Massive Black Holes in Galaxies: Observations and Estimates

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May 2004

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American Physical Society, April Meeting, 2004, May 1-4, 2004, Denver, Colorado April 2004, MEETING ID: APR04, abstract #L9.002

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We compare and contrast recent observational and theoretical estimates of the space density, stellar environment and merger rate of massive black holes in the nuclei of galaxies, as a function of cosmic time, and identify some serious issues to be resolved. We then discuss the implications of these estimates for the number and type of signals to be measured by detectors of gravitational waves, in particular by LISA and a millisecond pulsar timing array. With the best current estimates of rates and signal processing algorithm performance, LISA is likely to detect hundreds of compact objects captured by black holes in galactic nuclei, and tens to hundreds of merging supermassive black holes. A millisecond pulsar timing array could soon detect the background from pre-merger black holes, reducing the uncertainty in the number of merger signals LISA will see.

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