WoU-MMA: Multi-messenger transients from magnetically arrested accretion onto supermassive — NSF Award to California Institute of
Merging supermassive black hole binaries (SMBHBs) are exciting sources for gravitational wave detections with space-based gravitational wave observatories and pulsar timing arrays. Since they will likely be surrounded by a gaseous accretion flow, they can also power multi-messenger transient emission before, during and
| Award title | WoU-MMA: Multi-messenger transients from magnetically arrested accretion onto supermassive |
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| Award ID | 2508940 |
| Awardee | California Institute of Technology |
| City | PASADENA |
| State | CA |
| Amount obligated | $412,671 |
| Principal investigator | Elias Most |
| Program | EXTRAGALACTIC ASTRON & COSMOLO, WoU-Windows on the Universe: T |
| Start date | 09/01/2025 |
| Abstract | Merging supermassive black hole binaries (SMBHBs) are exciting sources for gravitational wave detections with space-based gravitational wave observatories and pulsar timing arrays. Since they will likely be surrounded by a gaseous accretion flow, they can also power multi-messenger transient emission before, during and after merger. This project will investigate a novel accretion regime that could give rise to new electromagnetic detection channels of SMBHBs and their merger. The researchers wil |
| Source | NSF Awards |
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