Colloquium on Dec. 12, 2024

The Search and Physics of Optical Tidal Disruption Events

Speaker: Ning Jiang (USTC)

Venue: SWIFAR Building 2111

Time: 16:00 PM, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024

Abstract:

Optical surveys have dominated the discovery of tidal disruption events (TDEs), resulting not only in an increasing number and diversity of TDEs, but also in many unresolved open questions, such as the puzzle of the optical emission origin, the host galaxy preference, and the missing energy. In this talk, I will first review the current status of TDE study, especially those uncovered by optical surveys. Then I will present our recent progress in discovering some interesting optical TDEs or phenomenons, which offer some new insights into the understanding of TDEs. Finally, I will briefly introduce the recent progress of the Wide Field Survey Telescope and its prospects in TDE science.

Report PPT:  SWIFAR_Ning Jiang.pdf