An Embedded X-Ray Source Shines through the Aspherical AT 2018cow: Revealing the Inner Workings of the Most Luminous Fast-evolving Optical Transients

R. Margutti; B.~D. Metzger; R. Chornock; I. Vurm; N. Roth; B.~W. Grefenstette; V. Savchenko; R. Cartier; J.~F. Steiner; G. Terreran; B. Margalit; G. Migliori; D. Milisavljevic; K.~D. Alexand er; M. Bietenholz; P.~K. Blanchard; E. Bozzo; D. Brethauer; I.~V. Chilingarian; D.~L. Coppejans; L. Ducci; C. Ferrigno; W. Fong; D. Götz; C. Guidorzi; A. Hajela; K. Hurley; E. Kuulkers; P. Laurent; S. Mereghetti; M. Nicholl; D. Patnaude; P. Ubertini; J. Banovetz; N. Bartel; E. Berger; E.~R. Coughlin; T. Eftekhari; D.~D. Frederiks; A.~V. Kozlova; T. Laskar; D.~S. Svinkin; M.~R. Drout; A. MacFadyen; K. Paterson

doi:10.3847/1538-4357/aafa01

An Embedded X-Ray Source Shines through the Aspherical AT 2018cow: Revealing the Inner Workings of the Most Luminous Fast-evolving Optical Transients

R. Margutti, B.~D. Metzger, R. Chornock, I. Vurm, N. Roth, B.~W. Grefenstette, V. Savchenko, R. Cartier, J.~F. Steiner, G. Terreran, B. Margalit, G. Migliori, D. Milisavljevic, K.~D. Alexand er, M. Bietenholz, P.~K. Blanchard, E. Bozzo, D. Brethauer, I.~V. Chilingarian, D.~L. CoppejansL. Ducci, C. Ferrigno, W. Fong, D. Götz, C. Guidorzi, A. Hajela, K. Hurley, E. Kuulkers, P. Laurent, S. Mereghetti, M. Nicholl, D. Patnaude, P. Ubertini, J. Banovetz, N. Bartel, E. Berger, E.~R. Coughlin, T. Eftekhari, D.~D. Frederiks, A.~V. Kozlova, T. Laskar, D.~S. Svinkin, M.~R. Drout, A. MacFadyen, K. Paterson

Physics and Astronomy

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

66 Citations (Scopus)

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	18
Number of pages	1
Journal	The Astrophysical Journal
Volume	872
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/aafa01
Publication status	Published - 1 Feb 2019

Keywords

accretion
accretion disks
stars: black holes
supernovae: individual: AT 2018cow
X-rays: general
Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena

Access to Document

10.3847/1538-4357/aafa01

Cite this

Margutti, R., Metzger, B. D., Chornock, R., Vurm, I., Roth, N., Grefenstette, B. W., Savchenko, V., Cartier, R., Steiner, J. F., Terreran, G., Margalit, B., Migliori, G., Milisavljevic, D., Alexand er, K. D., Bietenholz, M., Blanchard, P. K., Bozzo, E., Brethauer, D., Chilingarian, I. V., ... Paterson, K. (2019). An Embedded X-Ray Source Shines through the Aspherical AT 2018cow: Revealing the Inner Workings of the Most Luminous Fast-evolving Optical Transients. The Astrophysical Journal, 872(1), 18. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/aafa01

@article{b027025bc9fe4bc08062b237a2dc63f0,

title = "An Embedded X-Ray Source Shines through the Aspherical AT 2018cow: Revealing the Inner Workings of the Most Luminous Fast-evolving Optical Transients",

keywords = "accretion, accretion disks, stars: black holes, supernovae: individual: AT 2018cow, X-rays: general, Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena",

author = "R. Margutti and B.~D. Metzger and R. Chornock and I. Vurm and N. Roth and B.~W. Grefenstette and V. Savchenko and R. Cartier and J.~F. Steiner and G. Terreran and B. Margalit and G. Migliori and D. Milisavljevic and {Alexand er}, K.~D. and M. Bietenholz and P.~K. Blanchard and E. Bozzo and D. Brethauer and I.~V. Chilingarian and D.~L. Coppejans and L. Ducci and C. Ferrigno and W. Fong and D. G{\"o}tz and C. Guidorzi and A. Hajela and K. Hurley and E. Kuulkers and P. Laurent and S. Mereghetti and M. Nicholl and D. Patnaude and P. Ubertini and J. Banovetz and N. Bartel and E. Berger and E.~R. Coughlin and T. Eftekhari and D.~D. Frederiks and A.~V. Kozlova and T. Laskar and D.~S. Svinkin and M.~R. Drout and A. MacFadyen and K. Paterson",

year = "2019",

month = feb,

day = "1",

doi = "10.3847/1538-4357/aafa01",

language = "English",

volume = "872",

pages = "18",

journal = "The Astrophysical Journal",

issn = "0004-637X",

publisher = "Institute of Physics Publishing Ltd",

number = "1",

}

Margutti, R, Metzger, BD, Chornock, R, Vurm, I, Roth, N, Grefenstette, BW, Savchenko, V, Cartier, R, Steiner, JF, Terreran, G, Margalit, B, Migliori, G, Milisavljevic, D, Alexand er, KD, Bietenholz, M, Blanchard, PK, Bozzo, E, Brethauer, D, Chilingarian, IV, Coppejans, DL, Ducci, L, Ferrigno, C, Fong, W, Götz, D, Guidorzi, C, Hajela, A, Hurley, K, Kuulkers, E, Laurent, P, Mereghetti, S, Nicholl, M, Patnaude, D, Ubertini, P, Banovetz, J, Bartel, N, Berger, E, Coughlin, ER, Eftekhari, T, Frederiks, DD, Kozlova, AV, Laskar, T, Svinkin, DS, Drout, MR, MacFadyen, A & Paterson, K 2019, 'An Embedded X-Ray Source Shines through the Aspherical AT 2018cow: Revealing the Inner Workings of the Most Luminous Fast-evolving Optical Transients', The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 872, no. 1, pp. 18. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/aafa01

TY - JOUR

T1 - An Embedded X-Ray Source Shines through the Aspherical AT 2018cow: Revealing the Inner Workings of the Most Luminous Fast-evolving Optical Transients

AU - Margutti, R.

AU - Metzger, B.~D.

AU - Chornock, R.

AU - Vurm, I.

AU - Roth, N.

AU - Grefenstette, B.~W.

AU - Savchenko, V.

AU - Cartier, R.

AU - Steiner, J.~F.

AU - Terreran, G.

AU - Margalit, B.

AU - Migliori, G.

AU - Milisavljevic, D.

AU - Alexand er, K.~D.

AU - Bietenholz, M.

AU - Blanchard, P.~K.

AU - Bozzo, E.

AU - Brethauer, D.

AU - Chilingarian, I.~V.

AU - Coppejans, D.~L.

AU - Ducci, L.

AU - Ferrigno, C.

AU - Fong, W.

AU - Götz, D.

AU - Guidorzi, C.

AU - Hajela, A.

AU - Hurley, K.

AU - Kuulkers, E.

AU - Laurent, P.

AU - Mereghetti, S.

AU - Nicholl, M.

AU - Patnaude, D.

AU - Ubertini, P.

AU - Banovetz, J.

AU - Bartel, N.

AU - Berger, E.

AU - Coughlin, E.~R.

AU - Eftekhari, T.

AU - Frederiks, D.~D.

AU - Kozlova, A.~V.

AU - Laskar, T.

AU - Svinkin, D.~S.

AU - Drout, M.~R.

AU - MacFadyen, A.

AU - Paterson, K.

PY - 2019/2/1

Y1 - 2019/2/1

KW - accretion

KW - accretion disks

KW - stars: black holes

KW - supernovae: individual: AT 2018cow

KW - X-rays: general

KW - Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena

U2 - 10.3847/1538-4357/aafa01

DO - 10.3847/1538-4357/aafa01

M3 - Article

SN - 0004-637X

VL - 872

SP - 18

JO - The Astrophysical Journal

JF - The Astrophysical Journal

IS - 1

ER -