Reliable Identification of Binary Supermassive Black Holes from Rubin Observatory Time-domain Monitoring

Reliable Identification of Binary Supermassive Black Holes from Rubin Observatory Time-domain Monitoring

Periodic signatures in time-domain observations of quasars have been used to search for binary supermassive black holes (SMBHs). These searches, across existing time-domain surveys, have produced several hundred candidates. The general stochastic variability of quasars, however, can masquerade as a...

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Main Authors: Megan C. Davis, Kaylee E. Grace, Jonathan R. Trump, Jessie C. Runnoe, Amelia Henkel, Laura Blecha, W. N. Brandt, J. Andrew Casey-Clyde, Maria Charisi, Caitlin A. Witt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2024-01-01
Series:The Astrophysical Journal
Subjects:
Quasars
Gravitational wave sources
Surveys
Astronomy data analysis
Supermassive black holes
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ad276e

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https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ad276e

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