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Black Hole Spectroscopy in Environments: Detectability Prospects
Thomas F M Spieksma1, Vitor Cardoso1,2, Gregorio Carullo1,3
1Niels Bohr Institute, Center of Gravity, Blegdamsvej 17, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark.
Abstract:
The ringdown phase following a binary black hole coalescence is a powerful tool for measuring properties of the remnant black hole. Future gravitational wave detectors will increase the precision of these measurements and may be sensitive to the environment surrounding the black hole. This work examines how environments affect the ringdown from a binary coalescence. Our analysis shows that for astrophysical parameters and sensitivity of planned detectors, the ringdown signal is indistinguishable from its vacuum counterpart, suggesting that ringdown-only analyses can reliably extract the (redshifted) mass and spin of the remnant black hole. These conclusions include models with spectral instabilities, suggesting that these are not relevant from an observational viewpoint. Deviations from inspiral-only estimates could then enhance the characterisation of environmental effects present during the coalescence.
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