Linear and Circular Polarimetry of the Optically Bright Relativistic Tidal Disruption Event AT 2022cmc
Linear and Circular Polarimetry of the Optically Bright Relativistic Tidal Disruption Event AT 2022cmc
Tidal disruption events (TDEs) occur when a star orbiting a massive black hole is sufficiently close to be tidally ripped apart by the black hole. AT 2022cmc is the first relativistic TDE that was observed (and discovered) as an optically bright and fast transient, showing signatures of non-thermal radiation induced …