Massive black hole binaries: dynamical evolution and observational signatures
The study of the dynamical evolution of massive black hole pairs in mergers is crucial in the
context of a hierarchical galaxy formation scenario. The timescales for the formation and the …
context of a hierarchical galaxy formation scenario. The timescales for the formation and the …
Super-massive binary black holes and emission lines in active galactic nuclei
LČ Popović - New Astronomy Reviews, 2012 - Elsevier
It is now agreed that mergers play an essential role in the evolution of galaxies and therefore
that mergers of supermassive black holes (SMBHs) must have been common. We see the …
that mergers of supermassive black holes (SMBHs) must have been common. We see the …
A population of short-period variable quasars from PTF as supermassive black hole binary candidates
Supermassive black hole binaries (SMBHBs) at sub-parsec separations should be common
in galactic nuclei, as a result of frequent galaxy mergers. Hydrodynamical simulations of …
in galactic nuclei, as a result of frequent galaxy mergers. Hydrodynamical simulations of …
A large systematic search for close supermassive binary and rapidly recoiling black holes
M Eracleous, TA Boroson, JP Halpern… - The Astrophysical …, 2012 - iopscience.iop.org
We have carried out a systematic search for subparsec supermassive black hole (BH)
binaries among z≲ 0.7 Sloan Digital Sky Survey quasars. These are predicted by models of …
binaries among z≲ 0.7 Sloan Digital Sky Survey quasars. These are predicted by models of …
Identifying supermassive black hole binaries with broad emission line diagnosis
Double-peaked broad emission lines in active galactic nuclei may indicate the existence of a
bound supermassive black hole (SMBH) binary where two distinct broad-line regions (BLRs) …
bound supermassive black hole (SMBH) binary where two distinct broad-line regions (BLRs) …
Constraining sub-parsec binary supermassive black holes in quasars with multi-epoch spectroscopy–III. Candidates from continued radial velocity tests
Quasars whose broad emission lines show temporal, bulk radial velocity (RV) shifts have
been proposed as candidate sub-parsec (sub-pc), binary supermassive black holes …
been proposed as candidate sub-parsec (sub-pc), binary supermassive black holes …
A systematic search for massive black hole binaries in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey spectroscopic sample
P Tsalmantza, R Decarli, M Dotti… - The Astrophysical …, 2011 - iopscience.iop.org
We present the results of a systematic search for massive black hole binaries in the Sloan
Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) spectroscopic database. We focus on bound binaries, under the …
Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) spectroscopic database. We focus on bound binaries, under the …
A runaway black hole in cosmos: gravitational wave or slingshot recoil?
F Civano, M Elvis, G Lanzuisi, K Jahnke… - The Astrophysical …, 2010 - iopscience.iop.org
A RUNAWAY BLACK HOLE IN COSMOS: GRAVITATIONAL WAVE OR SLINGSHOT
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Constraining sub-parsec binary supermassive black holes in quasars with multi-epoch spectroscopy. II. The population with kinematically offset broad Balmer …
ABSTRACT A small fraction of quasars have long been known to show bulk velocity offsets
(of a few hundred to thousands of km s− 1) in the broad Balmer lines with respect to the …
(of a few hundred to thousands of km s− 1) in the broad Balmer lines with respect to the …
Mergers in double-peaked [O III] active galactic nuclei
H Fu, AD Myers, SG Djorgovski… - The Astrophysical …, 2011 - iopscience.iop.org
As a natural consequence of galaxy mergers, binary active galactic nuclei (AGNs) should be
commonplace. Nevertheless, observational confirmations are rare, especially for binaries …
commonplace. Nevertheless, observational confirmations are rare, especially for binaries …