Awakening giants in galaxies: Using stars to probe supermassive black holes

该项目旨在利用潮汐扰动事件来了解未被探索的非活动或静止的超大质量黑洞(SMBH)的群体。潮汐扰动事件是恒星被SMBH的潮汐力量撕裂而产生的多波长爆发。这个项目将增加我们对大范围星系中SMBH的瞬变和吸积性质的了解，预期的结果包括区分不同类型的极端SMBH发射的新技术，以及这些极端瞬变事件发生的环境的特征。这些结果将有助于识别瞬时SMBH事件，并加强下一代国际光学调查的科学回报。

This project aims to understand the unexplored population of non-active or quiescent supermassive black holes (SMBHs) using tidal disruption events - the multi-wavelength outburst resulting from a star being ripped apart by the tidal forces of the SMBH. This project will increase our understanding of the transient and accretion properties of SMBHs in a broad range of galaxies, while the expected outcomes include novel techniques for distinguishing different types of extreme SMBH emission and characterisation of the environments where these extreme transient events occur. These outcomes will facilitate the identification of transient SMBH events and enhance the scientific return of the next generation of international optical surveys.