Recoil velocities from equal-mass binary-black-hole mergers
Recoil velocities from equal-mass binary-black-hole mergers
The final evolution of a binary-black-hole system gives rise to a recoil velocity if an asymmetry is present in the emitted gravitational radiation. Measurements of this effect for nonspinning binaries with unequal masses have pointed out that kick velocities ~175 km/s can be reached for a mass ratio ~=0.36. However, a larger recoil can be obtained for equal-mass binaries if the asymmetry is provided by the spins. Using two independent methods we show that the merger of such binaries yields velocities as large as ~440 km/s for black holes having unequal spins that are antialigned and parallel to the orbital angular momentum.
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Koppitz, Michael
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Pollney, Denis
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Reisswig, Christian
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Rezzolla, Luciano
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Thornburg, Jonathan
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Diener, Peter
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Schnetter, Erik
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27 July 2007
Koppitz, Michael
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Pollney, Denis
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Reisswig, Christian
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Rezzolla, Luciano
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Thornburg, Jonathan
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Diener, Peter
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Schnetter, Erik
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Koppitz, Michael, Pollney, Denis, Reisswig, Christian, Rezzolla, Luciano, Thornburg, Jonathan, Diener, Peter and Schnetter, Erik
(2007)
Recoil velocities from equal-mass binary-black-hole mergers.
Physical Review Letters, 99 (4), .
(doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.99.041102).
Abstract
The final evolution of a binary-black-hole system gives rise to a recoil velocity if an asymmetry is present in the emitted gravitational radiation. Measurements of this effect for nonspinning binaries with unequal masses have pointed out that kick velocities ~175 km/s can be reached for a mass ratio ~=0.36. However, a larger recoil can be obtained for equal-mass binaries if the asymmetry is provided by the spins. Using two independent methods we show that the merger of such binaries yields velocities as large as ~440 km/s for black holes having unequal spins that are antialigned and parallel to the orbital angular momentum.
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Published date: 27 July 2007
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Michael Koppitz
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Christian Reisswig
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Luciano Rezzolla
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Jonathan Thornburg
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Erik Schnetter
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