Astrophysics with the laser interferometer space antenna
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 …
for gravitational wave astronomy, and, as such, it will offer unique opportunities to address …
The masses and spins of neutron stars and stellar-mass black holes
MC Miller, JM Miller - Physics Reports, 2015 - Elsevier
Stellar-mass black holes and neutron stars represent extremes in gravity, density, and
magnetic fields. They therefore serve as key objects in the study of multiple frontiers of …
magnetic fields. They therefore serve as key objects in the study of multiple frontiers of …
One channel to rule them all? Constraining the origins of binary black holes using multiple formation pathways
The second LIGO–Virgo catalog of gravitational-wave (GW) transients has more than
quadrupled the observational sample of binary black holes. We analyze this catalog using a …
quadrupled the observational sample of binary black holes. We analyze this catalog using a …
Hierarchical black hole mergers in young, globular and nuclear star clusters: the effect of metallicity, spin and cluster properties
M Mapelli, M Dall'Amico, Y Bouffanais… - Monthly Notices of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
We explore hierarchical black hole (BH) mergers in nuclear star clusters (NSCs), globular
clusters (GCs) and young star clusters (YSCs), accounting for both original and dynamically …
clusters (GCs) and young star clusters (YSCs), accounting for both original and dynamically …
The cosmic evolution of binary black holes in young, globular, and nuclear star clusters: rates, masses, spins, and mixing fractions
The growing population of binary black holes (BBHs) observed by gravitational wave (GW)
detectors is a potential Rosetta stone for understanding their formation channels. Here, we …
detectors is a potential Rosetta stone for understanding their formation channels. Here, we …
Modeling dense star clusters in the milky way and beyond with the CMC cluster catalog
We present a set of 148 independent N-body simulations of globular clusters (GCs)
computed using the code CMC (Cluster Monte Carlo). At an age of∼ 10–13 Gyr, the …
computed using the code CMC (Cluster Monte Carlo). At an age of∼ 10–13 Gyr, the …
Black hole growth through hierarchical black hole mergers in dense star clusters: implications for gravitational wave detections
In a star cluster with a sufficiently large escape velocity, black holes (BHs) that are produced
by BH mergers can be retained, dynamically form new BH binaries, and merge again. This …
by BH mergers can be retained, dynamically form new BH binaries, and merge again. This …
Very high redshift quasars and the rapid emergence of supermassive black holes
P Kroupa, L Subr, T Jerabkova… - Monthly Notices of the …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
The observation of quasars at very high redshift such as Pōniuā'ena is a challenge for
models of supermassive black hole (SMBH) formation. This work presents a study of SMBH …
models of supermassive black hole (SMBH) formation. This work presents a study of SMBH …
Constraining stellar-mass black hole mergers in AGN disks detectable with LIGO
B McKernan, KES Ford, J Bellovary… - The Astrophysical …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
Black hole (BH) mergers detectable with the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave
Observatory (LIGO) can occur in active galactic nucleus (AGN) disks. Here we parameterize …
Observatory (LIGO) can occur in active galactic nucleus (AGN) disks. Here we parameterize …
Populating the upper black hole mass gap through stellar collisions in young star clusters
Theoretical modeling of massive stars predicts a gap in the black hole (BH) mass function
above∼ 40–50 M⊙ for BHs formed through single star evolution, arising from (pulsational) …
above∼ 40–50 M⊙ for BHs formed through single star evolution, arising from (pulsational) …