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The Steep Redshift Evolution of the Hierarchical Binary Black Hole Merger Rate May Cause the z-χeff Correlation

  • Authors: Amanda M. Farah, Aditya Vijaykumar, Maya Fishbach

Amanda M. Farah et al 2026 The Astrophysical Journal Letters 1001 .

  • Provider: AAS Journals

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Distribution of spin orientations for the main population and subpopulation. The subpopulation prefers isotropically oriented spins, which is consistent with expectations for a cluster origin and further validates the interpretation of the subpopulation as representing 2G+1G systems. The main population has support for both an isotropic component and one peaked near aligned spins.

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