Assisted inspirals of stellar mass black holes embedded in AGN discs: solving the ‘final au problem’
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In this article, the authors explore the evolution of stellar mass black hole binaries (BHBs) which are formed in the self-gravitating disks of active galactic nuclei (AGN).Abstract:
We explore the evolution of stellar mass black hole binaries (BHBs) which are formed in the self-gravitating disks of active galactic nuclei (AGN). Hardening due to three-body scattering and gaseous drag are effective mechanisms that reduce the semi-major axis of a BHB to radii where gravitational waves take over, on timescales shorter than the typical lifetime of the AGN disk. Taking observationally-motivated assumptions for the rate of star formation in AGN disks, we find a rate of disk-induced BHB mergers ($\mathcal{R} \sim 3~{\rm yr}^{-1}~{\rm Gpc}^{-3}$, but with large uncertainties) that is comparable with existing estimates of the field rate of BHB mergers, and the approximate BHB merger rate implied by the recent Advanced LIGO detection of GW150914. BHBs formed thorough this channel will frequently be associated with luminous AGN, which are relatively rare within the sky error regions of future gravitational wave detector arrays. This channel could also possess a (potentially transient) electromagnetic counterpart due to super-Eddington accretion onto the stellar mass black hole following the merger.read more
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The Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Black Hole Merger
TL;DR: The first direct detection of gravitational waves and the first observation of a binary black hole merger were reported in this paper, with a false alarm rate estimated to be less than 1 event per 203,000 years, equivalent to a significance greater than 5.1σ.
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Binary Black Hole Mergers in the First Advanced LIGO Observing Run
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TL;DR: The first observational run of the Advanced LIGO detectors, from September 12, 2015 to January 19, 2016, saw the first detections of gravitational waves from binary black hole mergers as discussed by the authors.
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Prospects for Observing and Localizing Gravitational-Wave Transients with Advanced LIGO, Advanced Virgo and KAGRA
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GW190412: Observation of a binary-black-hole coalescence with asymmetric masses
Richard J. Abbott,T. D. Abbott,Sheelu Abraham,Fausto Acernese,Kendall Ackley,C. Adams,Rana X. Adhikari,V. B. Adya,C. Affeldt,C. Affeldt,M. Agathos,M. Agathos,K. Agatsuma,Nancy Aggarwal,O. D. Aguiar,A. Aich,Lloyd Paul Aiello,A. Ain,P. Ajith,Sarp Akcay,Gabrielle Allen,A. Allocca,P. A. Altin,Anthony A. Amato,S. Anand,A. Ananyeva,S. B. Anderson,W. G. Anderson,S. V. Angelova,S. Ansoldi,S. Antier,S. Appert,Koji Arai,M. C. Araya,J. S. Areeda,M. Arène,N. Arnaud,S. M. Aronson,K. G. Arun,Y. Asali,S. Ascenzi,Gregory Ashton,S. M. Aston,P. Astone,F. Aubin,P. Aufmuth,K. AultONeal,C. Austin,V. Avendano,Stanislav Babak,P. Bacon,F. Badaracco,M. K. M. Bader,S. Bae,A. M. Baer,J. Baird,F. Baldaccini,G. Ballardin,S. W. Ballmer,A. Bals,A. Balsamo,G. Baltus,S. Banagiri,D. Bankar,R. S. Bankar,J. C. Barayoga,Cesare Barbieri,B. C. Barish,D. Barker,K. Barkett,P. Barneo,Fabrizio Barone,B. Barr,Lisa Barsotti,M. Barsuglia,D. Barta,J. Bartlett,I. Bartos,R. Bassiri,A. Basti,M. Bawaj,J. C. Bayley,Marco Bazzan,B. 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