Observability of Isolated Stellar-mass Black Holes

Stellar-mass black holes (BHs) represent the natural end states of massive stars. It is estimated that 10 ^8 stellar-mass BHs are present in the Milky Way galaxy, a significant fraction of which are expected to be isolated. Despite their expected abundance, only about 20 have been detected so far—mo...

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Main Authors: Lena Murchikova, Kailash C. Sahu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2025-01-01
Series:The Astrophysical Journal Letters
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/ade7f8
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