Transient fading X-ray emission detected during the optical rise of a tidal disruption event

We report on the SRG/eROSITA detection of ultra-soft (kT = 47+−55 eV) X-ray emission (LX =2.5+−00.56 × 1043 erg s−1) from the tidal disruption event (TDE) candidate AT 2022dsb ∼14 d before peak optical brightness. As the optical luminosity increases after the eROSITA detection, then the 0.2–2 keV ob...

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Main Authors: Malyali, A., Rau, A., Bonnerot, C., Goodwin, Adelle, Liu, Z., Anderson, Gemma, Brink, J., Buckley, D.A.H., Merloni, A., Miller-Jones, James, Grotova, I., Kawka, Adela
Format: Journal Article
Published: 2024
Online Access:http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP200102471
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/96171
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author Malyali, A.
Rau, A.
Bonnerot, C.
Goodwin, Adelle
Liu, Z.
Anderson, Gemma
Brink, J.
Buckley, D.A.H.
Merloni, A.
Miller-Jones, James
Grotova, I.
Kawka, Adela
author_facet Malyali, A.
Rau, A.
Bonnerot, C.
Goodwin, Adelle
Liu, Z.
Anderson, Gemma
Brink, J.
Buckley, D.A.H.
Merloni, A.
Miller-Jones, James
Grotova, I.
Kawka, Adela
author_sort Malyali, A.
building Curtin Institutional Repository
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description We report on the SRG/eROSITA detection of ultra-soft (kT = 47+−55 eV) X-ray emission (LX =2.5+−00.56 × 1043 erg s−1) from the tidal disruption event (TDE) candidate AT 2022dsb ∼14 d before peak optical brightness. As the optical luminosity increases after the eROSITA detection, then the 0.2–2 keV observed flux decays, decreasing by a factor of ∼39 over the 19 d after the initial X-ray detection. Multi-epoch optical spectroscopic follow-up observations reveal transient broad Balmer emission lines and a broad He II 4686 Å emission complex with respect to the pre-outburst spectrum. Despite the early drop in the observed X-ray flux, the He II 4686 Å complex is still detected for ∼40 d after the optical peak, suggesting the persistence of an obscured hard ionizing source in the system. Three outflow signatures are also detected at early times: (i) blueshifted H α emission lines in a pre-peak optical spectrum, (ii) transient radio emission, and (iii) blueshifted Ly α absorption lines. The joint evolution of this early-time X-ray emission, the He II 4686 Å complex, and these outflow signatures suggests that the X-ray emitting disc (formed promptly in this TDE) is still present after optical peak, but may have been enshrouded by optically thick debris, leading to the X-ray faintness in the months after the disruption. If the observed early-time properties in this TDE are not unique to this system, then other TDEs may also be X-ray bright at early times and become X-ray faint upon being veiled by debris launched shortly after the onset of circularization.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-961712024-11-07T03:49:09Z Transient fading X-ray emission detected during the optical rise of a tidal disruption event Malyali, A. Rau, A. Bonnerot, C. Goodwin, Adelle Liu, Z. Anderson, Gemma Brink, J. Buckley, D.A.H. Merloni, A. Miller-Jones, James Grotova, I. Kawka, Adela We report on the SRG/eROSITA detection of ultra-soft (kT = 47+−55 eV) X-ray emission (LX =2.5+−00.56 × 1043 erg s−1) from the tidal disruption event (TDE) candidate AT 2022dsb ∼14 d before peak optical brightness. As the optical luminosity increases after the eROSITA detection, then the 0.2–2 keV observed flux decays, decreasing by a factor of ∼39 over the 19 d after the initial X-ray detection. Multi-epoch optical spectroscopic follow-up observations reveal transient broad Balmer emission lines and a broad He II 4686 Å emission complex with respect to the pre-outburst spectrum. Despite the early drop in the observed X-ray flux, the He II 4686 Å complex is still detected for ∼40 d after the optical peak, suggesting the persistence of an obscured hard ionizing source in the system. Three outflow signatures are also detected at early times: (i) blueshifted H α emission lines in a pre-peak optical spectrum, (ii) transient radio emission, and (iii) blueshifted Ly α absorption lines. The joint evolution of this early-time X-ray emission, the He II 4686 Å complex, and these outflow signatures suggests that the X-ray emitting disc (formed promptly in this TDE) is still present after optical peak, but may have been enshrouded by optically thick debris, leading to the X-ray faintness in the months after the disruption. If the observed early-time properties in this TDE are not unique to this system, then other TDEs may also be X-ray bright at early times and become X-ray faint upon being veiled by debris launched shortly after the onset of circularization. 2024 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/96171 10.1093/mnras/stae927 http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP200102471 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ fulltext
spellingShingle Malyali, A.
Rau, A.
Bonnerot, C.
Goodwin, Adelle
Liu, Z.
Anderson, Gemma
Brink, J.
Buckley, D.A.H.
Merloni, A.
Miller-Jones, James
Grotova, I.
Kawka, Adela
Transient fading X-ray emission detected during the optical rise of a tidal disruption event
title Transient fading X-ray emission detected during the optical rise of a tidal disruption event
title_full Transient fading X-ray emission detected during the optical rise of a tidal disruption event
title_fullStr Transient fading X-ray emission detected during the optical rise of a tidal disruption event
title_full_unstemmed Transient fading X-ray emission detected during the optical rise of a tidal disruption event
title_short Transient fading X-ray emission detected during the optical rise of a tidal disruption event
title_sort transient fading x-ray emission detected during the optical rise of a tidal disruption event
url http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP200102471
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/96171