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High Energy Physics Seminar - Nick DePorzio (Boston University) - Mass Beyond Measure: Eccentric Searches for Black Hole Populations and Prospects for Cosmology

Event Type
Seminar/Symposium
Sponsor
Department of Physics
Location
Room 464
Date
Feb 9, 2024   11:00 am  
Speaker
Nick DePorzio (Boston University)
Contact
Brandy Koebbe
E-Mail
BKOEBBE@ILLINOIS.EDU
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Originating Calendar
Physics - High Energy Physics Seminar

Stellar mass binary black holes of unknown formation mechanism have been observed, motivating new methods for distinguishing distinct black hole populations. This work explores how the orbital eccentricity of stellar mass binary black holes is a viable conduit for making such distinctions. Four different production mechanisms, and their corresponding eccentricity distributions, are studied in the context of an experimental landscape composed of mHz (LISA), dHz (DECIGO), and Hz (LIGO) range gravitational wave detectors. Implications of binary black hole eccentricity for cosmology are discussed.

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