Sequence of snapshots of model S1.8. The MBH is represented by the full white circle, which has a radius equal to r_ISCO, while the dashed white line represents the tidal radius r_t. In panel a, the star is in its initial position r_a and orbits the MBH on an anti-clockwise trajectory. In panel b, the star has been disrupted and the debris formed two tails, which will stretch and fall back (panel c). In panels d–g, the debris is going through circularisation processes, which result in the formation of a disc (panel h).