Monthly quasi-periodic eruptions from repeated stellar disruption by a massive black hole
Monthly quasi-periodic eruptions from repeated stellar disruption by a massive black hole
Abstract In recent years, searches of archival X-ray data have revealed galaxies exhibiting nuclear quasi-periodic eruptions with periods of several hours. These are reminiscent of the tidal disruption of a star by a supermassive black hole. The repeated, partial stripping of a white dwarf in an eccentric orbit around an …