Constraining the Milky Way mass with hypervelocity stars
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DOI: 10.1016/j.newast.2017.03.002
Abstract: Abstract Although a variety of techniques have been employed for determining the Milky Way dark matter halo mass distribution, the range of allowed masses spans both light and heavy values. Knowing the precise mass of… read more here.
Keywords: hypervelocity stars; constraining milky; mass; milky way ... See more keywords
Gravitational interactions of stars with supermassive black hole binaries – II. Hypervelocity stars
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DOI: 10.1093/mnras/sty2786
Abstract: Supermassive black holes (SMBHs) in galactic nuclei can eject hypervelocity stars (HVSs). Using restricted three-body integrations, we study the properties of stars ejected by circular, binary SMBHs as a function of their mass ratios $q… read more here.
Keywords: supermassive black; hypervelocity stars; binary smbhs; gravitational interactions ... See more keywords