redback.utils.calc_tfb

redback.utils.calc_tfb(binding_energy_const, mbh_6, stellar_mass)

Calculate the fall back timescale for a SMBH disrupting a stellar mass object

Parameters:

• binding_energy_const – Binding energy constant

• mbh_6 – SMBH mass in 10^6 solar masses

• stellar_mass – stellar mass in solar masses

Returns:

fall back time in seconds