Modeling charged particles around dual jets from coalescing binary black holes

ORAL

Abstract

Electromagnetic emission produced during the in-spiral and merger of supermassive black holes could provide, together with gravitational waves, the smoking gun to identify these astrophysical events. To gain further insight on the mechanisms responsible for the electromagnetic emission, we present results from simulations of pressure-less charged matter in the vicinity of merging black holes immersed in a magnetic field. In particular, we discuss the effect that the dual jets from coalescing binary black holes have on the dynamics of the charged particles.

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Authors

  • Matt Kinsey

    Georgia Institute of Technology

  • Tanja Bode

    Center for Relativistic Astrophysics and School of Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Georgia Institute of Technology

  • James Healy

    Center for Relativistic Astrophysics and School of Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology, The Georgia Institute of Technology, Georgia Institute of Technology

  • Pablo Laguna

    Georgia Institute of Technology, Center for Relativistic Astrophysics and School of Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology

  • Deirdre Shoemaker

    Center for Relativistic Astrophysics and School of Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology, The Georgia Institute of Technology, Georgia Tech, Georgia Institute of Technology