Intermediate-mass black holes
JE Greene, J Strader, LC Ho - Annual Review of Astronomy and …, 2020 - annualreviews.org
We describe ongoing searches for intermediate-mass black holes with M BH≈ 10–105 M⊙.
We review a range of search mechanisms, both dynamical and those that rely on accretion …
We review a range of search mechanisms, both dynamical and those that rely on accretion …
Nuclear star clusters
We review the current knowledge about nuclear star clusters (NSCs), the spectacularly
dense and massive assemblies of stars found at the centers of most galaxies. Recent …
dense and massive assemblies of stars found at the centers of most galaxies. Recent …
Properties and astrophysical implications of the 150 M⊙ binary black hole merger GW190521
R Abbott, TD Abbott, S Abraham… - The Astrophysical …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
Fast-moving stars around an intermediate-mass black hole in ω Centauri
Black holes have been found over a wide range of masses, from stellar remnants with
masses of 5–150 solar masses (M☉), to those found at the centres of galaxies with M> 105 …
masses of 5–150 solar masses (M☉), to those found at the centres of galaxies with M> 105 …
Properties and Astrophysical Implications of the 150 M o˙ Binary Black Hole Merger GW190521
LIGO Scientific Collaboration… - Astrophysical …, 2020 - researchoutput.csu.edu.au
The gravitational-wave signal GW190521 is consistent with a binary black hole (BBH)
merger source at redshift 0.8 with unusually high component masses, 85-14+ 21 M o and 66 …
merger source at redshift 0.8 with unusually high component masses, 85-14+ 21 M o and 66 …
Black hole growth through hierarchical black hole mergers in dense star clusters: implications for gravitational wave detections
F Antonini, M Gieles, A Gualandris - Monthly Notices of the Royal …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
In a star cluster with a sufficiently large escape velocity, black holes (BHs) that are produced
by BH mergers can be retained, dynamically form new BH binaries, and merge again. This …
by BH mergers can be retained, dynamically form new BH binaries, and merge again. This …
A stellar census in globular clusters with MUSE: Binaries in NGC 3201
B Giesers, S Kamann, S Dreizler, TO Husser… - Astronomy & …, 2019 - aanda.org
We utilise multi-epoch MUSE spectroscopy to study binary stars in the core of the Galactic
globular cluster NGC 3201. Our sample consists of 3553 stars with 54 883 spectra in total …
globular cluster NGC 3201. Our sample consists of 3553 stars with 54 883 spectra in total …
Populating the upper black hole mass gap through stellar collisions in young star clusters
Theoretical modeling of massive stars predicts a gap in the black hole (BH) mass function
above∼ 40–50 M⊙ for BHs formed through single star evolution, arising from (pulsational) …
above∼ 40–50 M⊙ for BHs formed through single star evolution, arising from (pulsational) …
Improved dynamical constraints on the masses of the central black holes in nearby low-mass early-type galactic nuclei and the first black hole determination for NGC …
Improved Dynamical Constraints on the Masses of the Central Black Holes in Nearby Low-mass
Early-type Galactic Nuclei and the First Black Hole Determination for NGC 205 - IOPscience …
Early-type Galactic Nuclei and the First Black Hole Determination for NGC 205 - IOPscience …
Constraints on the cosmological coupling of black holes from the globular cluster NGC 3201
CL Rodriguez - The Astrophysical Journal Letters, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Globular clusters are among the oldest stellar populations in the Milky Way; consequently,
they also host some of the oldest known stellar-mass black holes, providing insight into …
they also host some of the oldest known stellar-mass black holes, providing insight into …