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[abridged] The detection of gravitational waves from extreme-mass-ratio (EMRI) binaries, comprising a stellar-mass compact object orbiting around a massive black hole, is one of the main targets for low-frequency gravitational-wave…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2012-08-09 Priscilla Canizares , Jonathan R. Gair , Carlos F. Sopuerta

The space-based Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) will be able to observe the gravitational-wave signals from systems comprised of a massive black hole and a stellar-mass compact object. These systems are known as extreme-mass-ratio…

The inspiral of stellar compact objects into massive black holes, usually known as extreme-mass-ratio inspirals (EMRIs), is one of the most important sources of gravitational-waves for the future Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA).…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2010-01-28 Carlos F. Sopuerta , Nicolas Yunes

We examine the electromagnetic (EM) and gravitational wave (GW) signatures of stellar-mass compact objects (COs) spiraling into a supermassive black hole (extreme mass-ratio inspirals or EMRIs), embedded in a thin, radiation-pressure…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-03-19 Bence Kocsis , Nicolas Yunes , Abraham Loeb

One of the sources of gravitational waves for the proposed space-based gravitational wave detector, the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA), are the inspirals of compact objects into supermassive black holes in the centres of galaxies…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2010-05-25 Jonathan R. Gair , Christopher Tang , Marta Volonteri

Extreme mass ratio inspirals (EMRIs), where a compact object orbits a massive black hole, are a key source of gravitational waves for the future Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA). Due to their small mass ratio, ($\epsilon \sim…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2024-10-22 Philip Lynch , Vojtěch Witzany , Maarten van de Meent , Niels Warburton

The direct observation of gravitational waves will provide a unique tool for probing the dynamical properties of highly compact astrophysical objects, mapping ultra-relativistic regions of space-time, and testing Einstein's general theory…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2011-01-17 Massimo Tinto , Márcio Eduardo da Silva Alves

Intermediate Mass Ratio Inspirals (IMRIs) will be observable with space-based gravitational wave detectors such as the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA). To this end, the environmental effects in such systems have to be modeled and…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2023-04-19 Niklas Becker , Laura Sagunski

Extreme-Mass-Ratio Inspirals (EMRIs) are one of the main sources of gravitational waves expected in the low-frequency band, where space-based detectors like Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) will operate. The large number of…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2026-04-10 Pablo F. Muguruza , Carlos F. Sopuerta

Space-based gravitational wave detectors like TianQin or LISA could observe extreme-mass-ratio-inspirals (EMRIs) at millihertz frequencies. The accurate identification of these EMRI signals from the data plays a crucial role in enabling…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2024-09-05 Chang-Qing Ye , Hui-Min Fan , Alejandro Torres-Orjuela , Jian-dong Zhang , Yi-Ming Hu

We study the effect of torques on circular inspirals of intermediate-mass black hole binaries (IMBHBs) embedded in gas discs, wherein both BH masses are in the range $10^2$-$10^5~\rm{M}_\odot$, up to redshift $z = 10$. We focus on how…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2022-10-10 Mudit Garg , Andrea Derdzinski , Lorenz Zwick , Pedro R. Capelo , Lucio Mayer

The planned Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) is expected to detect gravitational wave signals from ~100 extreme-mass-ratio inspirals (EMRIs) of stellar-mass compact objects into massive black holes. The long duration and large…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2008-11-26 Jonathan R Gair , Ilya Mandel , Linqing Wen

In this article we consider prospects for detecting extreme mass ratio inspirals (EMRIs) using gravitational wave (GW) observations by a future space borne interferometric observatory eLISA. We start with a description of EMRI formation…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2021-04-07 Stanislav Babak , Jonathan R. Gair , Robert H. Cole

One of the primary research aims of the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) mission is to comprehensively map the Kerr spacetime, a fundamental pursuit in the realm of general relativity. To achieve this goal, it is essential to…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2024-10-14 Shailesh Kumar

Extreme-Mass-Ratio Inspirals (EMRIs) are one of the key targets for future space-based gravitational wave detectors, such as LISA. The scientific potential of these sources can only be fully realized with fast and accurate waveform models.…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-04-29 Hassan Khalvati , Alessandro Santini , Francisco Duque , Lorenzo Speri , Jonathan Gair , Huan Yang , Richard Brito

The detection of a gravitational capture of a stellar-mass compact object by a massive black hole (MBH) will allow us to test gravity in the strong regime. These sources form via two-body relaxation, by exchanging energy and angular…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2018-10-03 Pau Amaro-Seoane

The future space-borne gravitational wave detector, Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA), has the potential of detecting the fundamental fields, such as the charge and mass of ultra-light scalar field. In this paper we study the effect…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-05-26 Tieguang Zi , Chao Zhang

Extreme mass-ratio inspirals~(EMRIs) detectable by the Laser Inteferometric Space Antenna~(LISA) are unique probes of astrophysics and fundamental physics. Parameter estimation for these sources is challenging, especially because the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2021-12-15 Gabriel Andres Piovano , Richard Brito , Andrea Maselli , Paolo Pani

Extreme-Mass-Ratio Inspirals (EMRIs) are one of the most promising sources of gravitational waves (GWs) for space-based detectors like the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA). EMRIs consist of a compact stellar object orbiting around…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2012-06-05 Priscilla Canizares , Jonathan R. Gair , Carlos F. Sopuerta

Extreme-mass-ratio inspirals (EMRIs) are important targets for future space-borne gravitational-wave (GW) detectors, such as the Laser Interferometer Sapce Antenna (LISA). Recent works suggest that EMRI may reside in a population of newly…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2022-05-18 Xian Chen , Yu Qiu , Shuo Li , F. K. Liu