scholarly journals Gravitational wave emission from unstable accretion discs in tidal disruption events

2019 ◽  
Vol 489 (1) ◽  
pp. 699-706 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martina Toscani ◽  
Giuseppe Lodato ◽  
Rebecca Nealon
Keyword(s):  
Gravitational Wave ◽  
Hydrodynamic Instability ◽  
Maximum Amplitude ◽  
Accretion Discs ◽  
Tidal Disruption ◽  
Particle Hydrodynamics ◽  
Smoothed Particle ◽  
Solar Type ◽  
Measured Strain ◽  
Mass Quadrupole

Abstract Gravitational waves can be emitted by accretion discs if they undergo instabilities that generate a time varying mass quadrupole. In this work we investigate the gravitational signal generated by a thick accretion disc of 1 M⊙ around a static supermassive black hole of 106 M⊙, assumed to be formed after the tidal disruption of a solar type star. This torus has been shown to be unstable to a global non-axisymmetric hydrodynamic instability, the Papaloizou–Pringle instability, in the case where it is not already accreting and has a weak magnetic field. We start by deriving analytical estimates of the maximum amplitude of the gravitational wave signal, with the aim to establish its detectability by the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA). Then, we compare these estimates with those obtained through a numerical simulation of the torus, made with a 3D smoothed particle hydrodynamics code. Our numerical analysis shows that the measured strain is two orders of magnitude lower than the maximum value obtained analytically. However, accretion discs affected by the Papaloizou–Pringle instability may still be interesting sources for LISA, if we consider discs generated after deeply penetrating tidal disruptions of main-sequence stars of higher mass.

On the likelihood of Gravitational Wave emission during the Tidal Disruption of stars by Super Massive Black Holes

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (S342) ◽  
pp. 275-277
Author(s):  
Martina Toscani ◽  
Giuseppe Lodato
Keyword(s):  
Analytical Calculation ◽  
High Energy ◽  
X Rays ◽  
Tidal Disruption ◽  
Massive Black Holes ◽  
Laser Interferometer Space Antenna ◽  
Particle Hydrodynamics ◽  
Smoothed Particle ◽  
Mass Quadrupole ◽  
High Energy Emission

AbstractTidal Disruption Events (TDEs) are a common feature between Active and Quiescent Galactic Nuclei; the study of these events is a very useful tool to probe phenomena that relate to the formation of an accretion disc or a jet. Also, the accretion rate at the beginning of the tidal flare is expected to be significantly super-Eddington and might result in high energy emission (in soft X-rays but sometimes up to the gamma regime, as in the the case of Swift J1644, see Komossa 2015). These events may even play an important role in the newborn field of the Multimessenger Astronomy. This work is set within this context. Indeed, it is a study of generation of Gravitational Waves (GWs) from the hot accreting torus resulting after a TDE. Since the torus has only formed recently, magnetic fields are not expected to be strong enough, so that the torus is likely to be unstable to the Papaloizou-Pringle Instability (PPI), producing a strongly varying mass quadrupole. Here, the study of the evolution of such tori is developed, using both analytical calculation and a Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics simulation (SPH). In particular the goal of this work is to determine the GW waveform and to compute the characteristic strain of these GWs in order to see if they are detectable by the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA).

scholarly journals Parametric instability in a free-evolving warped protoplanetary disc

2020 ◽  
Vol 500 (3) ◽  
pp. 4248-4256
Author(s):  
Hongping Deng ◽  
Gordon I Ogilvie ◽  
Lucio Mayer
Keyword(s):  
Wave Equations ◽  
Hydrodynamic Instability ◽  
Parametric Instability ◽  
Low Viscosity ◽  
Crossing Time ◽  
Particle Hydrodynamics ◽  
Smoothed Particle ◽  
First Time ◽  
Bending Wave ◽  
Grid Based

ABSTRACT Warped accretion discs of low viscosity are prone to hydrodynamic instability due to parametric resonance of inertial waves as confirmed by local simulations. Global simulations of warped discs, using either smoothed particle hydrodynamics or grid-based codes, are ubiquitous but no such instability has been seen. Here, we utilize a hybrid Godunov-type Lagrangian method to study parametric instability in global simulations of warped Keplerian discs at unprecedentedly high resolution (up to 120 million particles). In the global simulations, the propagation of the warp is well described by the linear bending-wave equations before the instability sets in. The ensuing turbulence, captured for the first time in a global simulation, damps relative orbital inclinations and leads to a decrease in the angular momentum deficit. As a result, the warp undergoes significant damping within one bending-wave crossing time. Observed protoplanetary disc warps are likely maintained by companions or aftermath of disc breaking.

scholarly journals Ultra-deep tidal disruption events: prompt self-intersections and observables

2019 ◽  
Vol 488 (4) ◽  
pp. 5267-5278 ◽  
Author(s):  
Siva Darbha ◽  
Eric R Coughlin ◽  
Daniel Kasen ◽  
Chris Nixon
Keyword(s):  
Close Agreement ◽  
Tidal Disruption ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Analytic Estimate ◽  
Smoothed Particle ◽  
Solar Type ◽  
General Relativistic ◽  
Low Mass ◽  
Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamic ◽  
Schwarzschild Radius

ABSTRACT A star approaching a supermassive black hole (SMBH) can be torn apart in a tidal disruption event (TDE). We examine ultra-deep TDEs, a new regime in which the disrupted debris approaches close to the black hole’s Schwarzschild radius, and the leading part intersects the trailing part at the first pericentre passage. We calculate the range of penetration factors β versus SMBH masses M that produce these prompt self-intersections using a Newtonian analytic estimate and a general relativistic (GR) geodesic model. We find that significant self-intersection of Solar-type stars requires β ∼ 50–127 for M/M⊙ = 104, down to β ∼ 5.6–5.9 forM/M⊙ = 106. We run smoothed particle hydrodynamic (SPH) simulations to corroborate our calculations and find close agreement, with a slightly shallower dependence on M. We predict that the shock from the collision emits an X-ray flare lasting t ∼ 2 s with L ∼ 1047 erg s−1 at E ∼ 2 keV, and the debris has a prompt accretion episode lasting t ∼ several minutes. The events are rare and occur with a rate $\dot{N} \lesssim 10^{-7}$ Mpc−3 yr−1. Ultra-deep TDEs can probe the strong gravity and demographics of low-mass SMBHs.

INVESTIGATION OF RADIATIVE OUTFLOWS AROUND COMPACT OBJECTS

2000 ◽  
Vol 09 (01) ◽  
pp. 57-69 ◽  
Author(s):  
INDRANIL CHATTOPADHYAY ◽  
SANDIP K. CHAKRABARTI
Keyword(s):  
Black Holes ◽  
Black Hole ◽  
Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics ◽  
Binary Systems ◽  
Active Galaxies ◽  
Compact Objects ◽  
Accretion Discs ◽  
Particle Hydrodynamics ◽  
Smoothed Particle ◽  
Radiative Acceleration

Winds and outflows form in active galaxies and in binary systems which are known to harbour compact objects such as black holes. Matter starting subsonically from a disc must be accelerated very close to the black hole in order to reach a velocity comparable to the velocity of light, which is actually observed. In the absence of magnetic fields, winds forming in inner regions of accretion discs could primarily be accelerated by radiations emitted from this region where centrifugal force is important. We study critical point behaviour of outflows in presence of this radiative acceleration. We show that the momentum deposition term changes the character of the solution drastically depending on the magnitude and the location of the deposition. We discuss the implications of these solutions in detail. Particularly important is the fact that matter were found to be pushed to infinity, even when they were originally bound energetically. We perform numerical simulations by smoothed particle hydrodynamics (SPH), and show that these new solutions are stable.

scholarly journals Modelling Planet Formation by Capture-Theory Interactions

2004 ◽  
Vol 202 ◽  
pp. 244-246
Author(s):  
Michael M. Woolfson ◽  
Stephen Oxley
Keyword(s):  
Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics ◽  
Planet Formation ◽  
Open Cluster ◽  
Brown Dwarfs ◽  
Low Mass Stars ◽  
Capture Theory ◽  
Particle Hydrodynamics ◽  
Smoothed Particle ◽  
Solar Type ◽  
Low Mass

Diffuse low-mass stars and brown dwarfs coexist with condensed solar-type stars in the embedded stage of a developing open cluster. It is shown by smoothed-particle-hydrodynamics modelling that interactions between stars and protostars leads to disruption of the protostar to form protoplanets that can then be captured by the star.

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