Hypervelocity Stars Trace a Supermassive Black Hole in the Large Magellanic Cloud

Hypervelocity Stars Trace a Supermassive Black Hole in the Large Magellanic Cloud

Hypervelocity stars (HVSs) are produced by the Hills mechanism when a stellar binary is disrupted by a supermassive black hole (SMBH). The HVS Survey detected 21 unbound B-type main-sequence stars in the Milky Way’s outer halo that are consistent with ejection via the Hills mechanism. We revisit the...

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Main Authors: Jiwon Jesse Han, Kareem El-Badry, Scott Lucchini, Lars Hernquist, Warren Brown, Nico Garavito-Camargo, Charlie Conroy, Re’em Sari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2025-01-01
Series:The Astrophysical Journal
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Astrophysical black holes
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/adb967
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