A Phenomenological Frequency-Domain Waveform Model for Black Hole Kicks

Generic black hole binaries emit gravitational waves anisotropically and carry linear momentum away from the binary in some preferential direction that results in its recoil. Black hole recoils (or kicks) occur largely during the late inspiral and merger phases of evolution and result in Doppler shifted gravitational wave emission. In this talk, I will discuss a new analytic kicked gravitational waveform model that extends existing waveform approximants. This model could be used to measure black hole kicks with future gravitational wave detections.