Electromagnetic Counterparts of Stellar-mass Binary Black Hole Mergers in AGN Accretion Disks: Theoretical Models and Observational Status

arXiv:2609.39224 · astro-ph.HE, astro-ph.CO · Submitted 2026-09-30 · Read on arXiv

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Submitted: 2026-09-30

Updated: 2026-09-30

Terminology

• AGN — 507× in this paper · explained in 1 episode
• Alignment — 19× in this paper · explained in 1 episode
• Microlensing — 9× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Bayesian Inference — 7× in this paper · explained in 5 episodes
• Consistency — 5× in this paper · explained in 3 episodes
• Metallicity — 5× in this paper · explained in 3 episodes
• AGN Environments — 2× in this paper · explained in 1 episode
• Accuracy — 2× in this paper · explained in 1 episode
• Accretion Physics — 1× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Aperture — 1× in this paper · explained in 1 episode
• Bayesian Framework — 1× in this paper · explained in 3 episodes
• Decoupling — 1× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Fermi Gamma-ray Burst Monitor — 1× in this paper
• Gravitational Lensing — 1× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory — 1× in this paper
• Model-Agnostic — 1× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Monte Carlo framework — 1× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Physical Constraints — 1× in this paper · explained in 7 episodes
• Spectral Signature — 1× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Wide Field Survey Telescope — 1× in this paper
• Zwicky Transient Facility — 1× in this paper

Sources

• GWTC-5.0: Population Properties of Merging Compact Binaries
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• Evidence for additional structure in the effective spin distribution hints at multiple formation pathways in GWTC-5.0
• High-Spin BBH Subpopulation from AGN Accretion
• GW190521 as a black-hole merger coincident with the ZTF19abanrhr flare
• Global simulations of accretion flows onto perturbers embedded in magnetized disks -I. MRI and jet formation in ideal MHD
• Searching for Binary Black Hole Merger Emission in AGN Disks: Optical and Spectroscopic Follow-up of S240413p
• Prospects for the formation of GW231123 from the AGN channel
• Reconstructing the origin of black hole mergers using sparse astrophysical models
• Electromagnetic Follow-up of the Sub-Solar Mass Gravitational Wave Candidate S251112cm: Kilonova Constraints and a Coincident IIb Supernova
• Exploring Hierarchical Merger Scenarios for GW241011 and GW241110
• The Hierarchical Merger Scenario for GW231123
• WFST Follow-up of S251112cm: Searching for an Optical Counterpart to a Subsolar-mass Compact-binary Merger Candidate
• First measurement of the Hubble parameter from bright binary black hole GW190521
• Reversible-jump MCMC reveals binary black hole subpopulations with distinct redshift evolution
• When the black holes align: a subpopulation of aligned massive binary black holes observed via gravitational waves
• Evidence for an accretion-driven subpopulation of black holes in GWTC-5.0
• The Universal Eccentricity Distribution for Dynamical Gravitational-Wave Merger Channels

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