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Wandering off the centre: a characterization of the random motion of intermediate-mass black holes in star clusters
Ruggero de Vita, Michele Trenti, Morgan MacLeod
Despite recent observational efforts, unequivocal signs for the presence of intermediate-mass black holes (IMBHs) in globular clusters (GCs) have not been found yet. Especially whe…
Dissipative Evolution of Unequal Mass Binary-Single Interactions and its Relevance to Gravitational Wave Detections
Johan Samsing, Morgan MacLeod, Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz
We present a study on binary-single interactions with energy loss terms such as tidal dissipation and gravitational wave emission added to the equation-of-motion. The inclusion of…
Accretion Disk Assembly During Common Envelope Evolution: Implications for Feedback and LIGO Binary Black Hole Formation
Ariadna Murguia-Berthier, Morgan MacLeod, Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz +2
During a common envelope episode in a binary system, the engulfed companion spirals to tighter orbital separations under the influence of drag from the surrounding envelope materia…
Common Envelope Wind Tunnel: Coefficients of Drag and Accretion in a Simplified Context for Studying Flows Around Objects Embedded Within Stellar Envelopes
Morgan MacLeod, Andrea Antoni, Ariadna Murgia-Berthier +2
This paper examines the properties of flows around objects embedded within common envelopes in the simplified context of a "wind tunnel." We establish characteristic relationships…
Low-mass White Dwarfs with Hydrogen Envelopes as a Missing Link in the Tidal Disruption Menu
Jamie Law-Smith, Morgan MacLeod, James Guillochon +2
We construct a menu of objects that can give rise to bright flares when disrupted by massive black holes (BHs), ranging from planets to evolved stars. Through their tidal disruptio…