Dual active galactic nuclei

Jenny E. Greene, Fransisco Mueller-Sanchez, Julia M. Comerford

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Abstract

We still do not know the timescale for the merging of binary black holes (BHs). This timescale has important implications for gravitational wave predictions and our understanding of BH demographics. Here we discuss efforts to constrain the fraction of BH pairs on kpc scales using observations of dual active galactic nuclei.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)299-305
Number of pages7
JournalProceedings of the International Astronomical Union
Volume11
Issue numberA29B
DOIs
StatePublished - 2015

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Medicine (miscellaneous)
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Nutrition and Dietetics
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Space and Planetary Science

Keywords

  • active galactic nuclei
  • binary black holes
  • supermassive black holes

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