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Name: Tracing the evolution of an X-ray selected tidal disruption event
Published: 2020-01-23T23:00:00Z

Proposal ID	080486
Title	Tracing the evolution of an X-ray selected tidal disruption event
Download Data Associated to the proposal	https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0804860201 https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0804860301
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-eivfnmn
Principal Investigator, PI	Mr Richard Saxton
Abstract	In a program, running since AO-7, we have used XMM-Newton, Swift, optical andradio observations to monitor the evolution of four tidal disruption eventsdiscovered by a near-real time comparison of XMM slew data with the ROSATall-sky survey. This work has broadly confirmed the original idea that stellardebris returns to the black hole with an index of -5/3 and emits in the softX-ray band with luminosity following the returning mass. It has shown that thepeak X-ray emission is reprocessed and not simply the high-energy tail ofthermal emission. We now wish to investigate questions raised by these detailedobservations: why do few TDE generate a hard X-ray component? Why is theemission so volatile in the early phase? Why do X-ray selected events not have
Publications	The XMM-Newton Line Emission Analysis Program (X-LEAP). I. Emission-line Survey of O VII, O VIII, and Fe L-shell Transitions \|Pan, Zeyang, Qu, Zhijie, et al. \| ApJS \| 271-62 \| 2024 \| 2024ApJS..271...62P \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2024ApJS..271...62P From Active Stars to Black Holes: A Discovery Tool for Galactic X-Ray Sources \|Rodriguez, Antonio C., \| PASP \| 136-054201 \| 2024 \| 2024PASP..136e4201R \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2024PASP..136e4201R
Instrument	EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2
Temporal Coverage	2018-07-17T12:02:31Z/2019-01-10T15:15:46Z
Version	17.56_20190403_1200
Mission Description	The European Space Agencys (ESA) X-ray Multi-Mirror Mission (XMM-Newton) was launched by an Ariane 504 on December 10th 1999. XMM-Newton is ESAs second cornerstone of the Horizon 2000 Science Programme. It carries 3 high throughput X-ray telescopes with an unprecedented effective area, and an optical monitor, the first flown on a X-ray observatory. The large collecting area and ability to make long uninterrupted exposures provide highly sensitive observations. Since Earths atmosphere blocks out all X-rays, only a telescope in space can detect and study celestial X-ray sources. The XMM-Newton mission is helping scientists to solve a number of cosmic mysteries, ranging from the enigmatic black holes to the origins of the Universe itself. Observing time on XMM-Newton is being made available to the scientific community, applying for observational periods on a competitive basis.
Creator Contact	https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/xmm-newton/xmm-newton-helpdesk
Date Published	2020-01-23T23:00:00Z
Keywords	"energy tail", "stellar debris returns", "xmm slew data", "XMM", "original idea", "tidal disruption events", "returning mass", "real time comparison", "XMM-Newton", "tidal disruption event", "peak xray emission", "hard xray component", "thermal emission", "ROSAT", "soft xray band", "xmm newton", "sky survey"
Publisher And Registrant	European Space Agency
Credit Guidelines	European Space Agency, Mr Richard Saxton, 2020, 'Tracing the evolution of an X-ray selected tidal disruption event', 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-eivfnmn