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Flows of X-ray gas reveal the disruption of a star by a massive black hole

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  • Jon M. Miller

    (The University of Michigan)

  • Jelle S. Kaastra

    (SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research
    Universiteit Utrecht
    Leiden Observatory, Leiden University)

  • M. Coleman Miller

    (The University of Maryland)

  • Mark T. Reynolds

    (The University of Michigan)

  • Gregory Brown

    (University of Warwick)

  • S. Bradley Cenko

    (Joint Space-Science Institute, University of Maryland
    NASA Goddard Space Flight Center)

  • Jeremy J. Drake

    (Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory)

  • Suvi Gezari

    (The University of Maryland)

  • James Guillochon

    (The Institute for Theory and Computation, Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics)

  • Kayhan Gultekin

    (The University of Michigan)

  • Jimmy Irwin

    (University of Alabama)

  • Andrew Levan

    (University of Warwick)

  • Dipankar Maitra

    (Wheaton College)

  • W. Peter Maksym

    (University of Alabama)

  • Richard Mushotzky

    (The University of Maryland)

  • Paul O’Brien

    (University of Leicester)

  • Frits Paerels

    (Columbia University)

  • Jelle de Plaa

    (SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research)

  • Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz

    (University of California)

  • Tod Strohmayer

    (Joint Space-Science Institute, University of Maryland)

  • Nial Tanvir

    (University of Leicester)

Abstract

High-resolution X-ray spectra reveal highly ionized X-ray gas flows in a nearby tidal disruption event, ASASSN-14li, near to the black hole of the galaxy PGC 043234.

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  • Jon M. Miller & Jelle S. Kaastra & M. Coleman Miller & Mark T. Reynolds & Gregory Brown & S. Bradley Cenko & Jeremy J. Drake & Suvi Gezari & James Guillochon & Kayhan Gultekin & Jimmy Irwin & Andrew L, 2015. "Flows of X-ray gas reveal the disruption of a star by a massive black hole," Nature, Nature, vol. 526(7574), pages 542-545, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:526:y:2015:i:7574:d:10.1038_nature15708
    DOI: 10.1038/nature15708
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