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Characterizing Black Hole MergersBinary black hole mergers are a promising source of gravitational waves for interferometric gravitational wave detectors. Recent advances in numerical relativity have revealed the predictions of General Relativity for the strong burst of radiation generated in the final moments of binary coalescence. We explore features in the merger radiation which characterize the final moments of merger and ringdown. Interpreting the waveforms in terms of an rotating implicit radiation source allows a unified phenomenological description of the system from inspiral through ringdown. Common features in the waveforms allow quantitative description of the merger signal which may provide insights for observations large-mass black hole binaries.
Document ID
20100015502
Acquisition Source
Goddard Space Flight Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Baker, John
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Boggs, William Darian
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Kelly, Bernard
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Date Acquired
August 24, 2013
Publication Date
February 13, 2010
Subject Category
Astronomy
Meeting Information
Meeting: 2010 American Physical Society Meeting
Location: Washington, DC
Country: United States
Start Date: February 12, 2010
End Date: February 17, 2010
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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