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The MAVERIC Survey: Still No Evidence for Accreting Intermediate-mass Black Holes in Globular Clusters.

Authors :
Evangelia Tremou
Jay Strader
Laura Chomiuk
Laura Shishkovsky
Thomas J. Maccarone
James C. A. Miller-Jones
Vlad Tudor
Craig O. Heinke
Gregory R. Sivakoff
Anil C. Seth
Eva Noyola
Source :
Astrophysical Journal; 7/20/2018, Vol. 862 Issue 1, p1-1, 1p
Publication Year :
2018

Abstract

We present the results of an ultradeep, comprehensive radio continuum survey for the accretion signatures of intermediate-mass black holes (IMBHs) in globular clusters (GCs). The sample, imaged with the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array and the Australia Telescope Compact Array, comprises 50 Galactic GCs. No compelling evidence for an IMBH is found in any cluster in our sample. In order to achieve the highest sensitivity to low-level emission, we also present the results of an overall stack of our sample as well as various subsamples, also finding nondetections. These results strengthen the idea that IMBHs with masses ≳1000M<subscript>⊙</subscript> are rare or absent in GCs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0004637X
Volume :
862
Issue :
1
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Astrophysical Journal
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
130955896
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/aac9b9