A 200-second quasi-periodicity after the tidal disruption of a star by a dormant black hole

Science

Volumn 337, Issue 6097, 2012, Pages 949-951

  Reis, R C ^a   Miller, J M ^a   Reynolds, M T ^a   Gultekin K ^a   Maitra, D ^a   King, A L ^a   Strohmayer, T E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSMOLOGY; EXTRATERRESTRIAL MATTER; SOLAR SYSTEM; TIDAL CYCLE;

ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COSMOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; COSMOS; PERIODICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84865290050     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: 10959203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1223940     Document Type: Article

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