummery ◽  
Steven A Balbus
Keyword(s):  
Power Law ◽  
Analytical Study ◽  
Light Curves ◽  
Time Dependent ◽  
Temperature Profiles ◽  
Spectral Emission ◽  
Spectral Evolution ◽  
Tidal Disruption ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Disc Model

ABSTRACT We perform a detailed numerical and analytical study of the properties of observed light curves from relativistic thin discs, focussing on observational bands most appropriate for comparison with tidal disruption events (TDEs). We make use of asymptotic expansion techniques applied to the spectral emission integral, using time-dependent disc temperature profiles appropriate for solutions of the relativistic thin disc equation. Rather than a power law associated with bolometric disc emission L ∼ t−n, the observed X-ray flux from disc-dominated TDEs will typically have the form of a power law multiplied by an exponential (see equation 91). While precise details are somewhat dependent on the nature of the ISCO stress and disc-observer orientational angle, the general form of the time-dependent flux is robust and insensitive to the exact disc temperature profile. We present numerical fits to the UV and X-ray light curves of ASASSN-14li, a particularly well observed TDE. This modelling incorporates strong gravity optics. The full 900 d of ASASSN-14li X-ray observations are very well fit by a simple relativistic disc model, significantly improving upon previous work. The same underlying model also fits the final 1000 d of ASASSN-14li observations in three different UV bandpasses. Finally, we demonstrate that the analytic formulae reproduce the properties of full numerical modelling at both UV and X-ray wavelengths with great fidelity.

scholarly journals Tidal disruption events seen in the XMM-Newton slew survey

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (S324) ◽  
pp. 123-126
Author(s):  
Richard Saxton ◽  
S. Komossa ◽  
Andrew Read ◽  
Paulina Lira ◽  
Kate D. Alexander ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Radio Emission ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Power Law ◽  
Early Phase ◽  
Classical Model ◽  
Thermal Processes ◽  
Tidal Disruption ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Hard Power ◽  
Sky Survey

AbstractXMM-Newton performs a survey of the sky in the 0.2-12 keV X-ray band while slewing between observation targets. The sensitivity in the soft X-ray band is comparable with that of the ROSAT all-sky survey, allowing bright transients to be identified in near real-time by a comparison of the flux in both surveys. Several of the soft X-ray flares are coincident with galaxy nuclei and five of these have been interpreted as candidate tidal disruption events (TDE). The first three discovered had a soft X-ray spectrum, consistent with the classical model of TDE, where radiation is released during the accretion phase by thermal processes. The remaining two have an additional hard, power-law component, which in only one case was accompanied by radio emission. Overall the flares decay with the classical index of t−5/3 but vary greatly in the early phase.

scholarly journals Curvature Effect of a Non-Power-Law Spectrum and Spectral Evolution of GRB X-Ray Tails

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bin-Bin Zhang ◽  
Bing Zhang ◽  
En-Wei Liang ◽  
Xiang-Yu Wang ◽  
Yong-Feng Huang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Power Law ◽  
Curvature Effect ◽  
Spectral Evolution ◽  
X Ray

High-Latitude Emission of a Non-Power-Law Spectrum and Spectral Evolution of GRB X-Ray Tails

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bin-Bin Zhang ◽  
Bing Zhang ◽  
En-Wei Liang ◽  
Xiang-Yu Wang ◽  
Charles Meegan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Power Law ◽  
High Latitude ◽  
Spectral Evolution ◽  
X Ray

scholarly journals CURVATURE EFFECT OF A NON-POWER-LAW SPECTRUM AND SPECTRAL EVOLUTION OF GRB X-RAY TAILS

2008 ◽  
Vol 690 (1) ◽  
pp. L10-L13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bin-Bin Zhang ◽  
Bing Zhang ◽  
En-Wei Liang ◽  
Xiang-Yu Wang
Keyword(s):  
Power Law ◽  
Curvature Effect ◽  
Spectral Evolution ◽  
X Ray

scholarly journals Near-Eddington Luminosity Flares from Quiescent Supermassive Black Holes

2009 ◽  
Vol 5 (S267) ◽  
pp. 319-324
Author(s):  
Suvi Gezari
Keyword(s):  
Black Hole ◽  
Thermal Emission ◽  
Rare Event ◽  
Light Curves ◽  
Spectral Energy ◽  
Wide Field ◽  
Tidal Disruption ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Solar Type ◽  
Detection Capabilities

AbstractA dormant supermassive black hole lurking in the center of a galaxy will be revealed when a star passes within its tidal disruption radius, is disrupted, and a flare of electromagnetic radiation is emitted when the bound stellar debris is accreted. Although the tidal disruption of a star is a rare event in a galaxy, ~ 10−4 yr−1, observational candidates have emerged in all-sky X-ray and deep UV surveys in the form of luminous UV/X-ray flares from otherwise quiescent galaxies. We present the light curves and broadband properties of three tidal disruption candidates discovered in the UV by GALEX, and find that (1) the light curves are well-fitted by the power-law decline expected for the fallback of debris from a tidally disrupted solar-type star, and (2) the UV/optical spectral energy distributions can be attributed to thermal emission from an envelope of debris located at ten times the tidal disruption radius of the central black hole. We use the observed peak absolute optical magnitudes of the flares to predict the detection capabilities of the next generation of wide-field optical synoptic surveys.

scholarly journals Hybrid Accretion-Disks in AGN and the AGN Contribution to the XRB

1994 ◽  
Vol 159 ◽  
pp. 491-491
Author(s):  
Amri Wandel
Keyword(s):  
Accretion Disk ◽  
Accretion Disks ◽  
Power Law ◽  
Accretion Rate ◽  
Bremsstrahlung Spectrum ◽  
Spectral Evolution ◽  
X Ray ◽  
X Ray Background ◽  
Inner Region ◽  
Two Temperature

The hybrid accretion-disk (HAD) model links the two characteristic components of AGN spectra – the UV bump and the X-ray power-law – in the framework of one physical model. The radially stratified hybrid disk is a self consistent combination of a thin, cool accretion disk at large radii, with an inner hot two-temperature disk. Its spectrum consists of three components, corresponding to the three radial disk regions: a blackbody thermal spectrum from the outer cool disk, a Comptonized soft photon power-law spectrum from the intermediate region, and a thermal Comptonized bremsstrahlung spectrum from the inner region. The dependence of the hybrid disk spectrum on the accretion rate and on other parameters is discussed and applied to AGN spectral evolution, and in particular to explaining the cosmic X-ray background by AGN.

scholarly journals Revisiting the long term X-ray spectral evolution of Seyfert 1 galaxies

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shan-Shan Weng ◽  
Ying Chen ◽  
Ting-Ting Wang ◽  
Zhen-Yi Cai ◽  
Erlin Qiao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spectral Analysis ◽  
Power Law ◽  
Order Effect ◽  
Accretion Disc ◽  
Spectral Evolution ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Viscosity Parameter ◽  
Photon Index ◽  
Gaussian Line

Abstract Characterizing the long-term variability of AGNs is a key legacy of RXTE. We carry out a spectral analysis on a sample of 20 Seyfert 1 galaxies, which had been observed by the RXTE for at least 100 times. All 18,335 spectra are fitted in a uniform way using a power-law component plus an additional Gaussian line when necessary. For any source in our sample, we confirm that the spectrum softens or the photon index, Γ, increases with increasing the 2–10 keV luminosity, LX. However, different source holds distinct Γ − LX/LEdd relation, rather than a common one. We also fit the correlation with a function of Γ = C + β × log (flux), where C is a constant and parameter β is the slope of the correlation. In this way, the increase speed of the Γ − LX/LEdd relation can be depicted with the parameter β. Since our sample contains a large sample of long-term monitored sources, it allows us to explore the second order effect of spectral evolution. We find that there is an anti-correlation between β and the X-ray Eddington ratio, LX/LEdd. That is, the increasing tendency of Γ with increasing X-ray luminosity becomes slower when the source has a larger X-ray Eddington ratio. Our results may indicate changes in the geometry and/or the viscosity parameter of the accretion disc at different Eddington ratios.

scholarly journals Workshop on Stellar Tidal Disruption

2011 ◽  
Vol 7 (S285) ◽  
pp. 261-268
Author(s):  
Glennys R. Farrar
Keyword(s):  
Accretion Disks ◽  
Main Sequence ◽  
Light Curves ◽  
Late Time ◽  
Tidal Disruption ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Spectral Signatures ◽  
The Past ◽  
Observational Status

AbstractThe past year has seen major advances in the observational status of Stellar Tidal Disruption, with the discovery of two strong optical candidates in archived SDSS data and the real-time X-ray detection of Swift J1644+57, plus rapid radio and optical follow-up establishing it as a probable Tidal Disruption Flare (TDF) in “blazar mode”. These observations motivated a workshop devoted to discussion of such events and of the theory of their emission and flare rate. Observational contributions included a presentation of Swift J2058+05 (a possible second example of a TDF in blazar mode), reports on the late-time evolution and X-ray variability of the two Swift events, and a proposal that additional candidates may be evidenced by spectral signatures in SDSS. Theory presentations included models of radio emission, theory of light curves and the proposal that GRB101225A may be the Galactic tidal disruption of a neutron star, an interpretation of Swift J1644+57 as due to the disruption of a white dwarf instead of main-sequence star, calculation of the dependence of the TDF rate on the spin of the black hole, and analysis of the SDSS events, fitting their SEDs to profiles of thoretical emission from accretion disks and showing that their luminosity and rate are consistent with the proposal that TDEs can be responsible for UHECR acceleration.

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