WE PROPOSE TO USE SWIFT TO OBTAIN TOO OBSERVATIONS OF 2 NEARBY TIDAL DISRUPTION EVENTS (TDES) DETECTED BY THE ALL-SKY AUTOMATED SURVEY FOR SUPERNOVAE (ASAS-SN) IN 2020-2021. WE REQUEST 30-60 EPOCHS OF OBSERVATION WITH 1.5-3KS PER EPOCH FOR A TOTAL OF 90KS. ASAS-SN COVERS THE ENTIRE VISIBLE SKY TO G . 18.5 MAG EVERY 20 HOURS AND WE HAVE DISCOVERED SIX BRIGHT NEARBY TDES IN 2018 AND 2019. MOST TDES DETECTED BY ASAS-SN ARE BEING DISCOVERED WELL BEFORE PEAK LIGHT ALLOWING FOR EARLY-TIME OBSERVATIONS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN PREVIOUSLY POSSIBLE. SWIFT OBSERVATIONS HAVE PROVIDED CRITICAL EARLY-TIME DATA ABOUT THE X-RAY AND UV EMISSION OF THESE RECENT TDES DRIVING NEW THEORETICAL MODELS OF TDE PHYSICS. THE PROPOSED OBSERVATIONS WILL ALLOW US TO OBTAIN SIMILAR EARLY-TIME DATA FOR FUTURE BRIGHT TDES.
$39,996FY2021National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA
University Of Hawaii, Honolulu