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most citedObservation of Gravitational Waves from the Coalescence of a Compact Object and a Neutron Star

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astro-ph.IM2026

LIGO A: Detector Design and Science Prospects Beyond A+

L. Sun, K. Kuns, B. J. J. Slagmolen +1153

We present the LIGO A detector concept, an upgrade for the LIGO observatories based on room-temperature interferometers beyond the fifth observing run (O5). Building on th…

gr-qc2026

Fast gravitational waveform models for quasi-circular coalescences of neutron star--black hole binaries

Felip A. Ramis Vidal, Adrian Abac, Marta Colleoni +5

We present IMRPhenomXHM_NSBH and SEOBNRv5HM_ROM_NRTidalv3_NSBH, the first two frequency-domain models for gravitational-wave signals from quasi-circular, aligned-spin neutron star-…

gr-qc2026★ 1 cited

Searches for Continuous Gravitational Waves from Supernova Remnants in the first part of the LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA Fourth Observing run

The LIGO Scientific Collaboration, the Virgo Collaboration, the KAGRA Collaboration +1764

We present results from directed searches for continuous gravitational waves from a sample of 15 nearby supernova remnants, likely hosting young neutron star candidates, using data…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 34 cited

GW241011 and GW241110: Exploring Binary Formation and Fundamental Physics with Asymmetric, High-Spin Black Hole Coalescence

The LIGO Scientific Collaboration, the Virgo Collaboration, the KAGRA Collaboration +1783

We report the observation of gravitational waves from two binary black hole coalescences during the fourth observing run of the LIGO--Virgo--KAGRA detector network, GW241011 and GW…

gr-qc2025★ 1 cited

Black Hole Spectroscopy and Tests of General Relativity with GW250114

The LIGO Scientific Collaboration, the Virgo Collaboration, the KAGRA Collaboration

The binary black hole signal GW250114, the loudest gravitational wave detected to date, offers a unique opportunity to test Einstein's general relativity (GR) in the high-velocity,…

gr-qc2025★ 5 cited

GW230814: investigation of a loud gravitational-wave signal observed with a single detector

The LIGO Scientific Collaboration, The Virgo Collaboration, The Kagra Collaboration +1783

GW230814, detected by the LIGO Livingston observatory with a signal-to-noise ratio of 42.4, represents the loudest gravitational-wave signal in the GWTC-4.0 catalog. Its source is…

gr-qc2025

Leveraging NRTidalv3 to develop gravitational waveform models with higher-order modes for binary neutron star systems

Adrian Abac, Felip A. Ramis Vidal, Marta Colleoni +3

Accurate and reliable gravitational waveform models are crucial in determining the properties of compact binary mergers. In particular, next-generation gravitational-wave detectors…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 121 cited

GW231123: a Binary Black Hole Merger with Total Mass 190-265

The LIGO Scientific Collaboration, the Virgo Collaboration, the KAGRA Collaboration +1771

On 2023 November 23 the two LIGO observatories both detected GW231123, a gravitational-wave signal consistent with the merger of two black holes with masses $137^{+23}_{-18}\, M_\o…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 1 cited

Numerical Relativity Simulations of Dark Matter Admixed Binary Neutron Stars

Edoardo Giangrandi, Hannes R. Rüter, Nina Kunert +7

Binary neutron star mergers provide insight into strong-field gravity and the properties of ultra-dense nuclear matter. These events offer the potential to search for signatures of…

gr-qc2025★ 97 cited

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…

gr-qc2025★ 1 cited

Data-driven approach for extracting tidal information from neutron star binary mergers observed with the Einstein Telescope

Adrian Abac, Anna Puecher, Jonathan Gair +1

The recent breakthroughs regarding the detection of compact binary mergers via gravitational waves opened up a new window to the Universe. Gravitational-wave models have been essen…

astro-ph.HE2024

Swift-BAT GUANO follow-up of gravitational-wave triggers in the third LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA observing run

Gayathri Raman, Samuele Ronchini, James Delaunay +1819

We present results from a search for X-ray/gamma-ray counterparts of gravitational-wave (GW) candidates from the third observing run (O3) of the LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA (LVK) network usin…

astro-ph.HE2024★ 201 cited

Observation of Gravitational Waves from the Coalescence of a Compact Object and a Neutron Star

The LIGO Scientific Collaboration, the Virgo Collaboration, the KAGRA Collaboration +1793

We report the observation of a coalescing compact binary with component masses and (all measurements quoted at the 90% credible le…

astro-ph.HE2024★ 19 cited

Using Equation of State Constraints to Classify Low-Mass Compact Binary Mergers

Jacob Golomb, Isaac Legred, Katerina Chatziioannou +2

Compact objects observed via gravitational waves are classified as black holes or neutron stars primarily based on their inferred mass with respect to stellar evolution expectation…

astro-ph.HE2024★ 9 cited

From existing and new nuclear and astrophysical constraints to stringent limits on the equation of state of neutron-rich dense matter

Hauke Koehn, Henrik Rose, Peter T. H. Pang +10

Through continuous progress in nuclear theory and experiment and an increasing number of neutron-star observations, a multitude of information about the equation of state (EOS) for…

gr-qc2023★ 58 cited

New and Robust Gravitational-Waveform Model for High-Mass-Ratio Binary Neutron Star Systems with Dynamical Tidal Effects

Adrian Abac, Tim Dietrich, Alessandra Buonanno +2

For the analysis of gravitational-wave signals, fast and accurate gravitational-waveform models are required. These enable us to obtain information on the system properties from co…

gr-qc2023★ 20 cited

General-Relativistic Hydrodynamics Simulation of a Neutron Star - Sub-Solar-Mass Black Hole Merger

Ivan Markin, Anna Neuweiler, Adrian Abac +4

Over the last few years, there has been an increasing interest in sub-solar mass black holes due to their potential to provide valuable information about cosmology or the black hol…

hep-ph2022★ 2 cited

Finite Temperature Considerations in the Structure of Quadratic GUP-modified White Dwarfs

James David M. Tuñacao, Adrian G. Abac, Roland Emerito S. Otadoy

In quantum gravity phenomenology, the effect of the generalized uncertainty principle (GUP) on white dwarfs has been given much attention in the literature. However, these studies…

hep-ph2022★ 5 cited

Radial Oscillations and Dynamical Instability Analysis for Linear-Quadratic GUP-modified White Dwarfs

John Paul R. Bernaldez, Adrian G. Abac, Roland Emerito S. Otadoy

A modification to the Heisenberg uncertainty principle is called the generalized uncertainty principle (GUP), which emerged due to the introduction of a minimum measurable length,…

nucl-th2021★ 11 cited

Stability of Neutron Stars with Dark Matter Core Using Three Crustal Types and the Impact on Mass-Radius Relations

Adrian G. Abac, Christopher C. Bernido, Jose Perico H. Esguerra

We investigate the effects of dark matter (DM) on the nuclear equation of state (EoS) and neutron star structure, in the relativistic mean field theory, both in the absence and pre…