A radio flare associated with the nuclear transient eRASSt J234403−352640: an outflow launched by a potential tidal disruption event

We present an extensive radio monitoring campaign of the nuclear transient eRASSt J234402.9−352640 with the Australia Telescope Compact Array, one of the most X-ray luminous TDE candidates discovered by the SRG/eROSITA all-sky survey. The observations reveal a radio flare lasting >1000 d, coincid...

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Main Authors: Goodwin, Adelle J., Anderson, Gemma, Miller-Jones, James, Malyali, A., Grotova, I., Homan, D., Kawka, Adela, Krumpe, M., Liu, Z., Rau, A.
Format: Journal Article
Published: 2024
Online Access:http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP200102471
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/94753
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author Goodwin, Adelle J.
Anderson, Gemma
Miller-Jones, James
Malyali, A.
Grotova, I.
Homan, D.
Kawka, Adela
Krumpe, M.
Liu, Z.
Rau, A.
author_facet Goodwin, Adelle J.
Anderson, Gemma
Miller-Jones, James
Malyali, A.
Grotova, I.
Homan, D.
Kawka, Adela
Krumpe, M.
Liu, Z.
Rau, A.
author_sort Goodwin, Adelle J.
building Curtin Institutional Repository
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description We present an extensive radio monitoring campaign of the nuclear transient eRASSt J234402.9−352640 with the Australia Telescope Compact Array, one of the most X-ray luminous TDE candidates discovered by the SRG/eROSITA all-sky survey. The observations reveal a radio flare lasting >1000 d, coincident with the X-ray, UV, optical, and infrared flare of this transient event. Through modelling of the 10 epochs of radio spectral observations obtained, we find that the radio emission is well-described by an expanding synchrotron emitting region, consisting of a single ejection of material launched coincident with the optical flare. We conclude that the radio flare properties of eRASSt J234402.9−352640 are consistent with the population of radio-emitting outflows launched by non-relativistic tidal disruption events, and that the flare is likely due to an outflow launched by a tidal disruption event (but could also be a due to a new AGN accretion event) in a previously turned-off AGN.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-947532024-05-24T05:54:14Z A radio flare associated with the nuclear transient eRASSt J234403−352640: an outflow launched by a potential tidal disruption event Goodwin, Adelle J. Anderson, Gemma Miller-Jones, James Malyali, A. Grotova, I. Homan, D. Kawka, Adela Krumpe, M. Liu, Z. Rau, A. We present an extensive radio monitoring campaign of the nuclear transient eRASSt J234402.9−352640 with the Australia Telescope Compact Array, one of the most X-ray luminous TDE candidates discovered by the SRG/eROSITA all-sky survey. The observations reveal a radio flare lasting >1000 d, coincident with the X-ray, UV, optical, and infrared flare of this transient event. Through modelling of the 10 epochs of radio spectral observations obtained, we find that the radio emission is well-described by an expanding synchrotron emitting region, consisting of a single ejection of material launched coincident with the optical flare. We conclude that the radio flare properties of eRASSt J234402.9−352640 are consistent with the population of radio-emitting outflows launched by non-relativistic tidal disruption events, and that the flare is likely due to an outflow launched by a tidal disruption event (but could also be a due to a new AGN accretion event) in a previously turned-off AGN. 2024 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/94753 10.1093/mnras/stae362 http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP200102471 fulltext
spellingShingle Goodwin, Adelle J.
Anderson, Gemma
Miller-Jones, James
Malyali, A.
Grotova, I.
Homan, D.
Kawka, Adela
Krumpe, M.
Liu, Z.
Rau, A.
A radio flare associated with the nuclear transient eRASSt J234403−352640: an outflow launched by a potential tidal disruption event
title A radio flare associated with the nuclear transient eRASSt J234403−352640: an outflow launched by a potential tidal disruption event
title_full A radio flare associated with the nuclear transient eRASSt J234403−352640: an outflow launched by a potential tidal disruption event
title_fullStr A radio flare associated with the nuclear transient eRASSt J234403−352640: an outflow launched by a potential tidal disruption event
title_full_unstemmed A radio flare associated with the nuclear transient eRASSt J234403−352640: an outflow launched by a potential tidal disruption event
title_short A radio flare associated with the nuclear transient eRASSt J234403−352640: an outflow launched by a potential tidal disruption event
title_sort radio flare associated with the nuclear transient erasst j234403−352640: an outflow launched by a potential tidal disruption event
url http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP200102471
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/94753