Dual active galactic nuclei

Authors

• Jenny E. Greene, Princeton University
• Fransisco Mueller-Sanchez, University of Colorado Boulder
• Julia M. Comerford, University of Colorado Boulder

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.

Publication Title

Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union

Recommended Citation

Greene, J., Mueller-Sanchez, F., & Comerford, J. (2015). Dual active galactic nuclei. Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, 11 (A29B), 299-305. https://doi.org/10.1017/S174392131600538X