AT2023lli: A Tidal Disruption Event with Prominent Optical Early Bump and Delayed Episodic X-ray Emission

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Autori principali: Huang, Shifeng, Jiang, Ning, Zhu, Jiazheng, Wang, Yibo, Wang, Tinggui, Wang, Shan-Qin, Gan, Wen-Pei, Liang, En-Wei, Qin, Yu-Jing, Lin, Zheyu, Xu, Lin-Na, Cai, Min-Xuan, Jiang, Ji-An, Kong, Xu, Li, Jiaxun, Li, Long, Wang, Jian-Guo, Xu, Ze-Lin, Xue, Yongquan, Yuan, Ye-Fei, Cheng, Jingquan, Fan, Lulu, Gao, Jie, Hu, Lei, Hu, Weida, li, Bin, Li, Feng, Liang, Ming, Liu, Hao, Liu, Wei, Lou, Zheng, Luo, Wentao, Qian, Yuan, Tang, Jinlong, Wan, Zhen, Wang, Hairen, Wang, Jian, Yang, Ji, Yao, Dazhi, Zhang, Hongfei, Zhang, Xiaoling, Zhao, Wen, Zheng, Xianzhong, Zhu, Qingfeng, Zuo, Yingxi
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author Huang, Shifeng
Jiang, Ning
Zhu, Jiazheng
Wang, Yibo
Wang, Tinggui
Wang, Shan-Qin
Gan, Wen-Pei
Liang, En-Wei
Qin, Yu-Jing
Lin, Zheyu
Xu, Lin-Na
Cai, Min-Xuan
Jiang, Ji-An
Kong, Xu
Li, Jiaxun
Li, Long
Wang, Jian-Guo
Xu, Ze-Lin
Xue, Yongquan
Yuan, Ye-Fei
Cheng, Jingquan
Fan, Lulu
Gao, Jie
Hu, Lei
Hu, Weida
li, Bin
Li, Feng
Liang, Ming
Liu, Hao
Liu, Wei
Lou, Zheng
Luo, Wentao
Qian, Yuan
Tang, Jinlong
Wan, Zhen
Wang, Hairen
Wang, Jian
Yang, Ji
Yao, Dazhi
Zhang, Hongfei
Zhang, Xiaoling
Zhao, Wen
Zheng, Xianzhong
Zhu, Qingfeng
Zuo, Yingxi
author_facet Huang, Shifeng
Jiang, Ning
Zhu, Jiazheng
Wang, Yibo
Wang, Tinggui
Wang, Shan-Qin
Gan, Wen-Pei
Liang, En-Wei
Qin, Yu-Jing
Lin, Zheyu
Xu, Lin-Na
Cai, Min-Xuan
Jiang, Ji-An
Kong, Xu
Li, Jiaxun
Li, Long
Wang, Jian-Guo
Xu, Ze-Lin
Xue, Yongquan
Yuan, Ye-Fei
Cheng, Jingquan
Fan, Lulu
Gao, Jie
Hu, Lei
Hu, Weida
li, Bin
Li, Feng
Liang, Ming
Liu, Hao
Liu, Wei
Lou, Zheng
Luo, Wentao
Qian, Yuan
Tang, Jinlong
Wan, Zhen
Wang, Hairen
Wang, Jian
Yang, Ji
Yao, Dazhi
Zhang, Hongfei
Zhang, Xiaoling
Zhao, Wen
Zheng, Xianzhong
Zhu, Qingfeng
Zuo, Yingxi
contents High-cadence, multiwavelength observations have continuously revealed the diversity of tidal disruption events (TDEs), thus greatly advancing our knowledge and understanding of TDEs. In this work, we conducted an intensive optical-UV and X-ray follow-up campaign of TDE AT2023lli, and found a remarkable month-long bump in its UV/optical light curve nearly two months prior to maximum brightness. The bump represents the longest separation time from the main peak among known TDEs to date. The main UV/optical outburst declines as $t^{-4.10}$, making it one of the fastest decaying optically selected TDEs. Furthermore, we detected sporadic X-ray emission 30 days after the UV/optical peak, accompanied by a reduction in the period of inactivity. It is proposed that the UV/optical bump could be caused by the self-intersection of the stream debris, whereas the primary peak is generated by the reprocessed emission of the accretion process. In addition, our results suggest that episodic X-ray radiation during the initial phase of decline may be due to the patched obscurer surrounding the accretion disk, a phenomenon associated with the inhomogeneous reprocessing process. The double TDE scenario, in which two stars are disrupted in sequence, is also a possible explanation for producing the observed early bump and main peak. We anticipate that the multicolor light curves of TDEs, especially in the very early stages, and the underlying physics can be better understood in the near future with the assistance of dedicated surveys such as the deep high-cadence survey of the 2.5-meter Wide Field Survey Telescope (WFST).
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spellingShingle AT2023lli: A Tidal Disruption Event with Prominent Optical Early Bump and Delayed Episodic X-ray Emission
Huang, Shifeng
Jiang, Ning
Zhu, Jiazheng
Wang, Yibo
Wang, Tinggui
Wang, Shan-Qin
Gan, Wen-Pei
Liang, En-Wei
Qin, Yu-Jing
Lin, Zheyu
Xu, Lin-Na
Cai, Min-Xuan
Jiang, Ji-An
Kong, Xu
Li, Jiaxun
Li, Long
Wang, Jian-Guo
Xu, Ze-Lin
Xue, Yongquan
Yuan, Ye-Fei
Cheng, Jingquan
Fan, Lulu
Gao, Jie
Hu, Lei
Hu, Weida
li, Bin
Li, Feng
Liang, Ming
Liu, Hao
Liu, Wei
Lou, Zheng
Luo, Wentao
Qian, Yuan
Tang, Jinlong
Wan, Zhen
Wang, Hairen
Wang, Jian
Yang, Ji
Yao, Dazhi
Zhang, Hongfei
Zhang, Xiaoling
Zhao, Wen
Zheng, Xianzhong
Zhu, Qingfeng
Zuo, Yingxi
High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
Astrophysics of Galaxies
High-cadence, multiwavelength observations have continuously revealed the diversity of tidal disruption events (TDEs), thus greatly advancing our knowledge and understanding of TDEs. In this work, we conducted an intensive optical-UV and X-ray follow-up campaign of TDE AT2023lli, and found a remarkable month-long bump in its UV/optical light curve nearly two months prior to maximum brightness. The bump represents the longest separation time from the main peak among known TDEs to date. The main UV/optical outburst declines as $t^{-4.10}$, making it one of the fastest decaying optically selected TDEs. Furthermore, we detected sporadic X-ray emission 30 days after the UV/optical peak, accompanied by a reduction in the period of inactivity. It is proposed that the UV/optical bump could be caused by the self-intersection of the stream debris, whereas the primary peak is generated by the reprocessed emission of the accretion process. In addition, our results suggest that episodic X-ray radiation during the initial phase of decline may be due to the patched obscurer surrounding the accretion disk, a phenomenon associated with the inhomogeneous reprocessing process. The double TDE scenario, in which two stars are disrupted in sequence, is also a possible explanation for producing the observed early bump and main peak. We anticipate that the multicolor light curves of TDEs, especially in the very early stages, and the underlying physics can be better understood in the near future with the assistance of dedicated surveys such as the deep high-cadence survey of the 2.5-meter Wide Field Survey Telescope (WFST).
title AT2023lli: A Tidal Disruption Event with Prominent Optical Early Bump and Delayed Episodic X-ray Emission
topic High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
Astrophysics of Galaxies
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.01686