Unveiling the Cosmic Dance of Repeated Nuclear Transient ASASSN-14ko: Insights from Multiwavelength Observations

ASASSN-14ko is a periodically repeating nuclear transient. We conducted high-cadence, multiwavelength observations of this source, revealing several recurrent early bumps and rebrightenings in its UV/optical light curves. The energy released during these bumps and rebrightenings shows a diminishing...

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Main Authors: Shifeng Huang, Tinggui Wang, Ning Jiang, Rong-Feng Shen, Zhaohao Chen, Yuanming Wang, Jiazheng Zhu, Yibo Wang, Yunguo Jiang, Xinwen Shu, Hucheng Ding, Xiongjun Fang, Yifan Wang, Jie Lin, Jingran Xu, Xu Chen, Zheyu Lin, Zhenfeng Sheng
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author Shifeng Huang
Tinggui Wang
Ning Jiang
Rong-Feng Shen
Zhaohao Chen
Yuanming Wang
Jiazheng Zhu
Yibo Wang
Yunguo Jiang
Xinwen Shu
Hucheng Ding
Xiongjun Fang
Yifan Wang
Jie Lin
Jingran Xu
Xu Chen
Zheyu Lin
Zhenfeng Sheng
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Tinggui Wang
Ning Jiang
Rong-Feng Shen
Zhaohao Chen
Yuanming Wang
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Yibo Wang
Yunguo Jiang
Xinwen Shu
Hucheng Ding
Xiongjun Fang
Yifan Wang
Jie Lin
Jingran Xu
Xu Chen
Zheyu Lin
Zhenfeng Sheng
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description ASASSN-14ko is a periodically repeating nuclear transient. We conducted high-cadence, multiwavelength observations of this source, revealing several recurrent early bumps and rebrightenings in its UV/optical light curves. The energy released during these bumps and rebrightenings shows a diminishing trend in recent UV/optical outbursts, which we monitored through multiwavelength observations. These features can be ascribed to the interaction between stream debris and the expanded disk in the repeated partial tidal disruption event. The X-ray light curve exhibits an inverse pattern compared to the UV/optical bands, displaying sporadic outbursts. Furthermore, our observations demonstrate that the blackbody temperature and radius in each outburst increase with the UV/optical luminosity, and such evolution resembles that observed in X-ray quasiperiodic eruptions, distinguishing it from typical tidal disruption events.
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spelling doaj-art-e8f002ef3e2f457aabeea79925216ac72025-08-20T03:58:45ZengIOP PublishingThe Astrophysical Journal1538-43572025-01-01988223710.3847/1538-4357/ade795Unveiling the Cosmic Dance of Repeated Nuclear Transient ASASSN-14ko: Insights from Multiwavelength ObservationsShifeng Huang0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7689-6382Tinggui Wang1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1517-6792Ning Jiang2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7152-3621Rong-Feng Shen3https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5012-2362Zhaohao Chen4https://orcid.org/0009-0006-5497-8049Yuanming Wang5https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0203-1196Jiazheng Zhu6https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3824-9496Yibo Wang7https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4225-5442Yunguo Jiang8https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2679-0445Xinwen Shu9https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7020-4290Hucheng Ding10https://orcid.org/0009-0001-8733-2088Xiongjun Fang11https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4270-3332Yifan Wang12https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7142-7667Jie Lin13https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3965-6931Jingran Xu14https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2477-3430Xu Chen15https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5603-7521Zheyu Lin16https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4959-1625Zhenfeng Sheng17https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6938-8670Department of Astronomy, University of Science and Technology of China , Hefei, 230026, People’s Republic of China ; sfhuang999@ustc.edu.cn, twang@ustc.edu.cn, jnac@ustc.edu.cn; School of Astronomy and Space Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China , Hefei, 230026, People’s Republic of ChinaDepartment of Astronomy, University of Science and Technology of China , Hefei, 230026, People’s Republic of China ; sfhuang999@ustc.edu.cn, twang@ustc.edu.cn, jnac@ustc.edu.cn; School of Astronomy and Space Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China , Hefei, 230026, People’s Republic of ChinaDepartment of Astronomy, University of Science and Technology of China , Hefei, 230026, People’s Republic of China ; sfhuang999@ustc.edu.cn, twang@ustc.edu.cn, jnac@ustc.edu.cn; School of Astronomy and Space Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China , Hefei, 230026, People’s Republic of ChinaSchool of Physics and Astronomy, Sun Yat-sen University , Zhuhai 519082, People’s Republic of China; CSST Science Center for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area, Sun Yat-sen University , Zhuhai 519082, People’s Republic of ChinaShandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optical Astronomy and Solar-Terrestrial Environment, School of Space Science and Physics, Institute of Space Sciences, Shandong University , Weihai 264209, People’s Republic of ChinaCentre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing, Swinburne University of Technology , Hawthorn, Victoria, 3122, Australia; ARC Centre of Excellence for Gravitational Wave Discovery (OzGrav) , Hawthorn, Victoria, 3122, AustraliaDepartment of Astronomy, University of Science and Technology of China , Hefei, 230026, People’s Republic of China ; sfhuang999@ustc.edu.cn, twang@ustc.edu.cn, jnac@ustc.edu.cn; School of Astronomy and Space Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China , Hefei, 230026, People’s Republic of ChinaDepartment of Astronomy, University of Science and Technology of China , Hefei, 230026, People’s Republic of China ; sfhuang999@ustc.edu.cn, twang@ustc.edu.cn, jnac@ustc.edu.cn; School of Astronomy and Space Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China , Hefei, 230026, People’s Republic of ChinaShandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optical Astronomy and Solar-Terrestrial Environment, School of Space Science and Physics, Institute of Space Sciences, Shandong University , Weihai 264209, People’s Republic of ChinaDepartment of Physics, Anhui Normal University , Wuhu, Anhui, 241002, People’s Republic of ChinaDepartment of Physics, Anhui Normal University , Wuhu, Anhui, 241002, People’s Republic of ChinaDepartment of Physics, Key Laboratory of Low Dimensional Quantum Structures and Quantum Control of Ministry of Education, and Synergetic Innovation Center for Quantum Effects and Applications, Institute of Interdisciplinary Studies, Hunan Normal University , Changsha 410081, People’s Republic of ChinaCollege of Physics and Electronic Information, Dezhou University , Dezhou 253023, People’s Republic of ChinaDepartment of Astronomy, University of Science and Technology of China , Hefei, 230026, People’s Republic of China ; sfhuang999@ustc.edu.cn, twang@ustc.edu.cn, jnac@ustc.edu.cn; School of Astronomy and Space Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China , Hefei, 230026, People’s Republic of ChinaShandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optical Astronomy and Solar-Terrestrial Environment, School of Space Science and Physics, Institute of Space Sciences, Shandong University , Weihai 264209, People’s Republic of ChinaShandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optical Astronomy and Solar-Terrestrial Environment, School of Space Science and Physics, Institute of Space Sciences, Shandong University , Weihai 264209, People’s Republic of ChinaDepartment of Astronomy, University of Science and Technology of China , Hefei, 230026, People’s Republic of China ; sfhuang999@ustc.edu.cn, twang@ustc.edu.cn, jnac@ustc.edu.cn; School of Astronomy and Space Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China , Hefei, 230026, People’s Republic of ChinaInstitute of Deep Space Sciences , Deep Space Exploration Laboratory, Hefei, 230026, People’s Republic of ChinaASASSN-14ko is a periodically repeating nuclear transient. We conducted high-cadence, multiwavelength observations of this source, revealing several recurrent early bumps and rebrightenings in its UV/optical light curves. The energy released during these bumps and rebrightenings shows a diminishing trend in recent UV/optical outbursts, which we monitored through multiwavelength observations. These features can be ascribed to the interaction between stream debris and the expanded disk in the repeated partial tidal disruption event. The X-ray light curve exhibits an inverse pattern compared to the UV/optical bands, displaying sporadic outbursts. Furthermore, our observations demonstrate that the blackbody temperature and radius in each outburst increase with the UV/optical luminosity, and such evolution resembles that observed in X-ray quasiperiodic eruptions, distinguishing it from typical tidal disruption events.https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ade795Tidal disruptionSupermassive black holesBlack hole physicsAccretion
spellingShingle Shifeng Huang
Tinggui Wang
Ning Jiang
Rong-Feng Shen
Zhaohao Chen
Yuanming Wang
Jiazheng Zhu
Yibo Wang
Yunguo Jiang
Xinwen Shu
Hucheng Ding
Xiongjun Fang
Yifan Wang
Jie Lin
Jingran Xu
Xu Chen
Zheyu Lin
Zhenfeng Sheng
Unveiling the Cosmic Dance of Repeated Nuclear Transient ASASSN-14ko: Insights from Multiwavelength Observations
The Astrophysical Journal
Tidal disruption
Supermassive black holes
Black hole physics
Accretion
title Unveiling the Cosmic Dance of Repeated Nuclear Transient ASASSN-14ko: Insights from Multiwavelength Observations
title_full Unveiling the Cosmic Dance of Repeated Nuclear Transient ASASSN-14ko: Insights from Multiwavelength Observations
title_fullStr Unveiling the Cosmic Dance of Repeated Nuclear Transient ASASSN-14ko: Insights from Multiwavelength Observations
title_full_unstemmed Unveiling the Cosmic Dance of Repeated Nuclear Transient ASASSN-14ko: Insights from Multiwavelength Observations
title_short Unveiling the Cosmic Dance of Repeated Nuclear Transient ASASSN-14ko: Insights from Multiwavelength Observations
title_sort unveiling the cosmic dance of repeated nuclear transient asassn 14ko insights from multiwavelength observations
topic Tidal disruption
Supermassive black holes
Black hole physics
Accretion
url https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ade795
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