Unequal-Mass Binary Black Hole Inspirals

We present results from fully nonlinear simulations of inspiralling, unequal mass binary black holes. We show waveforms of the dominant $l=2,3$ modes. The power spectrum of these modes yields insight on how the mass ratio in a binary impacts the degree of complexity of the emitted waveforms. In addition, we provide approximate estimates of energy and angular momentum radiated as well as kick velocities from gravitational radiation recoil.