Time evolution of the infalling SCs and the emergence of temporary disk-like structures (see Sect. 3 and Table 1 for the naming convention and model parameters). The vertical axis shows the galactocentric distance, and the colour gradient corresponds to the number of stars in each pixel. The horizontal dotted black line is the galactocentric distance of the IMBH. We emphasise that the size of the SC or its core is to be measured in the vertical direction. Downward pointing spikes are formed by stars that are brought close to the SMBH. At larger distances, the inclined overdensities constitute emerging ring-like features that originate from a gradually dissolving SC.