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Galaxy rotation and supermassive black hole binary evolution

Mirza, M. A. and Tahir, A. and Khan, F. M. and Holley-Bockelmann, H. and Baig, A. M. and Berczik, Péter (2017) Galaxy rotation and supermassive black hole binary evolution. MONTHLY NOTICES OF THE ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY, 470. pp. 940-947. ISSN 0035-8711

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Abstract

Supermassive black hole (SMBH) binaries residing at the core of merging galaxies are recently found to be strongly affected by the rotation of their host galaxies. The highly eccentric orbits that form when the host is counterrotating emit strong bursts of gravitational waves that propel rapid SMBH binary coalescence. Most prior work, however, focused on planar orbits and a uniform rotation profile, an unlikely interaction configuration. However, the coupling between rotation and SMBH binary evolution appears to be such a strong dynamical process that it warrants further investigation. This study uses direct N-body simulations to isolate the effect of galaxy rotation in more realistic interactions. In particular, we systematically vary the SMBH orbital plane with respect to the galaxy rotation axis, the radial extent of the rotating component, and the initial eccentricity of the SMBH binary orbit. We find that the initial orbital plane orientation and eccentricity alone can change the inspiral time by an order of magnitude. Because SMBH binary inspiral and merger is such a loud gravitational wave source, these studies are critical for the future gravitational wave detector, Laser Interferometer Space Antenna, an ESA/NASA mission currently set to launch by 2034.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: methods: numerical; Black hole physics; Galaxies: kinematics and dynamics; gravitational waves; galaxies: nuclei; Astrophysics - Astrophysics of Galaxies;
Subjects: Q Science / természettudomány > Q1 Science (General) / természettudomány általában
SWORD Depositor: MTMT SWORD
Depositing User: MTMT SWORD
Date Deposited: 08 Jun 2023 12:01
Last Modified: 08 Jun 2023 12:01
URI: http://real.mtak.hu/id/eprint/166905

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