HE Astrophysics seminar | Sjoert van Velzen (Leiden University)

Date: 
Thu, 20/05/202113:00-14:00
Location: 
https://huji.zoom.us/j/89109523146?pwd=Q1Z0b2xpTHRiZ1hla2RSRDViRmNwdz09

Title: Stellar tidal disruption events: a new probe for black hole astrophysics  

Abstract: The tidal disruption of a star by a massive black hole is a rare event that results in a spectacular flare of electromagnetic radiation. Visible from radio to X-ray wavelengths, tidal disruption flares are a unique probe to study massive black holes and the nucleus of their host galaxies. The advent of optical transient surveys has accelerated this field, resulting in a large number of (often unexpected) discoveries. I will review this recent progress, including the detection of a high-energy neutrino coincident with a tidal disruption flare.

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Zoom details:

https://huji.zoom.us/j/89109523146?pwd=Q1Z0b2xpTHRiZ1hla2RSRDViRmNwdz09