Uncovering the Physical Origins of Black Holes in the Milky Way for Astronomical Surveys

Ilia Kiato, Pierson Lipschultz, Vicky Kalogera +5

The observational landscape of stellar-mass black holes (BHs) in the Milky Way is expanding beyond X-ray binaries, with Gaia DR4 and Roman expected to open new windows onto BH popu…