Swift spectra of AT2018cow: A White Dwarf Tidal Disruption Event?
Swift spectra of AT2018cow: A White Dwarf Tidal Disruption Event?
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Kuin, N Paul M , Wu, Kinwah , Oates, Samantha , Lien, Amy , Emery, Sam , Kennea, Jamie , de Pasquale, Massimiliano , Han, Qin , Brown, Peter J , Tohuvavohu, Aaron , Breeveld, Alice , Burrows, David N , S Bradley Cenko , Campana, Sergio , Levan, Andrew , Markwardt, Craig , Osborne, Julian P , Page, Mat J , Page, Kim L , Sbarufatti, Boris , Siegel, Michael and Troja, Eleonora
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Ithaca: Cornell University Library, arXiv.org
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Ithaca: Cornell University Library, arXiv.org
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The bright transient AT2018cow has been unlike any other known type of transient. Its high brightness, rapid rise and decay and initially nearly featureless spectrum are unprecedented and difficult to explain using models for similar burst sources. We present evidence for faint gamma-ray emission continuing for at least 8 days, and featureless spec...
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Swift spectra of AT2018cow: A White Dwarf Tidal Disruption Event?
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Wu, Kinwah
Oates, Samantha
Lien, Amy
Emery, Sam
Kennea, Jamie
de Pasquale, Massimiliano
Han, Qin
Brown, Peter J
Tohuvavohu, Aaron
Breeveld, Alice
Burrows, David N
S Bradley Cenko
Campana, Sergio
Levan, Andrew
Markwardt, Craig
Osborne, Julian P
Page, Mat J
Page, Kim L
Sbarufatti, Boris
Siegel, Michael
Troja, Eleonora
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TN_cdi_proquest_journals_2095209259
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_journals_2095209259
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2331-8422
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10.48550/arxiv.1808.08492
