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 galaxy in context: structural, kinematic, and integrated properties
J Bland-Hawthorn, O Gerhard - Annual Review of Astronomy …, 2016 - annualreviews.org
Our Galaxy, the Milky Way, is a benchmark for understanding disk galaxies. It is the only
galaxy whose formation history can be studied using the full distribution of stars from faint …
galaxy whose formation history can be studied using the full distribution of stars from faint …
Mass distribution in the Galactic Center based on interferometric astrometry of multiple stellar orbits
R Abuter, N Aimar, A Amorim, J Ball… - Astronomy & …, 2022 - aanda.org
Stars orbiting the compact radio source Sgr A* in the Galactic Center serve as precision
probes of the gravitational field around the closest massive black hole. In addition to …
probes of the gravitational field around the closest massive black hole. In addition to …
Detection of the Schwarzschild precession in the orbit of the star S2 near the Galactic centre massive black hole
The star S2 orbiting the compact radio source Sgr A* is a precision probe of the gravitational
field around the closest massive black hole (candidate). Over the last 2.7 decades we have …
field around the closest massive black hole (candidate). Over the last 2.7 decades we have …
An update on monitoring stellar orbits in the galactic center
S Gillessen, PM Plewa, F Eisenhauer… - The Astrophysical …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
Using 25 years of data from uninterrupted monitoring of stellar orbits in the Galactic Center,
we present an update of the main results from this unique data set: a measurement of mass …
we present an update of the main results from this unique data set: a measurement of mass …
Rapid and bright stellar-mass binary black hole mergers in active galactic nuclei
Abstract The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) found direct
evidence for double black hole binaries emitting gravitational waves. Galactic nuclei are …
evidence for double black hole binaries emitting gravitational waves. Galactic nuclei are …
Black hole binary formation in AGN discs: from isolation to merger
Motivated by the increasing number of detections of merging black holes by LIGO-VIRGO-
KAGRA, black hole (BH) binary mergers in the discs of active galactic nuclei (AGNs) is …
KAGRA, black hole (BH) binary mergers in the discs of active galactic nuclei (AGNs) is …
Black hole mergers in galactic nuclei induced by the eccentric Kozai–Lidov effect
Nuclear star clusters around a central massive black hole (MBH) are expected to be
abundant in stellar black hole (BH) remnants and BH–BH binaries. These binaries form a …
abundant in stellar black hole (BH) remnants and BH–BH binaries. These binaries form a …
The Galactic Center massive black hole and nuclear star cluster
R Genzel, F Eisenhauer, S Gillessen - Reviews of modern physics, 2010 - APS
The Galactic Center is an excellent laboratory for studying phenomena and physical
processes that may be occurring in many other galactic nuclei. The center of our Milky Way …
processes that may be occurring in many other galactic nuclei. The center of our Milky Way …
Giant gamma-ray bubbles from Fermi-LAT: active galactic nucleus activity or bipolar galactic wind?
M Su, TR Slatyer, DP Finkbeiner - The Astrophysical Journal, 2010 - iopscience.iop.org
Data from the Fermi-LAT reveal two large gamma-ray bubbles, extending 50 above and
below the Galactic center (GC), with a width of about 40 in longitude. The gamma-ray …
below the Galactic center (GC), with a width of about 40 in longitude. The gamma-ray …