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Samsing, Johan; Ramirez-Ruiz, Enrico
Astrophysical journal. Letters, 05/2017, Letnik: 840, Številka: 2Journal Article
In this Letter we calculate the fraction of highly eccentric binary black hole (BBH) mergers resulting from binary-single interactions. Using an N-body code that includes post-Newtonian correction terms, we show that of all BBH mergers resulting from this channel will have an eccentricity when coming into the LIGO frequency band. As the majority of BBH mergers forming in globular clusters are assembled through three-body encounters, we suggest that such interactions are likely to dominate the population of high-eccentricity BBH mergers detectable by LIGO. The relative frequency of highly eccentric events could eventually help to constrain the astrophysical origin of BBH mergers.
