Signatures of Massive Black Hole Merger Host Galaxies from Cosmological Simulations. I. Unique Galaxy Morphologies in Imaging

Low-frequency gravitational-wave experiments such as the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna and pulsar timing arrays are expected to detect individual massive black hole (MBH) binaries and mergers. However, secure methods of identifying the exact host galaxy of each MBH merger among the large number...

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Main Authors: Jaeden Bardati, John J. Ruan, Daryl Haggard, Michael Tremmel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2024-01-01
Series:The Astrophysical Journal
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ad055a