We present a novel theoretical model to characterize the formation and coalescence sites of compact binaries in a cosmological context. This is based on the coupling between the binary population synthesis code SeBa with a simulation following the formation of a Milky Way-like halo in a well-resolved cosmic volume of 4 cMpc, performed with the GAMESH pipeline. We have applied this technique to investigate when and where systems with properties similar to the recently observed LIGO/VIRGO events are more likely to form and where they are more likely to reside when they coalesce. We find that more than 70 per cent of GW151226 and LVT151012-like systems form in galaxies with stellar mass M* > 108 M⊙ in the redshift range [0.06-3] and [0.14-11.3], respectively. All GW150914-like systems form in low-metallicity dwarfs with M* < 5 × 106 M⊙ at 2.4 ≤ z ≤ 4.2. Despite these initial differences, by the time they reach coalescence the observed events are most likely hosted by star-forming galaxies with M* > 1010 M⊙. Due to tidal stripping and radiative feedback, a non-negligible fraction of GW150914-like candidates end-up in galaxies with properties similar to dwarf spheroidals and ultrafaint satellites.

The formation and coalescence sites of the first gravitational wave events / Schneider, Raffaella; Graziani, Luca; Marassi, Stefania; Spera, Mario; Mapelli, Michela; Alparone, Matteo; DE BENNASSUTI, Matteo. - In: MONTHLY NOTICES OF THE ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY. LETTERS. - ISSN 1745-3925. - STAMPA. - (2017). [10.1093/mnrasl/slx118]

The formation and coalescence sites of the first gravitational wave events

SCHNEIDER, Raffaella;Graziani, Luca;MARASSI, STEFANIA;SPERA, MARIO;MAPELLI, MICHELA;DE BENNASSUTI, MATTEO
2017

Abstract

We present a novel theoretical model to characterize the formation and coalescence sites of compact binaries in a cosmological context. This is based on the coupling between the binary population synthesis code SeBa with a simulation following the formation of a Milky Way-like halo in a well-resolved cosmic volume of 4 cMpc, performed with the GAMESH pipeline. We have applied this technique to investigate when and where systems with properties similar to the recently observed LIGO/VIRGO events are more likely to form and where they are more likely to reside when they coalesce. We find that more than 70 per cent of GW151226 and LVT151012-like systems form in galaxies with stellar mass M* > 108 M⊙ in the redshift range [0.06-3] and [0.14-11.3], respectively. All GW150914-like systems form in low-metallicity dwarfs with M* < 5 × 106 M⊙ at 2.4 ≤ z ≤ 4.2. Despite these initial differences, by the time they reach coalescence the observed events are most likely hosted by star-forming galaxies with M* > 1010 M⊙. Due to tidal stripping and radiative feedback, a non-negligible fraction of GW150914-like candidates end-up in galaxies with properties similar to dwarf spheroidals and ultrafaint satellites.
2017
galaxies: evolution, high-redshift, black hole physics – gravitational waves – stars:black holes
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The formation and coalescence sites of the first gravitational wave events / Schneider, Raffaella; Graziani, Luca; Marassi, Stefania; Spera, Mario; Mapelli, Michela; Alparone, Matteo; DE BENNASSUTI, Matteo. - In: MONTHLY NOTICES OF THE ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY. LETTERS. - ISSN 1745-3925. - STAMPA. - (2017). [10.1093/mnrasl/slx118]
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