Abstract:Thorne-Żytkow objects are stars that have a neutron star core with an extended hydrogen-rich envelope. Massive Thorne-Żytkow objects are proposed to explode when the nuclear reactions sustaining their structure are terminated by the exhaustion of the seed elements. In this paper, we investigate the observational properties of the possible Thorne-Żytkow object explosions. We find that Thorne-Żytkow object explosions are observed as long-duration transients lasting for several years. If the accretion disk trigge… Show more
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