3 papers
astro-ph.HE2026
The Chirp-Mass Ladder: A New Rung Emerges
Vaibhav Tiwari
The population of binary black holes (BBHs) observed through gravitational waves (GWs) now includes around 250 events with the release of GWTC-5.0, enabling more detailed studies.…
astro-ph.HE2026
Population of Binary Black Holes Inferred from One Hundred and Fifty Gravitational Wave Signals
Vaibhav Tiwari
The LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA collaborations have reported gravitational wave signals from more than 150 binary black holes in the fourth catalog (GWTC-4). Here, we investigate the populati…
astro-ph.HE2025
Examining the Gap in the Chirp Mass Distribution of Binary Black Holes
Vaibhav Tiwari
The mass distribution of binary black holes inferred from gravitational wave measurements is expected to shed light on their formation scenarios. An emerging structure in the mass…