Observational constraints on black hole spin
CS Reynolds - Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics, 2021 - annualreviews.org
The spin of a black hole is an important quantity to study, providing a window into the
processes by which a black hole was born and grew. Furthermore, spin can be a potent …
processes by which a black hole was born and grew. Furthermore, spin can be a potent …
Hierarchical mergers of stellar-mass black holes and their gravitational-wave signatures
While most of the compact-binary mergers detected by LIGO and Virgo are expected to
consist of first-generation black holes formed from the collapse of stars, others might instead …
consist of first-generation black holes formed from the collapse of stars, others might instead …
GWTC-3: Compact binary coalescences observed by LIGO and Virgo during the second part of the third observing run
R Abbott, TD Abbott, F Acernese, K Ackley, C Adams… - Physical Review X, 2023 - APS
The third Gravitational-Wave Transient Catalog (GWTC-3) describes signals detected with
Advanced LIGO and Advanced Virgo up to the end of their third observing run. Updating the …
Advanced LIGO and Advanced Virgo up to the end of their third observing run. Updating the …
Population of merging compact binaries inferred using gravitational waves through GWTC-3
R Abbott, TD Abbott, F Acernese, K Ackley, C Adams… - Physical Review X, 2023 - APS
We report on the population properties of compact binary mergers inferred from gravitational-
wave observations of these systems during the first three LIGO-Virgo observing runs. The …
wave observations of these systems during the first three LIGO-Virgo observing runs. The …
Population properties of compact objects from the second LIGO–Virgo gravitational-wave transient catalog
R Abbott, TD Abbott, S Abraham… - The Astrophysical …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
We analyze the population properties of black holes (BHs) and neutron stars (NSs) in
compact binary systems using data from the LIGO–Virgo Gravitational-Wave Transient …
compact binary systems using data from the LIGO–Virgo Gravitational-Wave Transient …
GW190412: Observation of a binary-black-hole coalescence with asymmetric masses
R Abbott, TD Abbott, S Abraham, F Acernese, K Ackley… - Physical Review D, 2020 - APS
We report the observation of gravitational waves from a binary-black-hole coalescence
during the first two weeks of LIGO's and Virgo's third observing run. The signal was recorded …
during the first two weeks of LIGO's and Virgo's third observing run. The signal was recorded …
Upper limits on the isotropic gravitational-wave background from Advanced LIGO and Advanced Virgo's third observing run
R Abbott, TD Abbott, S Abraham, F Acernese, K Ackley… - Physical Review D, 2021 - APS
We report results of a search for an isotropic gravitational-wave background (GWB) using
data from Advanced LIGO's and Advanced Virgo's third observing run (O3) combined with …
data from Advanced LIGO's and Advanced Virgo's third observing run (O3) combined with …
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 …
New binary black hole mergers in the LIGO-Virgo O3a data
We report the detection of ten new binary black hole (BBH) mergers in the publicly released
data from the first half of the third observing run (O3a) of advanced LIGO and advanced …
data from the first half of the third observing run (O3a) of advanced LIGO and advanced …
The redshift evolution of the binary black hole merger rate: A weighty matter
Gravitational-wave detectors are starting to reveal the redshift evolution of the binary black
hole (BBH) merger rate, R BBH (z). We make predictions for R BBH (z) as a function of black …
hole (BBH) merger rate, R BBH (z). We make predictions for R BBH (z) as a function of black …