I led the team of @LIGO-@ego_virgo-Kagra scientists working on the analysis and paper writing of this event with @spacedontwait. Check out his talk @APSMeetings at 1:30PM PDT today for more details, or read on for the highlights!
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New paper on arXiv today!
With Alex and Mike (@spacedontwait), we:
1. Show that the definition of orbital eccentricity used in astrophysics simulations differs from that in waveform models.
2. Outline a procedure to ensure consistency!
https://t.co/FcIPhAMsl7
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Exciting to be on @ABC7Chicago this morning and having a chat with @TracyButlerABC7 about one of the best meteor showers of the year…bundle up and find some dark skies tonight to catch the Geminids!
https://t.co/Wax1bq2r7I
After more than a decade I’ve finally completed the Chicago Space Circuit…now officially an astronomer at @AdlerPlanet!
adler✨>northwestern🪐>uchicago🌌>adler👽
Introducing Pizzicato, a new glitch class identified by our @the_zooniverse volunteers! We think this glitch is due to the violin modes of the @LIGO detectors' mirror suspensions, but the exact cause has yet to be identified https://t.co/1wti2ZlaGr #CommunityScience
Newest paper w/ @astrobel_rs, Kyle Kremer, @EHThrane, & @LaskyPaul where we investigate selection effects for eccentric black hole mergers & the implications that an eccentric detection (or lack thereof) has on the fraction of mergers coming from clusters! https://t.co/gK514q6KNZ
Mike Zevin: "Science is something that always interested me as a kid. I somehow learned what supernovae were, and refused to go to sleep because I was too scared that the Sun was going to go supernova when I was sleeping."
https://t.co/8JCMMvpV7e
New paper by @spacedontwait et al on resonant binary–binary interactions driving eccentric binary black hole mergers observable with @LIGO–@ego_virgo https://t.co/ZIpct4Q5Ca