Monday

Schedule

date time

Talk start

09:30

Abstract details

Title of Abstract

Revealing the secret lives of binary black holes

Date Submitted

2021-03-27 11:11:00

Presenting author first name

Christopher

Surname

Berry

Institution

University of Glasgow/Northwestern University

Author List (including presenting author)

CPL Berry (Glasgow/Northwestern), M Zevin (Chicago), C Kimball (Northwestern), SS Bavera (Geneva), C Talbot (Caltech), V Kalogera (Northwestern), T Fragos (Geneva), P Marchant (KU Leuven), E Thrane (Monash), F Antonini, R Buscicchio, M Carney, T Dent, DE Holz, H Middleton, C Pankow, E Payne, CL Rodriguez, J Veitch, D Williams

Abstract

Gravitational-wave astronomy provides a unique insight into the properties of black holes. There are currently many mysteries around how massive stars evolve and binaries form. From growing catalogue of gravitational-wave observations we can uncover new insights into the the lives of binary black holes. I will explain how we can use both phenomenological population models and detailed population-synthesis prediction to study gravitational-wave data, and show that the black holes are likely from a mix of formation channels.

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