Characterization of a peculiar Einstein Probe transient EP240408a: an exotic gamma-ray burst or an abnormal jetted tidal disruption event?

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Main Authors:	O'Connor, B., Pasham, D., Andreoni, I., Hare, J., Beniamini, P., Troja, E., Ricci, R., Dobie, D., Chakraborty, J., Ng, M., Klingler, N., Karambelkar, V., Rose, S., Schulze, S., Ryan, G., Dichiara, S., Monageng, I., Buckley, D., Hu, L., Srinivasaragavan, G., Bruni, G., Cabrera, T., Cenko, S. B., van Eerten, H., Freeburn, J., Hammerstein, E., Kasliwal, M., Kouveliotou, C., Kunnumkai, K., Leung, J. K., Lien, A., Palmese, A., Sakamoto, T.
Format:	Preprint
Published:	2024
Subjects:	High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
Online Access:	Acceder al recurso
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