Do not fear to be eccentric! Unveiling the origin of binary black holes
Description: To reveal the astrophysical origins of binary black hole mergers, we will need to find strong evidence of eccentric orbits in future LIGO and Virgo detections. This is as yet undiscovered, due to a lack of suitable data analysis tools. Using numerical relativity simulations as fundamental building blocks for the construction of accurate and efficient waveform models, I will build a new data analysis infrastructure for gravitational waves from eccentric black hole mergers. Their detection and source characterisation will finally shed light on the formation and evolution of binary black holes.
Funding type: fellowship
Funder scheme: NWO-Talentprogramma Veni ENW 2022
Start date: 2023-10-01
Investigator: Antoni Ramos Buades
Institution: NWO-institutenorganisatie
Funded outputs count: 15
Funder award ID: VI.Veni.222.396
OpenAlex ID: G20523923