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The host galaxies of double compact objects merging in the local Universe
Michela Mapelli, Nicola Giacobbo, Mattia Toffano +4
We investigate the host galaxies of compact objects merging in the local Universe, by combining the results of binary population-synthesis simulations with the Illustris cosmologic…
The cosmic merger rate of stellar black hole binaries from the Illustris simulation
Michela Mapelli, Nicola Giacobbo, Emanuele Ripamonti +1
The cosmic merger rate density of black hole binaries (BHBs) can give us an essential clue to constraining the formation channels of BHBs, in light of current and forthcoming gravi…
Connecting the evolution of thermally pulsing asymptotic giant branch stars to the chemistry in their circumstellar envelopes -- I. The case of hydrogen cyanide
Paola Marigo, Emanuele Ripamonti, Ambra Nanni +2
We investigate the formation of hydrogen cyanide (HCN) in the inner circumstellar envelopes of thermally pulsing asymptotic giant branch (TP-AGB) stars. A dynamic model for periodi…
Signatures of planets and protoplanets in the Galactic center: a clue to understand the G2 cloud?
Michela Mapelli, Emanuele Ripamonti
Several hundred young stars lie in the innermost parsec of our Galaxy. The super-massive black hole (SMBH) might capture planets orbiting these stars, and bring them onto nearly ra…
NGC 2276: a remarkable galaxy with a large number of ULXs
Anna Wolter, Paolo Esposito, Michela Mapelli +2
The starbusting, nearby (D = 32.9 Mpc) spiral (Sc) galaxy NGC2276 belongs to the sparse group dominated by the elliptical galaxy NGC2300. NGC2276 is a remarkable galaxy, as it disp…
The merger fraction of active and inactive galaxies in the local Universe through an improved non-parametric classification
Stefano Cotini, Emanuele Ripamonti, Alessandro Caccianiga +5
We investigate the possible link between mergers and the enhanced activity of supermassive black holes (SMBHs) at the centre of galaxies, by comparing the merger fraction of a loca…