Gravitational-wave Kicks Impact the Spins of Black Holes from Hierarchical Mergers

One proposed black hole formation channel involves hierarchical mergers, where black holes form through repeated binary mergers. Previous studies have shown that such black holes follow a near-universal spin distribution centered around 0.7. However, gravitational-wave kicks can eject remnants from...

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Main Authors: Angela Borchers, Claire S. Ye, Maya Fishbach
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2025-01-01
Series:The Astrophysical Journal
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/addec6
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