UNBOUND DEBRIS STREAMS AND REMNANTS RESULTING FROM THE TIDAL DISRUPTIONS OF STARS BY SUPERMASSIVE BLACK HOLES

• Published in: The Astrophysical journal Vol. 822; no. 1; p. 48
• Main Authors: Guillochon, James, McCourt, Michael, Chen, Xian, Johnson, Michael D., Berger, Edo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States The American Astronomical Society 01.05.2016
• Subjects: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY; black hole physics; BLACK HOLES; Black holes (astronomy); COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; COSMIC RADIATION; Debris; DENSITY; DISTANCE; Drag (hindrance); EMISSION; GRAVITATION; ORBITS; QUASARS; quasars: supermassive black holes; REST MASS; STARS; STREAMS; SUPERNOVA REMNANTS; Tidal energy; Tidal power; VELOCITY

ABSTRACT The kinetic energy of a star in orbit about a supermassive black hole is a significant fraction of its rest mass energy when its periapse is comparable to its tidal radius. Upon its destruction, a fraction of this energy is extracted and injected into the stellar debris, half of which becom...