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Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe

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The astronomical art of possible origins of MUSSES2020J. (upper) An event where a star is tidally disrupted by a massive black hole. The disrupted material creates a tail (red) that traces the path of the stellar orbit. The disrupted material starts accreting to the black hole around the pericenter, producing a powerful wind (white) that results in a rapidly brightening transient phenomenon. (left) A neutron star with very strong magnetic field (Magnetar) ejects two jets, which provides energy for brightness of a supernova. (right) A pulsational pair-instability supernova (PPISN) forms circumstellar matter (purple) before the explosion, and its ejected materials in the explosion (green) collides with the circumstellar matter. This collision provides energy for rapid brightening of the supernova.

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