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9 - Physics
University of Leicester
Relativistic jet activity from the tidal disruption of a star by a massive black hole
This high-profile and substantial paper describes the first discovery of a relativistic jet from a previously quiescent SMBH due to accretion of a nearby star. Such a new Blazar onset allows the location of otherwise quiet SMBHs. The Swift and optical/NIR observations, and prior flux limits are presented. The spectral energy distribution constrains the physics of the jet; variability analysis implies a SMBH of (1 – 20)x10^6 M_Sun. Osborne made the vital contributions on upper limits on prior X-ray emission, discussion of the variability and other phenomena, on the analysis of the X-ray data; and was an editor of the paper.