2021ApJ...923..139Z -
Astrophys. J., 923, 139-139 (2021/December-3)
The eccentric and accelerating stellar binary black hole mergers in galactic nuclei: observing in ground and space gravitational-wave observatories.
ZHANG F., CHEN X., SHAO L. and INAYOSHI K.
Abstract (from CDS):
We study the stellar binary black holes (BBHs) inspiraling/merging in galactic nuclei based on our numerical method GNC. We find that 3%-40% of all newborn BBHs will finally merge due to various dynamical effects. In a five-year mission, up to 104, 105, and ∼100 of BBHs inspiraling/merging in galactic nuclei can be detected with signal-to-noise ration >8 in Advanced LIGO (aLIGO), Einstein/DECIGO, and TianQin/LISA/TaiJi, respectively. Roughly tens are detectable in both LISA/TaiJi/TianQin and aLIGO. These BBHs have two unique characteristics. (1) Significant eccentricities: 1%-3%, 2%-7%, or 30%-90% of them have ei > 0.1 when they enter into aLIGO, Einstein, or space observatories, respectively. Such high eccentricities provide a possible explanation for that of GW190521. Most highly eccentric BBHs are not detectable in LISA/Tianqin/TaiJi before entering into aLIGO/Einstein, as their strain becomes significant only at fGW >= 0.1 Hz. DECIGO becomes an ideal observatory to detect those events, as it can fully cover the rising phase. (2) Up to 2% of BBHs can inspiral/merge at distances <=103 rSW from the massive black hole, with significant accelerations, such that the Doppler phase drift of ∼10-105 of them can be detected with signal-to-noise ratio >8 in space observatories. The energy density of the gravitational-wave backgrounds (GWBs) contributed by these BBHs deviates from the power-law slope of 2/3 at fGW <= 1 mHz. The high eccentricity, significant accelerations, and the different profile of the GWB of these sources make them distinguishable, and thus interesting for future gravitational-wave detections and tests of relativities.
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Journal keyword(s):
Gravitational wave sources - Stellar mass black holes - Supermassive black holes - Stellar dynamics - Gravitational wave astronomy
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