A VLA radio-survey of early-type galaxies in the Virgo cluster (2009)
Capetti, Alessandro, Kharb, Preeti, Axon, David J., Merritt, David, Baldi, Ranieri D.
We present the results of a 8.4 GHz Very Large Array radio survey of early-type galaxies extracted from the ACS Virgo Cluster Survey. The aim of this survey is to investigate the origin of radio...
Tidal break-up of binary stars at the Galactic center and its consequences (2009)
Antonini, Fabio, Faber, Joshua, Gualandris, Alessia, Merritt, David
The tidal breakup of binary star systems by the supermassive black hole (SMBH) in the center of the galaxy has been suggested as the source of both the observed sample of hypervelocity stars (HVSs)...
The Distribution of Stars and Stellar Remnants at the Galactic Center (2009)
Motivated by recent observations that suggest a low density of old stars around the Milky Way supermassive black hole, evolutionary models for the nuclear star cluster are considered that postulate a...
Formation and Evolution of Black Holes in Galactic Nuclei and Star Clusters (2009)
R. Spurzem, P. Berczik, I. Berentzen, D. Merritt, M. Preto, ...
published in
Perturbations of Intermediate-mass Black Holes on Stellar Orbits in the Galactic Center (2009)
Gualandris, Alessia, Merritt, David
We study the short- and long-term effects of an intermediate mass black hole (IMBH) on the orbits of stars bound to the supermassive black hole (SMBH) at the center of the Milky Way. A regularized...
Perets, Hagai B., Gualandris, Alessia, Kupi, Gabor, Merritt, David, Alexander, Tal
We use N-body simulations to study the evolution of the orbital eccentricities of stars deposited near (
Probing Quiescent Massive Black Holes: Insights from Tidal Disruption Events (2009)
Gezari, Suvi, Strubbe, Linda, Bloom, Joshua S., Grindlay, J. E., Soderberg, Alicia, Elvis, Martin, ...
Tidal disruption events provide a unique probe of quiescent black holes in the nuclei of distant galaxies. The next generation of synoptic surveys will yield a large sample of flares from the tidal...
Probing Stellar Dynamics in Galactic Nuclei (2009)
Miller, M. Coleman, Alexander, Tal, Amaro-Seoane, Pau, Barth, Aaron J., Cutler, Curt, Gair, Jonathan R., ...
Electromagnetic observations over the last 15 years have yielded a growing appreciation for the importance of supermassive black holes (SMBH) to the evolution of galaxies, and for the intricacies of...
Intrinsic Shapes of Elliptical Galaxies (2009)
Tests for the intrinsic shape of the luminosity distribution in elliptical galaxies are discussed, with an emphasis on the uncertainties. Recent determinations of the ellipticity frequency function...
The nuclear star cluster of the Milky Way: Proper motions and mass (2009)
Schodel, Rainer, Merritt, David, Eckart, Andreas
Accepted for publication in Astronomy & Astrophysics.
A Counterpart to the Radial Orbit Instability in Triaxial Stellar Systems (2009)
Antonini, Fabio, Capuzzo-Dolcetta, Roberto, Merritt, David
Self-consistent solutions for triaxial mass models are highly non-unique. In general, some of these solutions might be dynamically unstable, making them inappropriate as descriptions of steady-state...
Evolution of nuclear star clusters (2009)
Archived in arXiv:0802.3186 v2 Jan 5, 2009.
A Counterpart to the radial-orbit instability in triaxial stellar systems (2009)
Antonini, Fabio, Capuzzo-Dolcetta, Roberto, Merritt, David
Also archived in: arXiv:0901.4485 v1 Jan 28, 2009
Explaining the orbits of the galactic center s-stars (2009)
Merritt, David, Gualandris, Alessia
Also archived in arXiv:0812.4517 v1 Dec 24, 2008
Explaining the Orbits of the Galactic Center S-Stars (2008)
Merritt, David, Gualandris, Alessia, Mikkola, Seppo
The young stars near the supermassive black hole at the galactic center follow orbits that are nearly random in orientation and that have an approximately thermal distribution of eccentricities, N(e)...
Komossa, Stefanie, Merritt, David
Also archived in arXiv:0811.1037 v1 Nov 7, 2008
Binary Black Hole Merger in Galactic Nuclei: Post-Newtonian Simulations (2008)
Berentzen, Ingo, Preto, Miguel, Berczik, Peter, Merritt, David, Spurzem, Rainer
This paper studies the formation and evolution of binary supermassive black holes (SMBHs) in rotating galactic nuclei, focusing on the role of stellar dynamics. We present the first N-body...
Binary black hole merger in galactic nuclei: Post-newtonian simulations (2008)
Bergentzen, Ingo, Preto, Miguel, Berczik, Peter, Merritt, David, Spurzem, Rainer
Archived in arXiv:0812.2756 v1 De 15, 2008
Post-Newtonian simulations of super-massive black hole binaries in galactic nuclei (2008)
Berentzen, Ingo, Preto, Miguel, Merritt, David, Spurzem, Rainer
Also archived in arXiv:0810.5253 v1 Oct 29 2008. Publisher version can be found here: http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/121536915/issue
An Instability in triaxial stellar systems (2008)
Antonini, Fabio, Capuzzo-Dolcetta, Roberto, Merritt, David
Also archived in arXiv:0809.0161 v1 Sep 1, 2008. Publishers version can be found here: http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/121536915/issue
Merger of Massive Black Holes using N-Body Simulations with Post-Newtonian Corrections (2008)
Preto, Miguel, Berentzen, Ingo, Berczik, Peter, Merritt, David, Spurzem, Rainer
We present preliminary results from self-consistent, high resolution direct {\it N}-body simulations of massive black hole binaries in mergers of galactic nuclei. The dynamics of the black hole...
Merger of Massive Black holes using n-body simulations with post-newtonian corrections (2008)
Preto, Miguel, Berentzen, Ingo, Berczik, Peter, Merritt, David, Spurzem, Rainer
Proceedings from the 7th LISA Symposium, Barcelona, 16-20 June 2008
We consider the consequences of gravitational wave recoil for unified models of active galactic nuclei (AGNs). Spatial oscillations of supermassive black holes (SMBHs) around the cores of galaxies...
Hypercompact Stellar Systems Around Recoiling Supermassive Black Holes (2008)
Merritt, David, Schnittman, Jeremy, Komossa, Stefanie
Archived in: arXiv:0809.5046 v2 6 Oct 2008
The Nuclear star cluster of the Milky Way (2008)
Schodel, Rainer, Merritt, David, Eckart, Andreas
Also archived in arXiv:0810.0204 v1 Oct 1, 2008. Proceedings from The Universe Under the Microscope - Astrophysics at High Angular Resolution", held 21-25 April 2008, in Bad Honnef, Germany
Hypercompact Stellar Systems Around Recoiling Supermassive Black Holes (2008)
Merritt, David, Schnittman, Jeremy D., Komossa, Stefanie
A supermassive black hole ejected from the center of a galaxy by gravitational wave recoil carries a retinue of bound stars - a "hypercompact stellar system" (HCSS). The numbers and properties of...
An Instability in Triaxial Stellar Systems (2008)
Antonini, Fabio, Capuzzo-Dolcetta, Roberto, Merritt, David
The radial-orbit instability is a collective phenomenon that has heretofore only been observed in spherical systems. We find that this instability occurs also in triaxial systems, as we checked by...
Tidal disruption flares from recoiling supermassive black holes (2008)
Komossa, Stefanie, Merritt, David
Also archived in: arXiv:0807.0223 v1 Jul 1 2008
A Hybrid N-Body Code incorporating algorithmic regularization and Post-Newtonian forces (2008)
Harfst, Stefan, Gualandris, Alessia, Merritt, David, Seppo, Mikkola
Also archived in arXiv:0803.2310 v2 Jun 26, 2008. Publishers version can be found here: http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/120848326/abstract
Dynamical evolution of the young stars in the Galactic center (2008)
Perets, Hagai. B., Gualandris, Alessia, Merritt, David, Alexander, Tal
Recent observations of the Galactic center revealed a nuclear disk of young OB stars near the massive black hole (MBH), in addition to many similar outlying stars with higher eccentricities and/or...
Tidal Disruption Flares from Recoiling Supermassive Black Holes (2008)
Komossa, Stefanie, Merritt, David
Supermassive black holes ejected from galaxy nuclei by gravitational wave recoil will carry a retinue of bound stars, even in the absence of an accretion disk. We discuss the observable signatures...
Carter, David, Goudfrooij, Paul, Mobasher, Bahram, Ferguson, Henry, Puzia, Thomas, Aguerri, Alfonso, ...
Also archived in: arXiv:0801.3745 v1 Jan 24 2008
Dynamical evolution of the young stars in the Galactic center (2008)
Perets, Hagai, Gualandris, Alessia, Merritt, David, Alexander, Tal
Also archived in arXiv:0807.2340 v1 Jul 15, 2008. Proceedings from The Central Kiloparsec: Active Nuclei And Their Hosts from Ierapetra, Crete, Greece, June 4-6, 2008
Implementing Few-Body Algorithmic Regularization with Post-Newtonian terms (2008)
Mikkola, Seppo, Merritt, David
Also archived in: arXiv:0709.3367 v1 Sep 21 2007
Ejection of Supermassive Black Holes from Galaxy Cores (2008)
Gualandris, Alessia, Merritt, David
Also archived in: arXiv:0708.0771 v2 Jan 31 2008
Radial velocities of stars in the Galactic Center (2008)
Zhu, Qingfeng, Kudritzki, Rolf, Figer, Donald, Najarro, Francisco, Merritt, David
Also archived in: arXiv:0803.1826 v1 Mar 12 2008
Evolution of Nuclear Star Clusters (2008)
Two-body relaxation times of nuclear star clusters are short enough that gravitational encounters should substantially affect their structure in 10 Gyr or less. In nuclear star clusters without...
The HST/ACS Coma Cluster Survey: I - Survey Objectives and Design (2008)
Carter, David, Goudfrooij, Paul, Mobasher, Bahram, Ferguson, Henry C., Puzia, Thomas H., Aguerri, Alfonso L., ...
We describe the HST ACS Coma cluster Treasury survey, a deep two-passband imaging survey of one of the nearest rich clusters of galaxies, the Coma cluster (Abell 1656). The survey was designed to...
Carter, David, Goudfrooij, Paul, Mobasher, Bahram, Ferguson, Henry C., Puzia, Thomas H., Aguerri, Alfonso L., ...
Carter, David, Goudfrooij, Paul, Mobasher, Bahram, Ferguson, Henry C., Puzia, Thomas H., Aguerri, Alfonso L., ...
We describe the HST ACS Coma Cluster Treasury survey, a deep two-passband imaging survey of one of the nearest rich clusters of galaxies, the Coma Cluster (Abell 1656). The survey was designed to...
Carter, David, Goudfrooij, Paul, Mobasher, Bahram, Ferguson, Henry C., Puzia, Thomas H., Aguerri, Alfonso L., ...
We describe the HST ACS Coma Cluster Treasury survey, a deep two-passband imaging survey of one of the nearest rich clusters of galaxies, the Coma Cluster (Abell 1656). The survey was designed to...
Cote, Patrick, Ferrarese, Laura, Jordan, Andres, Blakeslee, John, Chen, Chin, Infante, Leopoldo, ...
Also archived in: arXiv:0711.1358 v1 Nov 8 2007
Merritt, David, Mikkola, Seppo, Szell, Andras
Also archived in: arXiv:0705.2745 v1 May 18 2007
Dynamics around supermassive black holes (2007)
Gualandris, Alessia, Merritt, David
Also archived in: arXiv:0708.1196 v1 Aug 9 2007
Onken, Christopher, Valluri, Monica, Peterson, Bradley, Pogge, Richard, Bentz, Misty, Ferrarese, Laura, ...
Also archived in arXiv:0708.1196 v1 Aug 9, 2007
Implementing Few-Body Algorithmic Regularization with Post-Newtonian Terms (2007)
Mikkola, Seppo, Merritt, David
We discuss the implementation of a new regular algorithm for simulation of the gravitational few-body problem. The algorithm uses components from earlier methods, including the chain structure, the...
Impact of astrophysical processes on the gamma-ray background from dark matter annihilations (2007)
Ahn, Eun-Joo, Bertone, Gianfranco, Merritt, David, Zhang, Pengjie
Also archived in: arXiv:astro-ph/0703236 v2 Jul 31 2007
Batcheldor, Dan, Marconi, Alessandro, Merritt, David, Axon, David
Also archived in: arXiv:astro-ph/0610264 v2 May 29 2007
Jordan, Andres, McLaughlin, Dean, Cote, Patrick, Ferrarese, Laura, Peng, Eric, Mei, Simona, ...
Also archived in: arXiv:astro-ph/0702496 v1 Feb 19 2007
Consequences of Triaxiality for Gravitational Wave Recoil of black holes (2007)
Vicari, Alessandro, Capuzzo-Dolcetta, Roberto, Merritt, David
Also archived in: arXiv:astro-ph/0612073 v2 Mar 22 2007
Maximum gravitational recoil (2007)
Campanelli, Manuela, Lousto, Carlos, Zlochower, Yosef, Merritt, David
Also archived in: arXiv:gr-qc/0702133 v2 Feb 27 2007
Model atmospheres for Irradiated Giant Stars: Implications for the Galactic Center (2007)
Jiminez, Raul, Silva, Juliana, Oh, S. Peng, Jorgensen, Uffe, Merritt, David
Also archived in: arXiv:astro-ph/0601527 v2 Jan 27 2006
Large Merger Recoils and Spin Flips from Generic Black-Hole Binaries (2007)
Campanelli, Manuela, Lousto, Carlos, Zlochower, Yosef, Merritt, David
Also archived in: arXiv:gr-qc/0701164 v3 Mar 2 2007
The ACS Fornax Cluster Survey. I. Introduction to the survey and data reduction procedures (2007)
Jordan, Andres, Blakeslee, John, Cote, Patrick, Ferrarese, Laura, Infante, Leopoldo, Mei, Simona, ...
Also archived in: arXiv:astro-ph/0702320 v1 Feb 13 2007
Spin Flips and Precession in Black-Hole-Binary Mergers (2007)
Campanelli, Manuela, Lousto, Carlos, Zlochower, Yosef, Krishnan, Badri, Merritt, David
Also archived in: arXiv:gr-qc/0612076 v4 Mar 13 2007
Impact of astrophysical processes on the gamma-ray background from dark matter annihilations (2007)
Ahn, Eun-Joo, Bertone, Gianfranco, Merritt, David, Zhang, Pengjie
We study the impact of astrophysical processes on the gamma-ray background produced by the annihilation of dark matter particles in cosmological halos, with particular attention to the consequences...
Maximum gravitational recoil (2007)
Campanelli, Manuela, Lousto, Carlos O., Zlochower, Yosef, Merritt, David
Recent calculations of gravitational radiation recoil generated during black-hole binary mergers have reopened the possibility that a merged binary can be ejected even from the nucleus of a massive...
Collisionally Regenerated Dark Matter Structures in Galactic Nuclei (2007)
Merritt, David, Harfst, Stefan, Gianfranco, Bertone
Also archived in: v1 Oct 16 2006
Large Merger Recoils and Spin Flips From Generic Black-Hole Binaries (2007)
Campanelli, Manuela, Lousto, Carlos O., Zlochower, Yosef, Merritt, David
We report the first results from evolutions of a generic black-hole binary, i.e. a binary containing unequal mass black holes with misaligned spins. Our configuration, which has a mass ratio of 2:1,...
Mei, Simona, Blakeslee, John, Cote, Patrick, Tonry, John, West, Michael, Ferrarese, Laura, ...
Also archived in: arXiv:astro-ph/0702510 v1 Feb 20 2007
Spin flips and precession in black hole binary mergers (2007)
Campanelli, Manuela, Lousto, Carlos O., Zlochower, Yosef, Krishnan, Badri, Merritt, David
We use the `moving puncture' approach to perform fully non-linear evolutions of spinning quasi-circular black-hole binaries with individual spins not aligned with the orbital angular momentum. We...
Spin Flips and Precession in Black-Hole-Binary Mergers (2006)
Campanelli, Manuela, Lousto, Carlos O., Zlochower, Yosef, Krishnan, Badri, Merritt, David
We use the `moving puncture' approach to perform fully non-linear evolutions of spinning quasi-circular black-hole binaries with individual spins not aligned with the orbital angular momentum. We...
Mieske, Steffen, Jordan, Andres, Cote, Patrick, Kissler-Patig, Markus, Peng, Eric, Ferrarese, Laura, ...
Also archived in: arXiv:astro-ph/0609079 v1 Sep 4 2006
Consequences of Triaxiality for Gravitational Wave Recoil of black holes (2006)
Vicari, Alessandro, Capuzzo-Dolcetta, Roberto, Merritt, David
Coalescing binary black holes experience a ``kick'' due to anisotropic emission of gravitational waves with an amplitude as great as 200$ km/s. We examine the orbital evolution of black holes that...
Merritt, David, Graham, Alister, Moore, Ben, Diemand, Jurg, Terzic, Balsa
Also archived in: arXiv:astro-ph/0509417 v2 Aug 29 2006
Contribution of Stellar Tidal Disruptions to the X-Ray Luminosity Function of Active Galaxies (2006)
Milosavljevic, Milos, Merritt, David, Ho, Luis
Also archived in: arXiv:astro-ph/0602289 v1 Feb 13 2006
Trends in the Globular Cluster Luminosity Function of Early-Type Galaxies (2006)
Jordan, Andres, McLaughlin, Dean, Cote, Patrick, Ferrarese, Laura, Peng, Eric, Blakeslee, John, ...
Also archived in: arXiv:astro-ph/0609371 v1 Sep 13 2006
Mass Deficits, Stalling Radii, and the Merger Histories of Elliptical Galaxies (2006)
Also archived in: arXiv:astro-ph/0603439 v3 Jun 13 2007
Mieske, Steffen, Jordan, Andres, Cote, Patrick, Kissler-Patig, Markus, Peng, Eric W., Ferrarese, Laura, ...
We examine the correlation between globular cluster (GC) color and magnitude using HST/ACS imaging for a sample of 79 early-type galaxies (-21.7
Graham, Alister W., Merritt, David, Moore, Ben, Diemand, Juerg, Terzic, Balsa
We have recently shown that both the Prugniel-Simien model and Sersic's function (hereafter referred to as the Einasto model when applied to internal density profiles) describe simulated dark matter...
Graham, Alister W., Merritt, David, Moore, Ben, Diemand, Juerg, Terzic, Balsa
We have recently shown that the 3-parameter density-profile model from Prugniel & Simien provides a better fit to simulated, galaxy- and cluster-sized, dark matter halos than an NFW-like model with...
Performance Analysis of Direct N-Body Algorithms on Special-Purpose Supercomputers (2006)
Harfst, Stefan, Gualandris, Alessia, Merritt, David, Spurzem, Rainer, Zwart, Simon Portegies, Berczik, Peter
Direct-summation N-body algorithms compute the gravitational interaction between stars in an exact way and have a computational complexity of O(N^2). Performance can be greatly enhanced via the use...
The ACS Virgo Cluster Survey. VIII. the nuclei of Early-Type Galaxies (2006)
Cote, Patrick, Piatek, Slawomir, Ferrarese, Laura, Jordan, Andres, Merritt, David, Peng, Eric, ...
Also archived in: arXiv:astro-ph/0603252 v2 Mar 23 2006
Ferrarese, Laura, Cote, Patrick, Bonta, Elena, Peng, Eric, Merritt, David, Jordan, Andres, ...
Also archived in: arXiv:astro-ph/0603840 v3 Apr 24 2006
The ACS Virgo Cluster Survey. VI. Isophotal Analysis and the Structure of Early-Type Galaxies (2006)
Ferrarese, Laura, Cote, Patrick, Jordan, Andres, Peng, Eric, Blakeslee, John, Piatek, Slawomir, ...
Also archived in: arXiv:astro-ph/0602297 v1 Feb 14 2006
Algorithmic regularization with velocity-dependent forces (2006)
Mikkola, Seppo, Merritt, David
Algorithmic regularization uses a transformation of the equations of motion such that the leapfrog algorithm produces exact trajectories for two-body motion as well as regular results in numerical...
Efficient merger of Binary Supermassive Black Holes in Non-Axisymmetric Galaxies (2006)
Berczik, Peter, Merritt, David, Spurzem, Rainer, Bischof, Hans-Peter
Also archived in: arXiv:astro-ph/0601698 v1 Jan 30 2006
Algorithmic regularization with velocity-dependent forces (2006)
Seppo, Mikkola, Merritt, David
Also archived in: arXiv:astro-ph/0605054 v1 May 2 2006
Peng, Eric, Jordan, Andres, Cote, Patrick, Blakeslee, John, Ferrarese, Laura, Mei, Simona, ...
Also archived in: arXiv:astro-ph/0509654 v1 Sep 22 2005
Contribution of Stellar Tidal Disruptions to the X-Ray Luminosity Function of Active Galaxies (2006)
Milosavljevic, Milos, Merritt, David, Ho, Luis C.
The luminosity function of active galactic nuclei has been measured down to luminosities ~10^{42} erg/s in the soft and hard X-rays. Some fraction of this activity is associated with the accretion of...
Empirical models for dark matter halos II : inner profile slopes, dynamical profiles, and ρ/σ (2006)
Graham, Alister W., Merritt, David, Moore, Ben, Diemand, Jurg, Terzic, Balsa
Abstract not available.
Empirical models for dark matter halos III : the Kormendy relation and the log (2006)
Graham, Alister W., Merritt, David, Moore, Ben, Diemand, Jurg, Terzic, Balsa
Abstract not available.
Merritt, David, Graham, Alister W., Moore, Ben, Diemand, Jurg, Terzic, Balsa
We use techniques from nonparametric function estimation theory to extract the density profiles, and their derivatives, from a set of N-body dark matter halos. We consider halos generated from ΛCDM...
Empirical models for dark matter halos II : inner profile slopes, dynamical profiles, and ρ/σ (2006)
Graham, Alister W., Merritt, David, Moore, Ben, Diemand, Jurg, Terzic, Balsa
Abstract not available.
Empirical models for dark matter halos III : the Kormendy relation and the log (2006)
Graham, Alister W., Merritt, David, Moore, Ben, Diemand, Jurg, Terzic, Balsa
Abstract not available.
Merritt, David, Graham, Alister W., Moore, Ben, Diemand, Jurg, Terzic, Balsa
Abstract not available.
Merritt, David, Graham, Alister W., Moore, Ben, Diemand, Jurg, Terzic, Balsa
Abstract not available.
Empirical models for dark matter halos II : inner profile slopes, dynamical profiles, and ρ/σ (2006)
Graham, Alister W., Merritt, David, Moore, Ben, Diemand, Jurg, Terzic, Balsa
Abstract not available.
Empirical models for dark matter halos III : the Kormendy relation and the log (2006)
Graham, Alister W., Merritt, David, Moore, Ben, Diemand, Jurg, Terzic, Balsa
Abstract not available.
Merritt, David, Graham, Alister W., Moore, Ben, Diemand, Jurg, Terzic, Balsa
We use techniques from nonparametric function estimation theory to extract the density profiles, and their derivatives, from a set of N-body dark matter halos. We consider halos generated from ΛCDM...
Empirical models for dark matter halos II : inner profile slopes, dynamical profiles, and ρ/σ (2006)
Graham, Alister W., Merritt, David, Moore, Ben, Diemand, Jurg, Terzic, Balsa
Abstract not available.
Empirical models for dark matter halos III : the Kormendy relation and the log (2006)
Graham, Alister W., Merritt, David, Moore, Ben, Diemand, Jurg, Terzic, Balsa
Abstract not available.
Jordan, Andres, Cote, Patrick, Blakeslee, John, Ferrarese, Laura, McLaughlin, Dean, Mei, Simona, ...
Also archived in: arXiv:astro-ph/0508219 v1 Aug 9 2005
Massive Black Hole Binary Evolution (2005)
Merritt, David, Milosavljević, Miloš
Coalescence of binary supermassive black holes (SBHs) would constitute the strongest sources of gravitational waves to be observed by LISA. While the formation of binary SBHs during galaxy mergers is...
Black Holes and Nuclear Dynamics (2005)
Also archived in: arXiv:astro-ph/0602353 v2 Feb 17 2006
Peng, Eric W., Jordan, Andres, Cote, Patrick, Blakeslee, John P., Ferrarese, Laura, Mei, Simona, ...
We present the color distributions of globular cluster (GC) systems for 100 Virgo cluster early-type galaxies observed in the ACS Virgo Cluster Survey. The color distributions of individual GC...
Merritt, David, Graham, Alister W., Moore, Ben, Diemand, Juerg, Terzic, Balsa
We use techniques from nonparametric function estimation theory to extract the density profiles, and their derivatives, from a set of N-body dark matter halos. We consider halos generated from LCDM...
Dark Matter Dynamics and Indirect Detection (2005)
Bertone, Gianfranco, Merritt, David
Non-baryonic, or "dark," matter is believed to be a major component of the total mass budget of the universe. We review the candidates for particle dark matter and discuss the prospects for direct...
Hasegan, Monica, Jordan, Andres, Cote, Patrick, Djorgovski, S. G., McLaughlin, Dean E., Blakeslee, John P., ...
We investigate the connection between globular clusters and ultra-compact dwarf galaxies (UCDs) by examining the properties of several compact objects associated with M87, all of which were...
Time-Dependent Models for Dark Matter at the Galactic Center (2005)
Bertone, Gianfranco, Merritt, David
The prospects of indirect detection of dark matter at the galactic center depend sensitively on the mass profile within the inner parsec. We calculate the distribution of dark matter on sub-parsec...
A universal density profile for dark and luminous matter? (2005)
Merritt, David, Navarro, Julio F., Ludlow, Aaron, Jenkins, Adrian
Massive Black Hole Binary Evolution (2004)
Merritt, David, Milosavljevic, Milos
Coalescence of binary supermassive black holes (SBHs) would constitute the strongest sources of gravitational waves to be observed by LISA. While the formation of binary SBHs during galaxy mergers is...
Evolution of the Density Profiles of Dark Matter Haloes (2003)
Reed, Darren, Governato, Fabio, Verde, Licia, Gardner, Jeffrey, Quinn, Thomas, Stadel, Joachim, ...
We use numerical simulations in a Lambda CDM cosmology to model density profiles in a set of 16 dark matter haloes with resolutions of up to 7 million particles within the virial radius. These...
The Final Parsec Problem (2003)
Milosavljević, Miloš, Merritt, David
The coalescence of massive black hole binaries is one of the main sources of low-frequency gravitational radiation that can be detected by LISA. When two galaxies containing massive black holes...
Dark Matter Spikes and Annihilation Radiation from the Galactic Center (2002)
Merritt, David, Milosavljevic, Milos, Verde, Licia, Jimenez, Raul
The annihilation rate of weakly interacting cold dark matter particles at the galactic center could be greatly enhanced by the growth of a density spike around the central supermassive black hole...
Cusp Disruption in Minor Mergers (2001)
We present 0.55 x 10^6 particle simulations of the accretion of high-density dwarf galaxies by low-density giant galaxies, using models that contain both power-law central density cusps and point...
Ernst Nils Dorb, Marc Hemsendorf, David Merritt
A systolic algorithm rhythmically computes and passes data through a network of processors. We investigate the performance of systolic algorithms for implementing the gravitational N-body problem on...
The Stellar Dynamics of ω Centauri (1997)
David Merritt, Georges Meylan, Michel Mayor
The stellar dynamics of ! Centauri are inferred from the radial velocities of 469 stars measured with CORAVEL (Mayor et al. 1997). Rather than fit the data to a family of models, we generate...
The dynamical inverse problem for axisymmetric stellar systems (1996)
Archived in: arXiv:astro-ph/9603160 v3 5 Jun 1996 AND Rutgers Astrophysics Preprint Series No. 190
Chaos and elliptical galaxies (1996)
Proceedings of a Workshop Held at LA Plata (Argentina), July 31-August 3, 1995
The Stellar Dynamics of ω Centauri (1996)
David Merritt, Georges Meylan, Michel Mayor
The stellar dynamics of ! Centauri are inferred from the radial velocities of 469 stars measured with CORAVEL (Mayor et al. 1997). Rather than fit the data to a family of models, we generate...
The frequency function of elliptical galaxy intrinsic shapes (1995)
Tremblay, Benoit, Merritt, David
Also archived in: astro-ph/9510111 20 Oct 1995
We extract the shape of the stellar velocity ellipsoid as a function of radius in M87 from van der Marel's (1994) velocity dispersion data. We include the gravitational force of a central black...
Wilson, Clevo, Tisdell, Clem, Merritt, David
Insect-based tourism mainly caters to a niche market, but its popularity has been growing in recent years. Despite its popularity this form of tourism has remained under-researched and in a sense its...