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The High Mass X-ray Binaries in star-forming galaxies
M. Celeste Artale, Nicola Giacobbo, Michela Mapelli +1
The high mass X-ray binaries (HMXBs) provide an exciting framework to investigate the evolution of massive stars and the processes behind binary evolution. HMXBs have shown to be g…
The host galaxies of double compact objects merging in the local Universe
Michela Mapelli, Nicola Giacobbo, Mattia Toffano +4
We investigate the host galaxies of compact objects merging in the local Universe, by combining the results of binary population-synthesis simulations with the Illustris cosmologic…
Merging black hole binaries with the SEVN code
Mario Spera, Michela Mapelli, Nicola Giacobbo +3
Studying the formation and evolution of black hole binaries (BHBs) is essential for the interpretation of current and forthcoming gravitational wave (GW) detections. We investigate…
Unravelling the progenitors of merging black hole binaries
Nicola Giacobbo, Michela Mapelli, Mario Spera
The recent detection of gravitational waves has proven the existence of massive stellar black hole binaries (BBHs), but the formation channels of BBHs are still an open question. H…
The cosmic merger rate of neutron stars and black holes
Michela Mapelli, Nicola Giacobbo
Six gravitational wave detections have been reported so far, providing crucial insights on the merger rate of double compact objects. We investigate the cosmic merger rate of doubl…
The progenitors of compact-object binaries: impact of metallicity, common envelope and natal kicks
Nicola Giacobbo, Michela Mapelli
Six gravitational wave events have been reported by the LIGO-Virgo collaboration (LVC), five of them associated with black hole binary (BHB) mergers and one with a double neutron s…