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When the black holes align: a subpopulation of aligned massive binary black holes observed via gravitational waves
Stefano Rinaldi, Charmaine Wong, M. Paola Vaccaro +4
In this work, we investigate the features present in the joint primary mass and effective spin distribution of binary black holes without relying on specific modelling assumptions.…
Black hole populations and hierarchical growth across the AGN parameter space
Maria Paola Vaccaro, Michela Mapelli, Alessandro Alberto Trani +1
Active galactic nuclei (AGNs) have been proposed as efficient environments for the formation of binary black holes (BBHs). We present an updated semi-analytical framework for BBH f…
Uncovering the population of compact binary mergers and their formation pathways with gravitational waves through the Einstein Telescope
M. Arca-Sedda, I. Dvorkin, G. Franciolini +19
Ground-based gravitational-wave (GW) observatories have transformed our view of compact-object mergers, yet their reach still limits a comprehensive reconstruction of the processes…
Hierarchical Black Hole Mergers in AGN Disks: Tracing Massive Black Hole Growth Across Cosmic Time
Maria Paola Vaccaro
The dense and gaseous environments of active galactic nuclei (AGNs) can catalyze repeated mergers of stellar-mass black holes (BHs), potentially explaining the high-mass tail of bi…
The role of migration traps in the formation of binary black holes in AGN disks
Maria Paola Vaccaro, Yannick Seif, Michela Mapelli
Binary black holes (BBHs) forming in the accretion disks of active galactic nuclei (AGNs) represent a promising channel for gravitational-wave production. BBHs are often assumed to…
The Science of the Einstein Telescope
Adrian Abac, Raul Abramo, Simone Albanesi +485
Einstein Telescope (ET) is the European project for a gravitational-wave (GW) observatory of third-generation. In this paper we present a comprehensive discussion of its science ob…
The boring history of Gaia BH3 from isolated binary evolution
Giuliano Iorio, Stefano Torniamenti, Michela Mapelli +15
Gaia BH3 is the first observed dormant black hole (BH) with a mass of M and represents the first confirmation that such massive BHs are associated with metal-…
Hierarchical binary black hole mergers in globular clusters: mass function and evolution with redshift
Stefano Torniamenti, Michela Mapelli, Carole Périgois +4
Hierarchical black hole (BH) mergers are one of the most straightforward mechanisms to produce BHs inside and above the pair-instability mass gap. Here, we investigate the impact o…
Impact of gas hardening on the population properties of hierarchical black hole mergers in AGN disks
M. Paola Vaccaro, Michela Mapelli, Carole Périgois +5
Hierarchical black hole (BH) mergers in active galactic nuclei (AGNs) are unique among formation channels of binary black holes (BBHs) because they are likely associated with elect…
GW190521: a binary black hole merger inside an active galactic nucleus?
Sophia Morton, Stefano Rinaldi, Alejandro Torres-Orjuela +3
GW190521, the most massive binary black hole merger confidently detected by the LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA collaboration, is the first gravitational-wave observation of an intermediate-mass…
The Hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy catalog approach for gravitational wave cosmology
Jonathan R. Gair, Archisman Ghosh, Rachel Gray +28
We outline the ``dark siren'' galaxy catalog method for cosmological inference using gravitational wave (GW) standard sirens, clarifying some common misconceptions in the implement…