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Study of eccentric binary black hole mergers using numerical relativity and an inspiral-merger-ringdown model
Tousif Islam
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We study the phenomenology of non-spinning eccentric binary black hole (BBH) mergers using numerical relativity (NR) waveforms and \texttt{EccentricIMR} waveform model, as presented in Ref. \cite{Hinder:2017sxy} (Hinder, Kidder, and Pfeiffer, arXiv:1709.02007). This model is formulated by combining an eccentric inspiral, derived from a post-Newtonian (PN) approximation including 3PN conservative and 2PN reactive contributions to the BBH dynamics, with a circular merger model. A distinctive feature of \texttt{EccentricIMR} is its two-parameter treatment, utilizing eccentricity and mean anomaly, to characterize eccentric waveforms. We implement the \texttt{EccentricIMR} model in \texttt{Python} to facilitate routine use. We then validate the model against 35 eccentric NR waveforms obtained from both the SXS and RIT NR catalogs. We find that \texttt{EccentricIMR} model reasonably match NR data for eccentricities up to $0.16$, specified at a dimensionless reference frequency of x=0.07, and mass ratios up to q=4. Additionally, we use this model as a tool for cross-comparing eccentric NR data obtained from the SXS and RIT catalogs. Furthermore, we explore the validity of a circular merger model often used in eccentric BBH merger modelling using both the NR data and \texttt{EccentricIMR} model. Finally, we use this model to explore the effect of mean anomaly in eccentric BBH mergers.
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