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Population Studies of Tidal Disruption Events and Their Hosts: Understanding Host Galaxy Preferences and the Origin of the Ultraviolet and Optical Emission
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Population Studies of Tidal Disruption Events and Their Hosts: Understanding Host Galaxy Preferences and the Origin of the Ultraviolet and Optical Emission

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자료유형  
 학위논문 서양
최종처리일시  
20250211151134
ISBN  
9798383182826
DDC  
523
저자명  
Hammerstein, Erica.
서명/저자  
Population Studies of Tidal Disruption Events and Their Hosts: Understanding Host Galaxy Preferences and the Origin of the Ultraviolet and Optical Emission
발행사항  
[Sl] : University of Maryland, College Park, 2024
발행사항  
Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2024
형태사항  
237 p
주기사항  
Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 86-01, Section: B.
주기사항  
Advisor: Veilleux, Sylvain;Cenko, S. Bradley.
학위논문주기  
Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Maryland, College Park, 2024.
초록/해제  
요약It is well-established that the majority of galaxies harbor a supermassive black hole (SMBH) in their nucleus. While some of these SMBHs are easily studied either through signatures of persistent gas-fueled accretion or direct observations of the SMBH's influence on stars and gas in its potential well, many more are elusive, providing no obvious evidence of their existence. One way to detect these dormant SMBHs is through the tidal disruption of a star that wanders too close and is torn apart under the tidal stress. These tidal disruption events (TDEs) illuminate otherwise difficult-to-study dim or distant galaxy nuclei, acting as cosmic signposts announcing the presence of the SMBH lurking there through luminous flares observed across the electromagnetic spectrum. These flares can, in principle, be used to extract information about the SMBH itself, and can therefore serve as important probes of SMBH growth and evolution. TDE host galaxies can be used to study the connection between SMBHs and their environments, an important goal in understanding the origin of SMBHs, galaxy formation, and SMBH co-evolution. My dissertation addresses both of these important facets of TDEs, their light curves and their hosts, to understand not only the events themselves but how they can be used to study SMBHs.First, I studied a sample of 30 optically selected TDEs from the Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF), the largest sample of TDEs discovered from a single survey yet. After performing a careful light curve analysis, I uncovered several correlations between light curve parameters which indicate that the properties of the black hole are imprinted on the light curve. I also fit the light curves using tools that yield black hole mass estimates and I found no correlation between these estimates and the host galaxy stellar mass. I found no difference between the optical light curve properties, apart from the peak luminosity, of the X-ray bright and X-ray faint TDEs in this sample. This provides clues as to the origin of the optical emission and may support a scenario where the viewing angle is responsible for the observed emission. Lastly, I presented a new spectral class of TDE, TDE-featureless, which in contrast to other events, show no broad lines in their optical spectra. This new class may be connected to the rare class of jetted TDEs.Next, I studied a subset of host galaxies in the ZTF sample of TDEs. I examined their optical colors, morphology, and star-formation histories. I found that TDE hosts can be classified as ``green'', in a phase between red, inactive galaxies and blue, star-forming galaxies. Morphologically, the TDE hosts are centrally concentrated, more so than galaxies of similar mass and color. By looking at the optical spectra of the TDE hosts, which can be used to estimate the current star formation and the star formation history, I found that TDE host populations are dominated by the rare class of E+A, or post-starburst, galaxies. In tandem with the other peculiar photometric and morphological properties, this points to mergers as the likely origin for TDE hosts.I extended this study of TDE hosts by using integral field spectroscopy to infer black hole masses via the MBH − σ⋆ relation and investigate large-scale stellar kinematics. I found that the black hole mass distribution for TDE hosts is consistent with the theoretical prediction that they should be dominated by lower mass SBMHs. Interestingly, one TDE-featureless object was found to have a black hole mass of log(MBH/M⊙) = 8.01, which is likely above the Hills mass for the disruption of a solar-type star and could necessitate a rapid spin for this particular black hole. If high spin is required to launch relativistic jets, this may further support the connection between featureless TDEs and jetted TDEs. The large-scale kinematics of a galaxy are strongly tied to its merger and star formation history. I found that TDE hosts share similar kinematic properties to E+A galaxies, which are thought to be post-merger.Lastly, I presented further observations of the jetted TDE AT2022cmc. This event, discovered in the optical, presented an opportunity to place this rare class of TDE in the context of the larger TDE population. I performed a careful light curve analysis that accounts for both the thermal and non-thermal components in the light curve. I showed that the thermal component of AT2022cmc is similar to the TDE-featureless class of events and follows correlations presented for TDE light curve properties found in this thesis.
일반주제명  
Astrophysics
일반주제명  
Astronomy
키워드  
Black hole physics
키워드  
Extragalactic astronomy
키워드  
Tidal disruption events
키워드  
Time-domain astronomy
기타저자  
University of Maryland, College Park Astronomy
기본자료저록  
Dissertations Abstracts International. 86-01B.
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■520    ▼aIt  is  well-established  that  the  majority  of  galaxies  harbor  a  supermassive  black  hole  (SMBH)  in  their  nucleus.  While  some  of  these  SMBHs  are  easily  studied  either  through  signatures  of  persistent  gas-fueled  accretion  or  direct  observations  of  the  SMBH's  influence  on  stars  and  gas  in  its  potential  well,  many  more  are  elusive,  providing  no  obvious  evidence  of  their  existence.  One  way  to  detect  these  dormant  SMBHs  is  through  the  tidal  disruption  of  a  star  that  wanders  too  close  and  is  torn  apart  under  the  tidal  stress.  These  tidal  disruption  events  (TDEs)  illuminate  otherwise  difficult-to-study  dim  or  distant  galaxy  nuclei,  acting  as  cosmic  signposts  announcing  the  presence  of  the  SMBH  lurking  there  through  luminous  flares  observed  across  the  electromagnetic  spectrum.  These  flares  can,  in  principle,  be  used  to  extract  information  about  the  SMBH  itself,  and  can  therefore  serve  as  important  probes  of  SMBH  growth  and  evolution.  TDE  host  galaxies  can  be  used  to  study  the  connection  between  SMBHs  and  their  environments,  an  important  goal  in  understanding  the  origin  of  SMBHs,  galaxy  formation,  and  SMBH  co-evolution.  My  dissertation  addresses  both  of  these  important  facets  of  TDEs,  their  light  curves  and  their  hosts,  to  understand  not  only  the  events  themselves  but  how  they  can  be  used  to  study  SMBHs.First,  I  studied  a  sample  of  30  optically  selected  TDEs  from  the  Zwicky  Transient  Facility  (ZTF),  the  largest  sample  of  TDEs  discovered  from  a  single  survey  yet.  After  performing  a  careful  light  curve  analysis,  I  uncovered  several  correlations  between  light  curve  parameters  which  indicate  that  the  properties  of  the  black  hole  are  imprinted  on  the  light  curve.  I  also  fit  the  light  curves  using  tools  that  yield  black  hole  mass  estimates  and  I  found  no  correlation  between  these  estimates  and  the  host  galaxy  stellar  mass.  I  found  no  difference  between  the  optical  light  curve  properties,  apart  from  the  peak  luminosity,  of  the  X-ray  bright  and  X-ray  faint  TDEs  in  this  sample.  This  provides  clues  as  to  the  origin  of  the  optical  emission  and  may  support  a  scenario  where  the  viewing  angle  is  responsible  for  the  observed  emission.  Lastly,  I  presented  a  new  spectral  class  of  TDE,  TDE-featureless,  which  in  contrast  to  other  events,  show  no  broad  lines  in  their  optical  spectra.  This  new  class  may  be  connected  to  the  rare  class  of  jetted  TDEs.Next,  I  studied  a  subset  of  host  galaxies  in  the  ZTF  sample  of  TDEs.  I  examined  their  optical  colors,  morphology,  and  star-formation  histories.  I  found  that  TDE  hosts  can  be  classified  as  ``green'',  in  a  phase  between  red,  inactive  galaxies  and  blue,  star-forming  galaxies.  Morphologically,  the  TDE  hosts  are  centrally  concentrated,  more  so  than  galaxies  of  similar  mass  and  color.  By  looking  at  the  optical  spectra  of  the  TDE  hosts,  which  can  be  used  to  estimate  the  current  star  formation  and  the  star  formation  history,  I  found  that  TDE  host  populations  are  dominated  by  the  rare  class  of  E+A,  or  post-starburst,  galaxies.  In  tandem  with  the  other  peculiar  photometric  and  morphological  properties,  this  points  to  mergers  as  the  likely  origin  for  TDE  hosts.I  extended  this  study  of  TDE  hosts  by  using  integral  field  spectroscopy  to  infer  black  hole  masses  via  the  MBH  −  σ⋆  relation  and  investigate  large-scale  stellar  kinematics.  I  found  that  the  black  hole  mass  distribution  for  TDE  hosts  is  consistent  with  the  theoretical  prediction  that  they  should  be  dominated  by  lower  mass  SBMHs.  Interestingly,  one  TDE-featureless  object  was  found  to  have  a  black  hole  mass  of  log(MBH/M⊙)  =  8.01,  which  is  likely  above  the  Hills  mass  for  the  disruption  of  a  solar-type  star  and  could  necessitate  a  rapid  spin  for  this  particular  black  hole.  If  high  spin  is  required  to  launch  relativistic  jets,  this  may  further  support  the  connection  between  featureless  TDEs  and  jetted  TDEs.  The  large-scale  kinematics  of  a  galaxy  are  strongly  tied  to  its  merger  and  star  formation  history.  I  found  that  TDE  hosts  share  similar  kinematic  properties  to  E+A  galaxies,  which  are  thought  to  be  post-merger.Lastly,  I  presented  further  observations  of  the  jetted  TDE  AT2022cmc.  This  event,  discovered  in  the  optical,  presented  an  opportunity  to  place  this  rare  class  of  TDE  in  the  context  of  the  larger  TDE  population.  I  performed  a  careful  light  curve  analysis  that  accounts  for  both  the  thermal  and  non-thermal  components  in  the  light  curve.  I  showed  that  the  thermal  component  of  AT2022cmc  is  similar  to  the  TDE-featureless  class  of  events  and  follows  correlations  presented  for  TDE  light  curve  properties  found  in  this  thesis.
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