We investigate the external reverse shock region of relativistic jets as the origin of X-ray afterglows of jetted tidal disruption events (TDEs) that exhibit luminous jets accompanied by fast-declining non-thermal X-ray emissions. We model the dynamics of jet propagating within an external density medium, accounting for continuous energy injection driven by accretion activities. We compute the time-dependent synchrotron and inverse Compton emissions from the reverse shock region. Our analysis demonstrates that the reverse shock scenario can potentially explain the X-ray light curves and spectra of four jetted TDEs, AT 2022cmc, Swift J1644, Swift J2058, and Swift J1112. Notably, the rapid steepening of the late-stage X-ray light curves can be attributed jointly to the jet break and cessation of the central engine as the accretion rate drops below the Eddington limit. Using parameters obtained from X-ray data fitting, we also discuss the prospects for γ-ray and neutrino detection.
@article{arxiv.2411.07925,
title = {Revisiting X-ray Afterglows of Jetted Tidal Disruption Events with the External Reverse Shock},
author = {Chengchao Yuan and Walter Winter and B. Theodore Zhang and Kohta Murase and Bing Zhang},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2411.07925},
year = {2025}
}
Comments
11 pages, 3 figures, 1 table. Accepted for publication in ApJ