Astrophysics with the laser interferometer space antenna

P Amaro-Seoane, J Andrews, M Arca Sedda… - Living Reviews in …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract The Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) will be a transformative experiment
for gravitational wave astronomy, and, as such, it will offer unique opportunities to address …

The origins of massive black holes

M Volonteri, M Habouzit, M Colpi - Nature Reviews Physics, 2021 - nature.com
Massive black holes (MBHs) inhabit galactic centres, and power luminous quasars and
active galactic nuclei, sha** their cosmic environment with the energy they produce. The …

The NANOGrav 12.5 yr data set: search for an isotropic stochastic gravitational-wave background

Z Arzoumanian, PT Baker, H Blumer… - The Astrophysical …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
We search for an isotropic stochastic gravitational-wave background (GWB) in the 12.5 yr
pulsar-timing data set collected by the North American Nanohertz Observatory for …

Circumbinary accretion: From binary stars to massive binary black holes

D Lai, DJ Muñoz - Annual Review of Astronomy and …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
We review recent works on the dynamics of circumbinary accretion, including time variability,
angular momentum transfer between the disk and the binary, and the secular evolution of …

The NANOGrav 11-year data set: high-precision timing of 45 millisecond pulsars

Z Arzoumanian, A Brazier… - The Astrophysical …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
We present high-precision timing data over time spans of up to 11 years for 45 millisecond
pulsars observed as part of the North American Nanohertz Observatory for Gravitational …

Black holes, gravitational waves and fundamental physics: a roadmap

L Barack, V Cardoso, S Nissanke… - … and quantum gravity, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
70 AIM, UMR 7158, CEA/DRF, CNRS, Université Paris Diderot, Irfu/Service d'Astrophysique,
Centre de Saclay, FR-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France

Orbital evolution of binaries in circumbinary discs

M Siwek, R Weinberger… - Monthly Notices of the …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
We present the to-date largest parameter space exploration of binaries in circumbinary discs
(CBDs), deriving orbital evolution prescriptions for eccentric, unequal mass binaries from our …

The MeerKAT pulsar timing array: First data release

MT Miles, RM Shannon, M Bailes… - Monthly Notices of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
We present the first 2.5 yr of data from the MeerKAT Pulsar Timing Array (MPTA), part of
MeerTime, a MeerKAT Large Survey Project. The MPTA aims to precisely measure pulse …

Rapid and bright stellar-mass binary black hole mergers in active galactic nuclei

I Bartos, B Kocsis, Z Haiman… - The Astrophysical …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) found direct
evidence for double black hole binaries emitting gravitational waves. Galactic nuclei are …

Unveiling the gravitational universe at μ-Hz frequencies

A Sesana, N Korsakova, MA Sedda, V Baibhav… - Experimental …, 2021 - Springer
We propose a space-based interferometer surveying the gravitational wave (GW) sky in the
milli-Hz to μ-Hz frequency range. By the 2040s, the μ-Hz frequency band, bracketed in …