7 papers
Improved Constraints on Non-Kerr Deviations from Binary Black Hole Inspirals Using GWTC-4 Data
Debtroy Das, Swarnim Shashank, Cosimo Bambi
Gravitational wave (GW) observations of binary black hole (BBH) mergers provide a unique opportunity to probe the nature of spacetime in the strong-field and dynamical regime. We p…
Modeling X-ray reflection spectra from returning radiation: application to 4U 163047
Kostas Kourmpetis, Shafqat Riaz, Honghui Liu +6
Returning radiation is thought to play a key role in disk illumination of black hole X-ray binaries in the high-soft state, yet it has not been fully incorporated into XSPEC reflec…
Testing black hole metrics with binary black hole inspirals
Zhe Zhao, Swarnim Shashank, Debtroy Das +1
Gravitational wave astronomy has opened an unprecedented window onto tests of gravity and fundamental physics in the strong-field regime. In this study, we examine a series of well…
Spin Constraints on 4U 1630-47 via combined Continuum Fitting and Reflection methods: a comparative study using Frequentist and Bayesian statistics
Debtroy Das, Honghui Liu, Zuobin Zhang +5
We present a comprehensive Bayesian spectral analysis of the black hole X-ray binary 4U 1630-47 during its 2022 outburst, using simultaneous NICER and NuSTAR observations. Using th…
Probing missing physics from inspiralling compact binaries via time-frequency tracks
Debtroy Das, Soumen Roy, Anand S. Sengupta +1
The orbital evolution of binary black hole (BBH) systems is determined by the component masses and spins of the black holes and the governing gravity theory. Gravitational wave (GW…
Gravitational Wave Astronomy With TianQin
En-Kun Li, Shuai Liu, Alejandro Torres-Orjuela +50
The opening of the gravitational wave window has significantly enhanced our capacity to explore the universe's most extreme and dynamic sector. In the mHz frequency range, a divers…