Dynamical Formation of Compact Object Binaries in Globular Clusters

We explore the formation and evolution of binary star systems containing black holes, neutron stars, and white dwarfs in globular clusters (GC). We use Northwestern's Cluster Monte Carlo Code, \texttt{CMC}, to build a set of 137 fully-evolved GC models that, overall, effectively match the properties of the observed GCs in the Milky Way. We explore the applications of these systems to both gravitational-wave and X-ray astronomy. We estimate that, in total, the MW GCs contain $\sim40$ sources which will be detectable by the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (\textit{LISA}). We predict $\sim10$ of these sources will be BH--BH binaries. Furthermore, we show that some of these BH--BH binaries can have signal-to-noise ratios large enough to be detectable even in GCs in the Andromeda galaxy and the Virgo cluster.