Tsuna, Daichi and Kashiyama, Kazumi and Shigeyama, Toshikazu (2021) AT 2018lqh: Black Hole Born from a Rotating Star? The Astrophysical Journal Letters, 922 (2). L34. ISSN 2041-8205
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Abstract
Recently an intriguing transient, AT 2018lqh, with only a day-scale duration and a high luminosity of 7 × 1042 erg s−1, was discovered. While several possibilities are raised on its origin, the nature of this transient is yet to be unveiled. We propose that a black hole (BH) with ∼30 M⊙ forming from a rotating blue supergiant can generate a transient like AT 2018lqh. We find that this scenario can consistently explain the optical/UV emission and the tentative late-time X-ray detection, as well as the radio upper limits. If super-Eddington accretion onto the nascent BH powers the X-ray emission, continued X-ray observations may be able to test the presence of an accretion disk around the BH.
Item Type: | Article |
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Subjects: | Librbary Digital > Physics and Astronomy |
Depositing User: | Unnamed user with email support@librbarydigit.com |
Date Deposited: | 03 May 2023 07:07 |
Last Modified: | 16 Sep 2024 10:35 |
URI: | http://info.openarchivelibrary.com/id/eprint/552 |