Schematic plot showing the formation of full TDEs, non-rpTDEs, rpTDEs, and stellar extreme mass ratio inspirals (EMRIs) in a nuclear stellar cluster around an SMBH with M_• = 10⁶ M_⊙, where r_p and a are the pericenter distance and semimajor axis of the stellar orbit, respectively. The line t_J = T_obt marks the boundary between the full and empty loss-cone regimes. The region on the right-hand side of the black diamond (♦) symbol, a > a_full (see Equation (6)) is where full TDEs and non-rpTDEs are expected to occur. The line t_J = t_GW marks the boundary between the GW-emission- and two-body-scattering-dominated regimes. The region between the black square (■) and the black bullet (•) symbol, a_GW(r_p = 2r_t) < a < a(T_obt = 10 yr) (see Equation (9)), is where observable rpTDEs (with a period less than 10 yr) are expected to occur.