THE MASS DISTRIBUTION OF STELLAR-MASS BLACK HOLES

THE MASS DISTRIBUTION OF STELLAR-MASS BLACK HOLES

We perform a Bayesian analysis of the mass distribution of stellar-mass black holes using the observed masses of 15 low-mass X-ray binary systems undergoing Roche lobe overflow and 5 high-mass, wind-fed X-ray binary systems. Using Markov Chain Monte Carlo calculations, we model the mass distribution...

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Main Authors: Farr, Will M. (Author), Sravan, Niharika (Author), Cantrell, Andrew G. (Author), Kreidberg, Laura (Author), Bailyn, Charles D. (Author), Mandel, Ilya (Contributor), Kalogera, V. (Author)
Other Authors: MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research (Contributor)
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Language:English
Published: Institute of Physics/American Astronomical Society, 2015-03-04T20:08:57Z.
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