TDE Landscape Longshot (IMAGE)

New York University

TDE Landscape Longshot

Caption

After the supermassive black hole tore the star apart, roughly half of the star debris was flung back out into space, while the remainder formed a glowing accretion disc around the black hole. The system shone brightly across many wavelengths and is thought to have produced energetic, jet-like outflows perpendicular to the accretion disc. A central, powerful engine near the accretion disc spewed out these fast subatomic particles.

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DESY, Science Communication Lab

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