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A Triple Origin for the Heavy and Low-spin Binary Black Holes Detected by LIGO/VIRGO
2018
Astrophysical Journal
We explore the masses, merger rates, eccentricities, and spins for field binary black holes driven to merger by a third companion through the Lidov-Kozai mechanism. Using a population synthesis approach, we model the creation of stellar-mass black hole triples across a range of different initial conditions and stellar metallicities. We find that the production of triple-mediated mergers is enhanced at low metallicities by a factor of ~100 due to the lower black hole natal kicks and reduced
doi:10.3847/1538-4357/aacea4
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