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2012ApJ...756L...1S - Astrophys. J., 756, L1 (2012/September-1)

Swift J1644+57: an ultra-luminous X-ray event.

SOCRATES A.

Abstract (from CDS):

The photon spectral energy distribution of the powerful transient Sw J1644+57 resembles those of the brightest ultra-luminous X-ray sources (ULXs). The transient nature of Sw J1644+57 is likely the result of a tidal disruption of a star by a supermassive black hole. The stellar disk generates accretion power at super-Eddington rates and the observational properties of Sw J1644+57 indicate–in analogy with ULXs–that the accretion flow maintains a high level of radiative efficiency with a corresponding super-Eddington luminosity. Due to its similarity to ULXs, this powerful transient may be thought of as an ultra-luminous X-ray event (ULX-E). Observational tests for this ULX-E model are proposed as well.

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Journal keyword(s): accretion, accretion disks - black hole physics - relativistic processes

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