A possible relativistic jetted outburst from a massive black hole fed by a tidally disrupted star.

S Bloom, Joshua; Giannios, Dimitrios; D Metzger, Brian; Bradley Cenko, S; A Perley, Daniel; R Butler, Nathaniel; R Tanvir, Nial; J Levan, Andrew; T O'Brien, Paul; E Strubbe, Linda; De Colle, Fabio; Ramirez-Ruiz, Enrico; H Lee, William; Nayakshin, Sergei; Quataert, Eliot; R King, Andrew; Cucchiara, Antonino; Guillochon, James; C Bower, Geoffrey; S Fruchter, Andrew; N Morgan, Adam; J van der Horst, Alexander

doi:10.1126/science.1207150

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A possible relativistic jetted outburst from a massive black hole fed by a tidally disrupted star.

Published in Science (New York, N.Y.) • Jul 8, 2011

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Authors:

Joshua S Bloom

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Dimitrios Giannios

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Brian D Metzger

Abstract

Gas accretion onto some massive black holes (MBHs) at the centers of galaxies actively powers luminous emission, but most MBHs are considered dormant. Occasionally, a star passing too near an MBH is torn apart by gravitational forces, leading to a bright tidal disruption flare (TDF). Although the hi...

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