Electromagnetic counterparts to massive black-hole mergers
The next two decades are expected to open the door to the first coincident detections of
electromagnetic (EM) and gravitational-wave (GW) signatures associated with massive …
electromagnetic (EM) and gravitational-wave (GW) signatures associated with massive …
Dynamics of galaxy cores and supermassive black holes
D Merritt - Reports on Progress in Physics, 2006 - iopscience.iop.org
Recent work on the dynamical evolution of galactic nuclei containing supermassive black
holes is reviewed. Topics include galaxy structural properties, collisionless and collisional …
holes is reviewed. Topics include galaxy structural properties, collisionless and collisional …
Alignment of the spins of supermassive black holes prior to coalescence
T Bogdanović, CS Reynolds… - The Astrophysical …, 2007 - iopscience.iop.org
Recent numerical relativistic simulations of black hole coalescence suggest that in certain
alignments the emission of gravitational radiation can produce a kick of several thousand …
alignments the emission of gravitational radiation can produce a kick of several thousand …
Predicting the direction of the final spin from the coalescence of two black holes
E Barausse, L Rezzolla - The Astrophysical Journal, 2009 - iopscience.iop.org
Knowledge of the spin of the black hole resulting from the merger of a generic black-hole
binary is of great importance for studying the cosmological evolution of supermassive black …
binary is of great importance for studying the cosmological evolution of supermassive black …
Hydrodynamical backflow in X-shaped radio galaxy PKS 2014− 55
ABSTRACT We present MeerKAT 1.28 GHz total-intensity, polarization, and spectral-index
images covering the giant (projected length l≈ 1.57 Mpc) X-shaped radio source PKS …
images covering the giant (projected length l≈ 1.57 Mpc) X-shaped radio source PKS …
The life cycle of radio galaxies in the LOFAR Lockman Hole field
Radio galaxies are known to go through cycles of activity, where phases of apparent
quiescence can be followed by repeated activity of the central supermassive black hole. A …
quiescence can be followed by repeated activity of the central supermassive black hole. A …
Cataloguing the radio-sky with unsupervised machine learning: a new approach for the SKA era
TJ Galvin, MT Huynh, RP Norris… - Monthly Notices of …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
We develop a new analysis approach towards identifying related radio components and
their corresponding infrared host galaxy based on unsupervised machine learning methods …
their corresponding infrared host galaxy based on unsupervised machine learning methods …
A giant radio galaxy with three cycles of episodic jet activity from LoTSS DR2
The excellent sensitivity and optimum resolution of LoTSS DR2 at 144 MHz has enabled us
to discover a giant radio galaxy (J1225+ 4011) with three distinct episodes of jet activity …
to discover a giant radio galaxy (J1225+ 4011) with three distinct episodes of jet activity …
FIRST “Winged” and X-shaped radio source candidates
CC Cheung - The Astronomical Journal, 2007 - iopscience.iop.org
A small number of double-lobed radio galaxies (17 from our own census of the literature)
show an additional pair of low surface brightness" wings," thus forming an overall X-shaped …
show an additional pair of low surface brightness" wings," thus forming an overall X-shaped …
Observational evidence for binary black holes and active double nuclei
S Komossa - Memorie della Società Astronomica Italiana, v. 77 …, 2006 - adsabs.harvard.edu
I review the observational evidence for the presence of supermassive binary black holes in
galaxies and for the presence of active pairs of galaxies. According to hierarchical galaxy …
galaxies and for the presence of active pairs of galaxies. According to hierarchical galaxy …