%0 Journal Article %1 Baker:2008md %A Baker, John G. %A Boggs, William D. %A Centrella, Joan %A Kelly, Bernard J. %A McWilliams, Sean T. %A Miller, M. Coleman %A van Meter, James R. %D 2008 %J Astrophysical Journal %K imported %P L29 %T Modeling Kicks from the Merger of Generic Black Hole Binaries %V 682 %X Recent numerical relativistic results demonstrate that the merger of comparable-mass spinning black holes has a maximum “recoil kick” of up to 4000 km . However, the scaling of these recoil velocities with mass ratio is poorly understood. We present new runs showing that the maximum possible kick perpendicular to the orbital plane does not scale as η2 (where η is the symmetric mass ratio), as previously proposed, but is more consistent with η3, at least for systems with low orbital precession. We discuss the effect of this dependence on galactic ejection scenarios and retention of intermediate-mass black holes in globular clusters.

@article{Baker:2008md, abstract = {Recent numerical relativistic results demonstrate that the merger of comparable-mass spinning black holes has a maximum “recoil kick” of up to 4000 km . However, the scaling of these recoil velocities with mass ratio is poorly understood. We present new runs showing that the maximum possible kick perpendicular to the orbital plane does not scale as η2 (where η is the symmetric mass ratio), as previously proposed, but is more consistent with η3, at least for systems with low orbital precession. We discuss the effect of this dependence on galactic ejection scenarios and retention of intermediate-mass black holes in globular clusters.}, added-at = {2008-10-22T21:26:44.000+0200}, author = {Baker, John G. and Boggs, William D. and Centrella, Joan and Kelly, Bernard J. and McWilliams, Sean T. and Miller, M. Coleman and van Meter, James R.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2822e9bc9ce0dd6f39ed1b9a58b213aca/gsfcnr}, interhash = {0ee040407aa79e5f5e657e416abd7f9a}, intrahash = {822e9bc9ce0dd6f39ed1b9a58b213aca}, journal = {Astrophysical Journal}, keywords = {imported}, note = {arXiv:0802.0416 [astro-ph]}, pages = {L29}, timestamp = {2008-10-22T21:27:40.000+0200}, title = {Modeling Kicks from the Merger of Generic Black Hole Binaries}, volume = 682, year = 2008 }