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most citedSecond MAYA Catalog of Binary Black Hole Numerical Relativity Waveforms

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gr-qc2026

Toward a complete understanding of the properties of GW190521

Aasim Jan, Sophia Nicolella, Aaron Zimmerman +4

Interpreting GW190521 remains challenging due to its exceptionally high total mass and correspondingly small number of observable gravitational-wave cycles, which gives rise to deg…

gr-qc2026

Scaling RIFT 1: Extending RIFT to third-generation gravitational-wave analyses

R. O'Shaughnessy, A. Jan, J. Lange +1

Interpretation of compact binary signals observed by third-generation gravitational-wave detectors is complicated by their high signal-to-noise ratios, often reaching hundreds to t…

astro-ph.HE2026

Impact of eccentricity and higher-modes on neutron star-black hole parameter estimation

Snehal Tibrewal, Aasim Jan, Aaron Zimmerman +1

Detections of gravitational waves from neutron star-black hole systems provide avenues for studying extreme matter, constraining binary formation channels, and testing the nature o…

gr-qc2025

Measuring Eccentricity and Addressing Waveform Systematics in GW231123

Aasim Jan, Sophia Nicolella, Deirdre Shoemaker +1

The gravitational-wave event GW231123_135430 is the heaviest binary black hole system observed by the LIGO--Virgo--KAGRA Collaboration to date, with the initial analysis indicating…

gr-qc2025

GW200105: A detailed study of eccentricity in the neutron star-black hole binary

Aasim Jan, Bing-Jyun Tsao, Richard O'Shaughnessy +2

GW200105_162426 is the first neutron star-black hole merger to be confidently confirmed through either gravitational-wave or electromagnetic observations. Although initially analyz…

gr-qc2024

Adapting a novel framework for rapid inference of massive black hole binaries for LISA

Aasim Jan, Richard O'Shaughnessy, Deirdre Shoemaker +1

The Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) is designed to detect a variety of gravitational-wave events, including mergers of massive black hole binaries, stellar-mass black hol…

gr-qc2024

Waveform systematics in gravitational-wave inference of signals from binary neutron star merger models incorporating higher order modes information

A. B. Yelikar, R. O' Shaughnessy, J. Lange +1

Accurate information from gravitational wave signals from coalescing binary neutron stars provides essential input to downstream interpretations, including inference of the neutron…

gr-qc2023★ 1 cited

Accuracy limitations of existing numerical relativity waveforms on the data analysis of current and future ground-based detectors

Aasim Jan, Deborah Ferguson, Jacob Lange +2

As gravitational wave detectors improve in sensitivity, signal-to-noise ratios of compact binary coalescences will dramatically increase, reaching values in the hundreds and potent…

astro-ph.IM2023

Mayawaves: Python Library for Interacting with the Einstein Toolkit and the MAYA Catalog

Deborah Ferguson, Surendra Anne, Miguel Gracia-Linares +9

Numerical relativity simulations are crucial for studying black holes and have been instrumental in the detection of gravitational waves by the LVK. However, these simulations prod…

gr-qc2023★ 9 cited

Second MAYA Catalog of Binary Black Hole Numerical Relativity Waveforms

Deborah Ferguson, Evelyn Allsup, Surendra Anne +14

Numerical relativity waveforms are a critical resource in the quest to deepen our understanding of the dynamics of, and gravitational waves emitted from, merging binary systems. We…