Numerical Simulations of the Circularized Accretion Flow in Population III Star Tidal Disruption Events. I. The Accretion Flow and the Wind

Abstract Tidal disruption events (TDEs) have recently been proposed as potential probes for Population III (Pop III) stars. However, the properties of the accretion flow and the wind from the Pop III star TDE system are not clear. By performing radiative hydrodynamic simulations, we study the “circularized” accretion flow of the Pop III star TDE system. The masses of the black hole (BH) and the disrupted star are 10 6 and 300 solar masses, respectively. We focus on the properties of the wind. We find that the BH accretion rate is highly super-Eddington. A strong wind is driven by radiation pressure. Due to the presence of a strong wind, only 25%–35% of the fallback debris is accreted by the BH. The remaining part is taken away by the wind. The kinetic power of the wind can be as high as 10 46 erg s −1 . The properties of the wind obtained in this paper may be useful for understanding the radiation properties of Pop III star TDEs in the context of the wind “reprocessing” model.