Relativistic jet activity from the tidal disruption of a star by a massive black hole

Burrows, D. N.; Kennea, J. A.; Ghisellini, G.; Mangano, V.; Zhang, Boyuan; Page, K. L.; Eracleous, M.; Romano, P.; Sakamoto, T.; Falcone, A. D.; Osborne, J. P.; Campana, S.; Beardmore, A. P.; Breeveld, A. A.; Chester, M. M.; Corbet, R.; Covino, S.; Cummings, J. R.; D'Avanzo, P.; D'Elia, V.; Esposito, P.; Evans, P. A.; Fugazza, D.; Gelbord, J. M.; Hiroi, K.; Holland, S. T.; Huang, K. Y.; Im, M.; Israel, G.; Jeon, Y.; Jeon, Y.-B.; Jun, H. D.; Kawai, N.; Kim, J. H.; Krimm, H. A.; Marshall, F. E.; Mészáros, P.; Negoro, H.; Omodei, N.; Park, W.-K.; Perkins, J. S.; Sugizaki, M.; Sung, H.-I.; Tagliaferri, G.; Troja, E.; Ueda, Y.; Urata, Y.; Usui, R.; Antonelli, L. A.; Barthelmy, S. D.; Cusumano, G.; Giommi, P.; Melandri, A.; Perri, M.; Racusin, J. L.; Sbarufatti, B.; Siegel, M. H.; Gehrels, N.

Relativistic jet activity from the tidal disruption of a star by a massive black hole

D. N. Burrows (), J. A. Kennea, G. Ghisellini, V. Mangano, Boyuan Zhang (), K. L. Page, M. Eracleous, P. Romano, T. Sakamoto, A. D. Falcone, J. P. Osborne, S. Campana, A. P. Beardmore, A. A. Breeveld, M. M. Chester, R. Corbet, S. Covino, J. R. Cummings, P. D'Avanzo, V. D'Elia, P. Esposito, P. A. Evans, D. Fugazza, J. M. Gelbord, K. Hiroi, S. T. Holland, K. Y. Huang, M. Im, G. Israel, Y. Jeon, Y.-B. Jeon, H. D. Jun, N. Kawai, J. H. Kim, H. A. Krimm, F. E. Marshall, P. Mészáros, H. Negoro, N. Omodei, W.-K. Park, J. S. Perkins, M. Sugizaki, H.-I. Sung, G. Tagliaferri, E. Troja, Y. Ueda, Y. Urata, R. Usui, L. A. Antonelli, S. D. Barthelmy, G. Cusumano, P. Giommi, A. Melandri, M. Perri, J. L. Racusin, B. Sbarufatti, M. H. Siegel and N. Gehrels
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D. N. Burrows: The Pennsylvania State University, 525 Davey Laboratory, University Park
J. A. Kennea: The Pennsylvania State University, 525 Davey Laboratory, University Park
G. Ghisellini: INAF – Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera, Via Bianchi 46, 23807 Merate, Italy
V. Mangano: INAF – Istituto di Astrofisica Spaziale e Fisica Cosmica, Via U. La Malfa 153, I-90146 Palermo, Italy
K. L. Page: University of Leicester, University Road, Leicester LE1 7RH, UK
M. Eracleous: The Pennsylvania State University, 525 Davey Laboratory, University Park
P. Romano: INAF – Istituto di Astrofisica Spaziale e Fisica Cosmica, Via U. La Malfa 153, I-90146 Palermo, Italy
T. Sakamoto: CRESST
A. D. Falcone: The Pennsylvania State University, 525 Davey Laboratory, University Park
J. P. Osborne: University of Leicester, University Road, Leicester LE1 7RH, UK
S. Campana: INAF – Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera, Via Bianchi 46, 23807 Merate, Italy
A. P. Beardmore: University of Leicester, University Road, Leicester LE1 7RH, UK
A. A. Breeveld: University College London / Mullard Space Science Laboratory, Holmbury St Mary, Dorking RH5 6NT, UK
M. M. Chester: The Pennsylvania State University, 525 Davey Laboratory, University Park
R. Corbet: CRESST
S. Covino: INAF – Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera, Via Bianchi 46, 23807 Merate, Italy
J. R. Cummings: CRESST
P. D'Avanzo: INAF – Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera, Via Bianchi 46, 23807 Merate, Italy
V. D'Elia: ASI Science Data Center, via Galileo Galilei, 00044 Frascati, Italy
P. Esposito: INAF—Osservatorio Astronomico di Cagliari, località Poggio dei Pini, strada 54, I-09012 Capoterra, Italy
P. A. Evans: University of Leicester, University Road, Leicester LE1 7RH, UK
D. Fugazza: INAF – Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera, Via Bianchi 46, 23807 Merate, Italy
J. M. Gelbord: The Pennsylvania State University, 525 Davey Laboratory, University Park
K. Hiroi: Kyoto University, Oiwake-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
S. T. Holland: CRESST
K. Y. Huang: Academia Sinica Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Taipei 106, Taiwan
M. Im: Center for the Exploration of the Origin of the Universe, FPRD, Seoul National University, Shillim-dong, San 56-1, Kwanak-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
G. Israel: INAF – Osservatorio Astronomico di Roma, via Frascati 33, I-00040 Monteporzio Catone, Italy
Y. Jeon: Center for the Exploration of the Origin of the Universe, FPRD, Seoul National University, Shillim-dong, San 56-1, Kwanak-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Y.-B. Jeon: Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute (KASI), 776 Daedeokdae-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 305-348, Republic of Korea
H. D. Jun: Center for the Exploration of the Origin of the Universe, FPRD, Seoul National University, Shillim-dong, San 56-1, Kwanak-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
N. Kawai: Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8551, Japan
J. H. Kim: Center for the Exploration of the Origin of the Universe, FPRD, Seoul National University, Shillim-dong, San 56-1, Kwanak-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
H. A. Krimm: CRESST
F. E. Marshall: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
P. Mészáros: The Pennsylvania State University, 525 Davey Laboratory, University Park
H. Negoro: Nihon University, 1-8-14 Kanda-Surugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-8308, Japan
N. Omodei: W. W. Hansen Experimental Physics Laboratory, Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, Stanford University
W.-K. Park: Center for the Exploration of the Origin of the Universe, FPRD, Seoul National University, Shillim-dong, San 56-1, Kwanak-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
J. S. Perkins: CRESST
M. Sugizaki: MAXI team, RIKEN, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
H.-I. Sung: Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute (KASI), 776 Daedeokdae-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 305-348, Republic of Korea
G. Tagliaferri: INAF – Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera, Via Bianchi 46, 23807 Merate, Italy
E. Troja: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Y. Ueda: Kyoto University, Oiwake-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
Y. Urata: Institute of Astronomy, National Central University, Chung-Li 32054, Taiwan
R. Usui: Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8551, Japan
L. A. Antonelli: ASI Science Data Center, via Galileo Galilei, 00044 Frascati, Italy
S. D. Barthelmy: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
G. Cusumano: INAF – Istituto di Astrofisica Spaziale e Fisica Cosmica, Via U. La Malfa 153, I-90146 Palermo, Italy
P. Giommi: ASI Science Data Center, via Galileo Galilei, 00044 Frascati, Italy
A. Melandri: INAF – Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera, Via Bianchi 46, 23807 Merate, Italy
M. Perri: ASI Science Data Center, via Galileo Galilei, 00044 Frascati, Italy
J. L. Racusin: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
B. Sbarufatti: INAF – Istituto di Astrofisica Spaziale e Fisica Cosmica, Via U. La Malfa 153, I-90146 Palermo, Italy
M. H. Siegel: The Pennsylvania State University, 525 Davey Laboratory, University Park
N. Gehrels: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Nature, 2011, vol. 476, issue 7361, 421-424

Abstract: Birth of a black-hole relativistic jet Two groups report observations of the X-ray source Swift J164449.3+573451, which was discovered when it triggered the Swift Burst Alert Telescope on 28 March 2011. Burrows et al. report that the source has increased in brightness in the X-ray band more than 10,000-fold since 1990, and by more than 100-fold since early 2010. They conclude that we are observing the onset of relativistic jet activity from a supermassive black hole. Zauderer et al. arrive at a similar conclusion based on their observation of a radio transient associated with the source, and extensive monitoring at centimetre to millimetre wavelengths during the first month of its evolution. They estimate the mass of the black hole at around 106 solar masses.

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