Revisiting X-ray Afterglows of Jetted Tidal Disruption Events with the External Reverse Shock

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Main Authors: Yuan, Chengchao, Winter, Walter, Zhang, B. Theodore, Murase, Kohta, Zhang, Bing
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author Yuan, Chengchao
Winter, Walter
Zhang, B. Theodore
Murase, Kohta
Zhang, Bing
author_facet Yuan, Chengchao
Winter, Walter
Zhang, B. Theodore
Murase, Kohta
Zhang, Bing
contents We investigate the external reverse shock region of relativistic jets as the origin of X-ray afterglows of jetted tidal disruption events (TDEs) that exhibit luminous jets accompanied by fast-declining non-thermal X-ray emissions. We model the dynamics of jet propagating within an external density medium, accounting for continuous energy injection driven by accretion activities. We compute the time-dependent synchrotron and inverse Compton emissions from the reverse shock region. Our analysis demonstrates that the reverse shock scenario can potentially explain the X-ray light curves and spectra of four jetted TDEs, AT 2022cmc, Swift J1644, Swift J2058, and Swift J1112. Notably, the rapid steepening of the late-stage X-ray light curves can be attributed jointly to the jet break and cessation of the central engine as the accretion rate drops below the Eddington limit. Using parameters obtained from X-ray data fitting, we also discuss the prospects for $γ$-ray and neutrino detection.
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spellingShingle Revisiting X-ray Afterglows of Jetted Tidal Disruption Events with the External Reverse Shock
Yuan, Chengchao
Winter, Walter
Zhang, B. Theodore
Murase, Kohta
Zhang, Bing
High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
We investigate the external reverse shock region of relativistic jets as the origin of X-ray afterglows of jetted tidal disruption events (TDEs) that exhibit luminous jets accompanied by fast-declining non-thermal X-ray emissions. We model the dynamics of jet propagating within an external density medium, accounting for continuous energy injection driven by accretion activities. We compute the time-dependent synchrotron and inverse Compton emissions from the reverse shock region. Our analysis demonstrates that the reverse shock scenario can potentially explain the X-ray light curves and spectra of four jetted TDEs, AT 2022cmc, Swift J1644, Swift J2058, and Swift J1112. Notably, the rapid steepening of the late-stage X-ray light curves can be attributed jointly to the jet break and cessation of the central engine as the accretion rate drops below the Eddington limit. Using parameters obtained from X-ray data fitting, we also discuss the prospects for $γ$-ray and neutrino detection.
title Revisiting X-ray Afterglows of Jetted Tidal Disruption Events with the External Reverse Shock
topic High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2411.07925