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Main Authors: Toscani, Martina, Broggi, Luca, Sesana, Alberto, Rossi, Elena Maria
Format: Preprint
Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.22516
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author Toscani, Martina
Broggi, Luca
Sesana, Alberto
Rossi, Elena Maria
author_facet Toscani, Martina
Broggi, Luca
Sesana, Alberto
Rossi, Elena Maria
contents In this paper, we investigate the gravitational wave (GW) emission from stars tidally disrupted by black holes (TDEs), using a semi-analytical approach. Contrary to previous works where this signal is modeled as a monochromatic burst, we here take into account all its harmonic components. On top of this, we also extend the analysis to a population of repeated-partial TDEs, where the star undergoes multiple passages around the black hole before complete disruption. For both populations, we estimate the rate of individual GW-detections considering future observatories like LISA and a potential deci-Hertz (dHz) mission, and derive the GW background from these sources. Our conclusions, even if more conservative, are consistent with previous results presented in literature. In fact, full disruptions of stars will not be seen by LISA but will be important targets for dHz observatories. In contrast, GWs from repeated disruptions will not be detectable in the near future.
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spellingShingle Updated predictions for gravitational wave emission from TDEs for next generation observatories
Toscani, Martina
Broggi, Luca
Sesana, Alberto
Rossi, Elena Maria
High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
In this paper, we investigate the gravitational wave (GW) emission from stars tidally disrupted by black holes (TDEs), using a semi-analytical approach. Contrary to previous works where this signal is modeled as a monochromatic burst, we here take into account all its harmonic components. On top of this, we also extend the analysis to a population of repeated-partial TDEs, where the star undergoes multiple passages around the black hole before complete disruption. For both populations, we estimate the rate of individual GW-detections considering future observatories like LISA and a potential deci-Hertz (dHz) mission, and derive the GW background from these sources. Our conclusions, even if more conservative, are consistent with previous results presented in literature. In fact, full disruptions of stars will not be seen by LISA but will be important targets for dHz observatories. In contrast, GWs from repeated disruptions will not be detectable in the near future.
title Updated predictions for gravitational wave emission from TDEs for next generation observatories
topic High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.22516