Massive Black Hole Science with eLISA

2014/10/31 by Enrico Barausse, Jillian Bellovary, Emanuele Berti +4 · 3 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #Astronomy and Astrophysical Research #Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations #Binary black hole #Binary number #Black hole (networking) #Interferometry #Primordial black hole #Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research #Range (aeronautics) #Redshift #Spins #astro-ph.HE #gr-qc #hep-ph #hep-th

paper · pdf · doi:10.1088/1742-6596/610/1/012001

22 pages, 3 figures. Minor change (added two references) to match version accepted in the Proceedings of LISA Symposium X (Journal of Physics: Conference Series)

arxiv created 2015/01/09 · openalex publication_date 2015/05/11 · arxiv updated 2015/06/11 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/06

Abstract

The evolving Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (eLISA) will revolutionize our understanding of the formation and evolution of massive black holes (MBHs) along cosmic history, by probing massive black hole binaries (MBHBs) in the 10 3 — 10 7 M ⊙ range out to redshift z ≳ 10. High signal-to-noise ratio detections of ∼ 10 — 100 MBHB coalescences per year will allow accurate measurements of the parameters of individual MBHBs (such as their masses, spins and luminosity distance), and a deep understanding of the underlying cosmic MBH parent population. This wealth of unprecedented information can lead to breakthroughs in many areas of physics, including astrophysics, cosmology and fundamental physics. We review the current status of the field, recent progress and future challenges.

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