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astro-ph.HE2026

Uncovering the Physical Origins of Black Holes in the Milky Way for Astronomical Surveys

Ilia Kiato, Pierson Lipschultz, Vicky Kalogera +5

The observational landscape of stellar-mass black holes (BHs) in the Milky Way is expanding beyond X-ray binaries, with Gaia DR4 and Roman expected to open new windows onto BH popu…

astro-ph.HE2026

The Mass-Ratio Distribution of the Low-Mass Binary Black Hole Subpopulation: A Natural Outcome of Isolated Binary Evolution

Monica Gallegos-Garcia, Anarya Ray, Vicky Kalogera +7

The observed merging binary black hole population is increasingly consistent with being composed of a mixture of subpopulations, each likely the result of different formation mecha…

astro-ph.HE2026

High-mass binary black hole mergers from detailed binary evolution models

Max M. Briel, Olcay Bıyıklı, Tassos Fragos +10

Gravitational-wave observations reveal a population of binary black hole (BBH) mergers with primary masses above , extending into and potentially beyond…

astro-ph.HE2026

A case for Case A: detailed look at binary black hole formation through stable mass transfer

Max M. Briel, Tassos Fragos, Monica Gallegos-Garcia +8

In isolated binary evolution, binary black hole (BBH) mergers are generally formed through stable mass transfer (SMT) or common envelope evolution. In recent years, the SMT channel…

astro-ph.HE2026

A binary merger product as the direct progenitor of a Type II-P supernova

Zexi Niu, Ning-Chen Sun, Emmanouil Zapartas +16

Type II-P supernovae (SNe II-P) are the most common class of core-collapse SNe in the local Universe and play critical roles in many aspects of astrophysics. Since decades ago theo…

astro-ph.HE2025

HST Deep Upper Limits Rule Out a Surviving Massive Binary Companion to the Type Ic Supernova 2012fh

Benjamin F. Williams, Emmanouil Zapartas, Ori D. Fox +19

Current explanations of the mass-loss mechanism for stripped-envelope supernovae remain divided between single and binary progenitor systems. Here we obtain deep ultraviolet (UV) i…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 6 cited

A new long gamma-ray burst formation pathway at solar metallicity

M. M. Briel, T. Fragos, O. S. Salafia +11

Context. Long gamma-ray bursts (LGRBs) are generally observed in low-metallicity environments. However, 10 to 20 per cent of LGRBs at redshift are associated with near-solar…

astro-ph.HE2024★ 2 cited

Challenges in Forming Millisecond Pulsar-Black Holes from Isolated Binaries

Camille Liotine, Vicky Kalogera, Jeff J. Andrews +12

Binaries harboring a millisecond pulsar (MSP) and a black hole (BH) are a key observing target for current and upcoming pulsar surveys. We model the formation and evolution of such…

astro-ph.HE2024

Mass-gap Black Holes in Coalescing Neutron Star Black Hole Binaries

Zepei Xing, Vicky Kalogera, Tassos Fragos +10

The existence of a mass gap of between the heaviest neutron stars (NSs) and the lightest black holes (BHs), inferred from the BH mass distribution in low mass X-ra…

astro-ph.HE2024★ 7 cited

Formation of Wind-Fed Black Hole High-mass X-ray Binaries: The Role of Roche-lobe-Overflow Post Black-Hole Formation

Zepei Xing, Tassos Fragos, Emmanouil Zapartas +12

The three dynamically confirmed wind-fed black hole high-mass X-ray binaries (BH-HMXBs) are suggested to all contain a highly spinning black hole (BH). However, based on the theori…