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Dynamics and radiation from tidal disruption events
When a star gets too close to a supermassive black hole, it is torn apart by strong tidal forces in a tidal disruption event (TDE). The stellar matter then fuels the compact object causing a bright flare that is a unique probe of the majority of galactic nuclei, otherwise quiescent. For example, the black hole properties can be estimated from this signal. In my thesis, I used analytical and numerical methods to shed light on the TDE dynamics and associated emission, a required step to optimally exploit this powerful predictive potential. I carried out a numerical study of the accretion disc formation from the stellar debris. The results strongly challenged previous assumptions, showing that this process can be slower and result in a more extended gas distribution than previously thought. In addition, I analytically demonstrated that disc formation can be accelerated if the stellar matter is significantly magnetized. I then...
Show moreWhen a star gets too close to a supermassive black hole, it is torn apart by strong tidal forces in a tidal disruption event (TDE). The stellar matter then fuels the compact object causing a bright flare that is a unique probe of the majority of galactic nuclei, otherwise quiescent. For example, the black hole properties can be estimated from this signal. In my thesis, I used analytical and numerical methods to shed light on the TDE dynamics and associated emission, a required step to optimally exploit this powerful predictive potential. I carried out a numerical study of the accretion disc formation from the stellar debris. The results strongly challenged previous assumptions, showing that this process can be slower and result in a more extended gas distribution than previously thought. In addition, I analytically demonstrated that disc formation can be accelerated if the stellar matter is significantly magnetized. I then highlighted the impact of hydrodynamical instabilities on the debris that can cause an efficient mixing with the surrounding gas, likely dimming the associated flare. Finally, I numerically studied the disruption of magnetized stars, proving that it can produce a thick debris distribution or result in a magnetically amplified remnant.
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- Bonnerot, C.A.
- Editor(s)
- Bonnerot C.A.
- Supervisor
- Schaye, Joop
- Co-supervisor
- Rossi, Elena Maria; Lodato, Giuseppe
- Committee
- Kaastra, Jelle; Markoff, Sera; Patruno, Alessandro; Sterl Phinney, E.; Ramirez-Ruiz, Enrico; Röttgering, Huub
- Qualification
- Doctor (dr.)
- Awarding Institution
- Leiden Observatory , Science , Leiden University
- Date
- 2017-10-05
- ISBN
- 9789462337312