Intermediate and extreme mass-ratio inspirals—astrophysics, science applications and detection using LISA
Intermediate and extreme mass-ratio inspirals—astrophysics, science applications and detection using LISA
Black hole binaries with extreme (≳104:1) or intermediate (∼102–104:1) mass ratios are among the most interesting gravitational wave sources that are expected to be detected by the proposed laser interferometer space antenna (LISA). These sources have the potential to tell us much about astrophysics, but are also of unique importance …