Back from the dead: AT2019aalc as a candidate repeating TDE in an AGN
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| author | Veres, Patrik Milán Franckowiak, Anna van Velzen, Sjoert Adebahr, Bjoern Taziaux, Sam Necker, Jannis Stein, Robert Kier, Alexander Mueller, Ancla Bomans, Dominik J. Jordana-Mitjans, Nuria Kowalski, Marek Hammerstein, Erica Marci-Boehncke, Elena Reusch, Simeon Garrappa, Simone Rose, Sam Das, Kaustav Kashyap |
| author_facet | Veres, Patrik Milán Franckowiak, Anna van Velzen, Sjoert Adebahr, Bjoern Taziaux, Sam Necker, Jannis Stein, Robert Kier, Alexander Mueller, Ancla Bomans, Dominik J. Jordana-Mitjans, Nuria Kowalski, Marek Hammerstein, Erica Marci-Boehncke, Elena Reusch, Simeon Garrappa, Simone Rose, Sam Das, Kaustav Kashyap |
| contents | Context. To date, three nuclear transients have been associated with high-energy neutrino events. These transients are generally thought to be powered by tidal disruptions of stars (TDEs) by massive black holes. However, AT2019aalc, hosted in a Seyfert-1 galaxy, was not yet classified due to a lack of multiwavelength observations. Interestingly, the source has re-brightened 4 years after its discovery. Aims. Our aim is to constrain the physical mechanism responsible for the second optical flare, which may also provide clues to the origin of the initial event. Methods. We conducted a multi-wavelength monitoring program (from radio to X-rays) of AT2019aalc during its re-brightening in 2023/2024. Results. The observations revealed multiple X-ray flares during the second optical flaring episode of the transient and a uniquely bright UV counterpart. The second flare, similarly to the first one, is also accompanied by IR dust echo emission. A long-term radio flare is found with an inverted spectrum. Optical spectroscopic observations reveal the presence of Bowen Fluorescence lines and strong high-ionization coronal lines indicating an extreme level of ionization in the system. Conslusions. The results suggest that the transient can be classified as a Bowen Fluorescence Flare (BFF), a relatively new sub-class of flaring active galactic nuclei (AGN). AT2019aalc can be also classified as an extreme coronal line emitter (ECLE). We found that, in addition to AT2019aalc, another BFF AT2021loi is spatially coincident with a high-energy neutrino event. We propose a repeating TDE scenario within an AGN framework to explain the multi-wavelength properties of AT2019aalc and suggest a possible connection among ECLEs, BFFs, and TDEs occurring in AGNs. |
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| spellingShingle | Back from the dead: AT2019aalc as a candidate repeating TDE in an AGN Veres, Patrik Milán Franckowiak, Anna van Velzen, Sjoert Adebahr, Bjoern Taziaux, Sam Necker, Jannis Stein, Robert Kier, Alexander Mueller, Ancla Bomans, Dominik J. Jordana-Mitjans, Nuria Kowalski, Marek Hammerstein, Erica Marci-Boehncke, Elena Reusch, Simeon Garrappa, Simone Rose, Sam Das, Kaustav Kashyap High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena Astrophysics of Galaxies Context. To date, three nuclear transients have been associated with high-energy neutrino events. These transients are generally thought to be powered by tidal disruptions of stars (TDEs) by massive black holes. However, AT2019aalc, hosted in a Seyfert-1 galaxy, was not yet classified due to a lack of multiwavelength observations. Interestingly, the source has re-brightened 4 years after its discovery. Aims. Our aim is to constrain the physical mechanism responsible for the second optical flare, which may also provide clues to the origin of the initial event. Methods. We conducted a multi-wavelength monitoring program (from radio to X-rays) of AT2019aalc during its re-brightening in 2023/2024. Results. The observations revealed multiple X-ray flares during the second optical flaring episode of the transient and a uniquely bright UV counterpart. The second flare, similarly to the first one, is also accompanied by IR dust echo emission. A long-term radio flare is found with an inverted spectrum. Optical spectroscopic observations reveal the presence of Bowen Fluorescence lines and strong high-ionization coronal lines indicating an extreme level of ionization in the system. Conslusions. The results suggest that the transient can be classified as a Bowen Fluorescence Flare (BFF), a relatively new sub-class of flaring active galactic nuclei (AGN). AT2019aalc can be also classified as an extreme coronal line emitter (ECLE). We found that, in addition to AT2019aalc, another BFF AT2021loi is spatially coincident with a high-energy neutrino event. We propose a repeating TDE scenario within an AGN framework to explain the multi-wavelength properties of AT2019aalc and suggest a possible connection among ECLEs, BFFs, and TDEs occurring in AGNs. |
| title | Back from the dead: AT2019aalc as a candidate repeating TDE in an AGN |
| topic | High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena Astrophysics of Galaxies |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2408.17419 |