Superkicks in Hyperbolic Encounters of Binary Black Holes

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2008-07-21

arxiv.org/abs/0807.3292v1

Phys.Rev.Lett.102:041101,2009

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology

4 pages, 5 figures, 1 table

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevLett.102.041101

Generic inspirals and mergers of binary black holes produce beamed emission of gravitational radiation that can lead to a gravitational recoil or kick of the final black hole. The kick velocity depends on the mass ratio and spins of the binary as well as on the dynamics of the binary configuration. Studies have focused so far on the most astrophysically relevant configuration of quasi-circular inspirals, for which kicks as large as 3,300 km/s have been found. We present the first study of gravitational recoil in hyperbolic encounters. Contrary to quasi-circular configurations, in which the beamed radiation tends to average during the inspiral, radiation from hyperbolic encounters is plunge dominated, resulting in an enhancement of preferential beaming. As a consequence, it is possible to achieve kick velocities as large as 10,000 km/s.

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