Time-dependent Accretion Disks in Tidal Disruption Events: Long-term Light Curves

arXiv:2607.17659 · astro-ph.HE · Submitted 2026-07-20 · Read on arXiv

Chenlei Guo, Erlin Qiao

astro-ph.HE

Submitted: 2026-07-20

Comments: 20 pages, 13 figures; Submitted to ApJ

Code: https://github.com/sjoertvv/manyTDE

License: http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/

Terminology

• AGN — 1× in this paper · explained in 1 episode
• Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) — 1× in this paper · explained in 1 episode
• Limit Cycles — 1× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Metallicity — 1× in this paper · explained in 3 episodes
• Unified Framework — 1× in this paper · explained in 5 episodes
• alpha — 1× in this paper · explained in 1 episode

Sources

• How Flat is a Plateau? Evolution of Late-Time TDE Disks
• Compact Accretion Disks in the Aftermath of Tidal Disruption Events: Parameter Inference from Joint X-ray Spectra and UV/Optical Photometry Fitting
• X-ray Variability and Photosphere Evolution during Accretion Disk Formation in Tidal Disruption Events
• UV and Optical Signatures of Late-time Disk Instabilities in Tidal Disruption Events
• Tidal Disruption Eddington Envelopes around Massive Black Holes

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