Two stellar-mass black holes in the globular cluster M22
Hundreds of stellar-mass black holes probably form in a typical globular star cluster, with all but one predicted to be ejected through dynamical interactions. Some observational support for this idea is provided by the lack of X-ray-emitting binary stars comprising one black hole and one other star...
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| Format: | Journal Article |
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Nature Publishing Group
2012
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/39444 |