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 …

[HTML][HTML] Observational evidence for primordial black holes: A positivist perspective

BJ Carr, S Clesse, J Garcia-Bellido, MRS Hawkins… - Physics Reports, 2024 - Elsevier
We review numerous arguments for primordial black holes (PBHs) based on observational
evidence from a variety of lensing, dynamical, accretion and gravitational-wave effects. This …

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 …

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 …

GWTC-2.1: Deep extended catalog of compact binary coalescences observed by LIGO and Virgo during the first half of the third observing run

R Abbott, TD Abbott, F Acernese, K Ackley, C Adams… - Physical Review D, 2024 - APS
The second Gravitational-Wave Transient Catalog, GWTC-2, reported on 39 compact binary
coalescences observed by the Advanced LIGO and Advanced Virgo detectors between 1 …

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 …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Ultraluminous X-ray sources

A King, JP Lasota, M Middleton - New Astronomy Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
The study of ultraluminous X-ray sources (ULXs) has changed dramatically over the last
decade. In this review we first describe the most important observations of ULXs in various …

Gravitational-wave physics and astronomy in the 2020s and 2030s

M Bailes, BK Berger, PR Brady, M Branchesi… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
The 100 years since the publication of Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity saw
significant development of the understanding of the theory, the identification of potential …