Spektr-RG spacecraft detects its first tidal disruption events
Published Date: 8/12/2021
Source: phys.org
Using the eROSITA telescope onboard the Spektr-RG (SRG) spacecraft, astronomers have detected 13 new tidal disruption events (TDEs). This is the first time when Spektr-RG identifies such events. The discovery is reported in a paper published August 5 on the arXiv pre-print server.