Population Synthesis of Black Hole Binaries with Compact Star Companions

• Published in: The Astrophysical journal Vol. 920; no. 2; pp. 81 - 97
• Main Authors: Shao, Yong, Li, Xiang-Dong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Philadelphia The American Astronomical Society 01.10.2021; IOP Publishing
• Subjects: Astrophysics; Binary stars; Black holes; Compact binary stars; Criteria; Evolution; Gravitational waves; Mass transfer; Mathematical analysis; Milky Way; Neutron stars; Stars & galaxies; Stellar evolution; Supernova; Supernovae; Synthesis; White dwarf stars

We perform a systematic study of merging black hole (BH) binaries with compact star (CS) companions, including black hole–white dwarf (BH–WD), black hole–neutron star (BH–NS), and black hole–black hole (BH–BH) systems. Previous studies have shown that mass transfer stability and common envelope evol...