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2021A&A...656A..47P - Astronomy and Astrophysics, volume 656A47-47 (2021/12-1)

Contribution of flares from tidal disruptions of stars to high-redshift AGN.

PADMANABHAN H. and LOEB A.

Abstract (from CDS):

We explore the contribution of tidal disruption events (TDEs) to the flares in Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) at high redshifts. Using the latest data available from X-ray and optical observations of high-redshift galaxies, in combination with the evolution of their central supermassive black holes, we calculate the contribution of TDE to AGNs as a function of their luminosities. We find that at low redshifts (z < 1), a few percent of all AGN with bolometric luminosities LBol ≤ 1044 erg s–1 may be attributable to possible TDEs. However, this fraction can significantly increase at earlier cosmic times, including up to several tens of percent of the population of AGN at z ≥ 3. TDEs may comprise a significant fraction of the Compton-Thick AGN population at z ≥ 3. The above findings motivate further calibrations with upcoming X-ray missions and spectroscopic surveys targeting TDE-AGN.

Abstract Copyright: © ESO 2021

Journal keyword(s): galaxies: active - quasars: supermassive black holes - galaxies: high-redshift

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