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We present the first application of deep learning forecasting for binary neutron stars, neutron star - black hole systems, and binary black hole mergers that span an eccentricity range e <= 0.9. We train neural networks that describe these…

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Binary black holes are thought to form primarily via two channels: isolated evolution and dynamical formation. The component masses, spins, and eccentricity of a binary black hole system provide clues to its formation history. We focus on…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-01-08 Isobel M. Romero-Shaw , Paul D. Lasky , Eric Thrane

Gravitational wave (GW) observations have provided a novel tool to explore the universe. In the near future, space-borne detectors will further open the window of low-frequency GW band where abundant sources exist and invaluable information…

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We present the implementation of an anomaly-detection algorithm based on a deep convolutional autoencoder for the search for gravitational waves (GWs) in time-frequency spectrograms. Our method targets short-duration ($\lesssim…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2026-02-23 Gianluca Inguglia , Huw Haigh , Kristyna Vitulova , Ulyana Dupletsa

Stellar-mass black hole binaries (BHBs) in galactic nuclei are gravitationally perturbed by the central supermassive black hole (SMBH) of the host galaxy, potentially inducing strong eccentricity oscillations through the eccentric…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-08-21 Alan M. Knee , Jess McIver , Smadar Naoz , Isobel M. Romero-Shaw , Bao-Minh Hoang , Evgeni Grishin

We study the phenomenology of non-spinning eccentric binary black hole (BBH) mergers using numerical relativity (NR) waveforms and \texttt{EccentricIMR} waveform model, as presented in Ref. \cite{Hinder:2017sxy} (Hinder, Kidder, and…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2024-03-07 Tousif Islam

Massive black hole binaries (MBHBs) are binary systems formed by black holes with mass exceeding millions of solar masses, expected to form and evolve in the nuclei of galaxies. The extreme compact nature of such objects determines a loud…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-06-26 Matteo Bonetti , Alessia Franchini , Bruno Giovanni Galuzzi , Alberto Sesana

The rapidly increasing sensitivity of gravitational wave detectors is enabling the detection of a growing number of compact binary mergers. These events are crucial for understanding the population properties of compact binaries. However,…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2026-05-05 Meesum Qazalbash , Muhammad Zeeshan , Richard O'Shaughnessy

After Pulsar Timing Arrays (PTAs) have announced the evidence for a low-frequency gravitational wave background (GWB), the continuous waves (CWs) are the next anticipated gravitational wave (GW) signals. In this work, we model CW sources…

Gravitational Waves (GWs) provide a powerful means for cosmological distance estimation, circumventing the systematic uncertainties associated with traditional electromagnetic (EM) indicators. This work presents a model for estimating…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-08-14 Trisha V , Rakesh V , Arun Kenath

We study the gravitational-wave (GW) signatures of clouds of ultralight bosons around black holes (BHs) in binary inspirals. These clouds, which are formed via superradiance instabilities for rapidly rotating BHs, produce distinct effects…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2019-02-13 Daniel Baumann , Horng Sheng Chia , Rafael A. Porto

Eccentric mergers are a signature of the dynamical formation channel of binary black holes (BBHs) in dense stellar environments and hierarchical triple systems. Here, we investigate the formation of eccentric mergers via binary-single…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-03-20 Marco Dall'Amico , Michela Mapelli , Stefano Torniamenti , Manuel Arca Sedda

Gravitational waves (GWs) from compact binary coalescences (CBCs) offer insights into the universe expansion. The spectral siren method, used without electromagnetic counterparts (EMC), infers cosmic expansion (Hubble constant) by relating…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2024-05-28 Grégoire Pierra

Gravitational Waves (GW) have now been detected from stellar-mass black hole binaries, and the first observations of GW from Massive Black Hole (MBH) Binaries are expected within the next decade. Pulsar Timing Arrays (PTA), which can…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2016-10-06 Luke Zoltan Kelley , Laura Blecha , Lars Hernquist

Detecting binary black hole (BBH) mergers with quantifiable orbital eccentricity would confirm the existence of a dynamical formation channel for these binaries. The current state-of-the-art gravitational wave searches of LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2024-05-08 Bhooshan Gadre , Kanchan Soni , Shubhanshu Tiwari , Antoni Ramos-Buades , Maria Haney , Sanjit Mitra

Massive black hole binaries (MBHBs) are unavoidable outcomes of the hierarchical structure formation process, and according to the theory of general relativity are expected to be the loudest gravitational wave (GW) sources in the Universe.…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-16 A. Sesana

With better statistics and precision, eccentricity could prove to be a useful tool for understanding the origin and environment of binary black holes. Hierarchical triples in particular, which might be abundant in globular clusters and…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2018-09-12 Lisa Randall , Zhong-Zhi Xianyu

Space-borne gravitational wave (GW) detectors can detect the merger of massive black holes. The early warning and localization of GW events before merging can be used to inform electromagnetic telescopes and conduct multimessenger…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2024-06-17 Hong-Yu Chen , Xiang-Yu Lyu , En-Kun Li , Yi-Ming Hu

Binary black hole (BBH) mergers are the primary sources of gravitational wave (GW) events detected by LIGO/Virgo. Binary black holes embedded in the accretion discs of active galactic nuclei (AGN) are possible candidates for such GW events.…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2020-07-22 W. Ishibashi , M. Gröbner

While the expectation is that the majority of gravitational wave events observable by ground-based detectors will be emitted by compact binaries in quasi-circular orbits, the growing number of detections suggests the possibility of…

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