Gravitational-wave limits from pulsar timing constrain supermassive black hole evolution

The formation and growth processes of supermassive black holes (SMBHs) are not well constrained. SMBH population models, however, provide specific predictions for the properties of the gravitational-wave background (GWB) from binary SMBHs in merging galaxies throughout the Universe. Using observatio...

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Main Authors: Shannon, R., Ravi, V., Coles, W., Hobbs, G., Keith, M., Manchester, R., Wyithe, J., Bailes, M., Bhat, Ramesh, Burke-Spolaor, S., Khoo, J., Levin, Y., Oslowski, S., Sarkissian, J., van Straten, W., Verbiest, J., Wang, J.-B.
Format: Journal Article
Published: The American Association for the Advancement of Science 2013
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/4158