Collapsar Accretion and the Gamma-Ray Burst X-Ray Light Curve (2009)
Lindner, Christopher C., Milosavljevic, Milos, Couch, Sean M., Kumar, Pawan
We present axisymmetric hydrodynamical simulations of the long-term accretion of a rotating GRB progenitor star, a "collapsar," onto the central compact object. The simulations were carried out with...
The Impact of Mergers on the Survival and Abundance of Disk-Dominated Galaxies (2009)
Koda, Jun, Milosavljevic, Milos, Shapiro, Paul R.
We study the formation of disk-dominated galaxies in a LCDM universe. Their existence is considered to be a challenge for the LCDM cosmology, because galaxy mergers isotropize stellar disks and...
Aspherical Core-Collapse Supernovae in Red Supergiants Powered by Nonrelativistic Jets (2008)
Couch, Sean M., Wheeler, J. Craig, Milosavljevic, Milos
We explore the observational characteristics of jet-driven supernovae by simulating bipolar-jet-driven explosions in a red supergiant progenitor. We present results of four models in which we hold...
Accretion onto Intermediate-Mass Black Holes in Dense Protogalactic Clouds (2008)
Milosavljevic, Milos, Couch, Sean M., Bromm, Volker
We present the first results from two-dimensional simulations of radiatively-efficient accretion of metal-free gas onto intermediate-mass black holes. We fix the shape of the spectral energy...
Accretion onto Seed Black Holes in the First Galaxies (2008)
Milosavljevic, Milos, Bromm, Volker, Couch, Sean M., Oh, S. Peng
The validity of the hypothesis that the massive black holes in high redshift quasars grew from stellar-sized "seeds" is contingent on a seed's ability to double its mass every few ten million years....
Couch, Sean M., Milosavljevic, Milos, Nakar, Ehud
We investigate the interaction of nonthermal ions (protons and nuclei) accelerated in an ultrarelativistic blastwave with the pre-existing magnetic field of the medium into which the blastwave...
The Cluster-Merger Shock in 1E 0657-56 (2008)
Koda, Jun, Milosavljevic, Milos, Shapiro, Paul R., Nagai, Daisuke, Nakar, Ehud
The merging galaxy cluster 1E 0657-56, known as the "bullet cluster," is one of the hottest clusters known. The X-ray emitting plasma exhibits bow-shock-like temperature and density jumps. The...
On The Survival and Abundance of Disk-dominated Galaxies (2007)
Koda, Jun, Milosavljevic, Milos, Shapiro, Paul R.
We study the formation of disk-dominated galaxies in a Lambda CDM universe. Their existence is considered to be a challenge for the Lambda CDM cosmology, because galaxy mergers isotropize stellar...
Milosavljevic, Milos, Nakar, Ehud, Zhang, Fan
Because conical segments of quasispherical ultrarelativistic blastwaves are causally disconnected on angular scales larger than the blastwave inverse Lorentz factor, astrophysical blastwaves can...
Nakar, Ehud, Milosavljevic, Milos, Nagai, Daisuke
X-ray observations of galaxy cluster merger shocks can be used to constrain nonthermal processes in the intracluster medium (ICM). The presence of nonthermal pressure components in the ICM, as well...
The Cluster-Merger Shock in 1E 0657-56: Faster than the Speeding Bullet? (2007)
Milosavljevic, Milos, Koda, Jun, Nagai, Daisuke, Nakar, Ehud, Shapiro, Paul R.
Shock waves driven in the intergalactic medium during the merging of galaxy clusters have been observed in X-ray imaging and spectroscopy. Fluid motions inferred from the shock strength and...
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
An Eccentric Circumbinary Accretion Disk and the Detection of Binary Massive Black Holes (2006)
MacFadyen, Andrew I., Milosavljevic, Milos
We present a two-dimensional grid-based hydrodynamic simulation of a thin, viscous, locally-isothermal corotating disk orbiting an equal-mass Newtonian binary point mass on a fixed circular orbit. We...
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
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
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 W., ...
(Abridged) The ACS Virgo Cluster Survey is an HST program to obtain high-resolution, g and z-band images for 100 early-type members of the Virgo Cluster, spanning a range of ~460 in blue luminosity....
Peng, Eric, Jordan, Andres, Cote, Patrick, Blakeslee, John, Ferrarese, Laura, Mei, Simona, ...
Also archived in: arXiv: astro-ph/0509654 v1 22 Sep 2005
Peng, Eric, Jordan, Andres, Cote, Patrick, Blakeslee, John, Ferrarese, Laura, Mei, Simona, ...
Archived in: astro-ph/0509654 v1 22 Sep 2005
Peng, Eric, Jordan, Andres, Cote, Patrick, Blakeslee, John, Ferrarese, Laura, Mei, Simona, ...
Also archived in: arXiv: astro-ph/0509654 v1 22 Sep 2005
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...
The ACS Virgo Cluster Survey. VI. Isophotal Analysis and the Structure of Early-Type Galaxies (2006)
Ferrarese, Laura, Cote, Patrick, Jordan, Andres, Peng, Eric W., Blakeslee, John P., Piatek, Slawomir, ...
(Abridged) We present a detailed analysis of the morphology, isophotal parameters and surface brightness profiles for 100 early-type members of the Virgo Cluster, from dwarfs (M_B = -15.1 mag) to...
Weinberg, Nevin N., Milosavljevic, Milos, Ghez, Andrea M.
We show that with a Next Generation Large Telescope one can detect the accelerated motions of ~100 stars orbiting the massive black hole at the Galactic center. The positions and velocities of these...
Milosavljevic, Milos, Nakar, Ehud
Collisionless shocks are commonly argued to be the sites of cosmic ray (CR) acceleration. We study the influence of CRs on weakly magnetized relativistic collisionless shocks and apply our results to...
Jordan, Andres, Cote, Patrick, Blakeslee, John, Ferrarese, Laura, McLaughlin, Dean, Mei, Simona, ...
Also archived in: arXiv :astro-ph/0508219 v1 9 Aug 2005
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, Milosavljevic, Milos
Also archived in: arXiv:astro-ph/0410364 v2 12 Sep 2005
Massive black hole binary evolution (2005)
Merritt, David, Milosavljevic, Milos
Also archived in: arXiv:astro-ph/0410364 v2 12 Sep 2005
The ACS Virgo Cluster Survey XI. The Nature of Diffuse Star Clusters in Early-Type Galaxies (2005)
Peng, Eric W., Cote, Patrick, Jordan, Andres, Blakeslee, John P., Ferrarese, Laura, Mei, Simona, ...
We use HST/ACS imaging of 100 early-type galaxies in the ACS Virgo Cluster Survey to investigate the nature of diffuse star clusters (DSCs). Compared to globular clusters (GCs), these star clusters...
Cluster Merger Variance and the Luminosity Gap Statistic (2005)
Milosavljevic, Milos, Miller, Christopher J., Furlanetto, Steven R., Cooray, Asantha
The presence of multiple luminous galaxies in clusters can be explained by the finite time over which a galaxy sinks to the center of the cluster and merges with the the central galaxy. The simplest...
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...
Milosavljevic, Milos, Nakar, Ehud
Models for the synchrotron emission of gamma-ray burst afterglows suggest that the magnetic field is generated in the shock wave that forms as relativistic ejecta plow through the circum-burst...
Jordan, Andres, Cote, Patrick, Blakeslee, John P., Ferrarese, Laura, McLaughlin, Dean E., Mei, Simona, ...
We have measured half-light radii, r_h, for globular clusters (GCs) belonging to the 100 early-type galaxies observed in the ACS Virgo Cluster Survey and the elliptical galaxy NGC 4697. An analysis...
Milosavljevic, Milos, Nakar, Ehud, Spitkovsky, Anatoly
It is generally accepted that magnetic fields generated in the nonlinear development of the transverse Weibel instability provide effective collisionality in unmagnetized collisionless shocks....
Hasegan, Monica, Jordan, Andres, Cote, Patrick, Djorgovski, S, McLaughlin, Dean, Blakeslee, John, ...
Also archived in: arXiv: astro-ph/0503566 v1 25 Mar 2005
Hasegan, Monica, Jordan, Andres, Cote, Patrick, Djorgovski, S., McLaughlin, Dean, Blakeslee, John, ...
Also archived in: arXiv: astro-ph/0503566 v1 25 Mar 2005
Hasegan, Monica, Jordan, Andres, Cote, Patrick, Djorgovski, S, McLaughlin, Dean, Blakeslee, John, ...
Also archived in: arXiv: astro-ph/0503566 v1 25 Mar 2005
The ACS Virgo Cluster Survey V: SBF calibration for giant and dwarf early-type galaxies (2005)
Mei, Simona, Blakeslee, John, Tonry, John, Jordan, Andres, Peng, Eric, Cote, Patrick, ...
Also archived in: arXiv: astro-ph/0506314 v2 15 Jun 2005
The ACS Virgo Cluster Survey V: SBF calibration for giant and dwarf early-type galaxies (2005)
Mei, Simona, Blakeslee, John, Tonry, John, Jordan, Andres, Peng, Eric, Cote, Patrick, ...
Archived in arXiv:astro-ph/0506314 v2 15 Jun 2005
The ACS Virgo Cluster Survey V: SBF calibration for giant and dwarf early-type galaxies (2005)
Mei, Simona, Blakeslee, John, Tonry, John, Jordan, Andres, Peng, Eric, Cote, Patrick, ...
Also archived in: arXiv: astro-ph/0506314 v2 15 Jun 2005
What is L*?: Anatomy of the Galaxy Luminosity Function (2005)
Cooray, Asantha, Milosavljevic, Milos
Using the empirical relations between the central galaxy luminosity and the halo mass, and between the total galaxy luminosity in a halo and the halo mass, we construct the galaxy luminosity function...
Dissipationless Merging and the Assembly of Central Galaxies (2005)
Cooray, Asantha, Milosavljevic, Milos
We reanalyze the galaxy-mass correlation function measured by the Sloan Digital Sky Survey to obtain host dark matter halo masses at galaxy and galaxy group scales. We extend the data to galaxy...
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...
Mei, Simona, Blakeslee, John, Tonry, John, Jordan, Andres, Peng, Eric, Cote, Patrick, ...
Also archived in: arXiv: astro-ph/0501325 v1 16 Jan 2005
Mei, Simona, Blakeslee, John, Tonry, John, Jordan, Andres, Peng, Eric, Cote, Patrick, ...
Also archived in: arXiv: astro-ph/0501325 v1 16 Jan 2005
Mei, Simona, Blakeslee, John P., Tonry, John L., Jordan, Andres, Peng, Eric W., Cote, Patrick, ...
The Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) Virgo Cluster Survey is a large program to image 100 early-type Virgo galaxies using the F475W and F850LP bandpasses of the Wide Field Channel of the ACS...
The ACS Virgo Cluster Survey XI. The Nature of diffuse star clusters in early-type galaxies (2004)
Peng, Eric, Cote, Patrick, Jordan, Andres, Blakeslee, John, Ferrarese, Laura, Mei, Simona, ...
Accepted for publication in the Astrophysical Journal
The ACS Virgo Cluster Survey XI. The nature of diffuse star clusters in early-type galaxies (2004)
Peng, Eric, Cote, Patrick, Jordan, Andres, Blakeslee, John, Ferrarese, Laura, Mei, Simona, ...
Archived in:arXiv:astro-ph/0511251 v1 9 Nov 2005
The ACS Virgo Cluster Survey XI. The Nature of diffuse star clusters in early-type galaxies (2004)
Peng, Eric, Cote, Patrick, Jordan, Andres, Blakeslee, John, Ferrarese, Laura, Mei, Simona, ...
Archived in:arXiv:astro-ph/0511251 v1 9 Nov 2005
The Afterglow of Massive Black Hole Coalescence (2004)
Milosavljevic, Milos, Phinney, E. S.
The final merger of a pair of massive black holes in a galactic nucleus is compelled by gravitational radiation. Gravitational waves from the mergers of black holes of masses (10^5-10^7)(1+z)^{-1}...
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...
The ACS Virgo Cluster Survey II. Data reduction procedures (2004)
Jordan, Andres, Blakeslee, John, Peng, Eric, Mei, Simona, Cote, Patrick, Ferrarese, Laura, ...
Also archived in: arXiv: astro-ph/0406433 v1 18 Jun 2004
The ACS Virgo Cluster survey II. data reduction procedures (2004)
Jordan, Andres, Blakeslee, John, Peng, Eric, Mei, Simona, Cote, Patrick, Ferrarese, Laura, ...
Also archived in: arXiv:astro-ph/0406433 v1 18 Jun 2004
The ACS Virgo Cluster Survey II. Data reduction procedures (2004)
Jordan, Andres, Blakeslee, John, Peng, Eric, Mei, Simona, Cote, Patrick, Ferrarese, Laura, ...
Also archived in: arXiv: astro-ph/0406433 v1 18 Jun 2004
Jordan, Andres, Cote, Patrick, Ferrarese, Laura, Blakeslee, John, Mei, Simona, Merritt, David, ...
Also archived in: arXiv: astro-ph/0405188 v2 6 Jun 2004
Jordan, Andres, Cote, Patrick, Ferrarese, Laura, Blakeslee, John, Mei, Simona, Merritt, David, ...
Also archived in: arXiv: astro-ph/0405188 v2 6 Jun 2004
The ACS Virgo Cluster survey. I. Introduction to the survey (2004)
Cote, Patrick, Blakeslee, John, Ferrarese, Laura, Jordan, Andres, Mei, Simona, Merritt, David, ...
Also archived in: arXiv:astro-ph/0404138 v1 6 Apr 2004
The ACS Virgo Cluster Survey II. Data Reduction Procedures (2004)
Jordan, Andres, Blakeslee, John P., Peng, Eric W., Mei, Simona, Cote, Patrick, Ferrarese, Laura, ...
The ACS Virgo Cluster Survey is a large program to carry out multi-color imaging of 100 early-type members of the Virgo Cluster using the Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) on the Hubble Space...
Consequences of gravitational radiation recoil (2004)
Merritt, David, Milosavljevic, Milos, Favata, Marc, Hughes, Scott, Holz, Daniel
Archived in: arXiv:astro-ph/0402057 v2 9 Apr 2004
Consequences of gravitational radiation recoil (2004)
Merritt, David, Milosavljevic, Milos, Favata, Marc, Hughes, Scott, Holz, Daniel
Also archived in: arXiv:astro-ph/0402057 v2 9 Apr 2004
Jordan, Andres, Cote, Patrick, Ferrarese, Laura, Blakeslee, John P., Mei, Simona, Merritt, David, ...
The ACIS instrument on board the Chandra X-ray Observatory has been used to carry out the first systematic study of low-mass X-ray binaries (LMXBs) in M87. We identify 174 X-ray point-sources, of...
Stellar Dynamics at the Galactic Center with an Extremely Large Telescope (2004)
Weinberg, Nevin N., Milosavljevic, Milos, Ghez, Andrea M.
We discuss experiments achievable via monitoring of stellar dynamics near the massive black hole at the Galactic center with a next generation, extremely large telescope (ELT). Given the likely...
The ACS Virgo Cluster Survey. I. Introduction to the Survey (2004)
Cote, Patrick, Blakeslee, John P., Ferrarese, Laura, Jordan, Andres, Mei, Simona, Merritt, David, ...
The Virgo Cluster is the dominant mass concentration in the Local Supercluster and the largest collection of elliptical and lenticular galaxies in the nearby universe. In this paper, we present an...
Consequences of gravitational radiation recoil (2004)
Merritt, David, Milosavljevic, Milos, Favata, Marc, Hughes, Scott A., Holz, Daniel E.
Coalescing binary black holes experience an impulsive kick due to anisotropic emission of gravitational waves. We discuss the dynamical consequences of the recoil accompanying massive black hole...
Milosavljevic, Milos, Loeb, Abraham
The discovery of hundreds of young, bright stars within a parsec from the massive black hole at the center of the Galaxy presents a challenge to star formation theories. The requisite Roche densities...
Long term evolution of massive black hole binaries (2003)
Merritt, David, Milosavljevic, Milos
Archived in: arXiv:astro-ph/0212459 v2 25 Aug 2003
Long term evolution of massive black hole binaries (2003)
Milosavljevic, Milos, Merritt, David
Also archived in: arXiv:astro-ph/0212459 v2 25 Aug 2003
On the Origin of Nuclear Star Clusters in Late Type Spiral Galaxies (2003)
A large fraction of bulgeless disk galaxies contain young compact stellar systems at their centers, in spite of the local gravitational stability of these disks. We evaluate two contrasting...
The Final Parsec Problem (2003)
Milosavljevic, Milos, Merritt, David
Also archived in: arXiv: astro-ph/0212270 v2 24 Aug 2003
The final parsec problem (2003)
Milosavljevic, Milos, Merritt, David
"The Astrophysics of Gravitational Wave Sources": American Institute of Physics Conference Proceedings. Held at College Park, Maryland, 24-26 April 2003.
The need for a second black hole at the Galactic center (2003)
Hansen, Brad, Milosavljevic, Milos
Deep infra-red observations and long-term monitoring programs have provided dynamical evidence for a supermassive black hole of mass 3.e6 solar masses associated with the radio source Sagitarrius A*...
Dynamics of dark-matter cusps (2003)
Merritt, David, Milosavljevic, Milos
"Dark Matter in Astro- and Particle Physics" DARK 2002: 4th International Heidelberg Conference on Dark Matter in Astro and Particle Physics, Cape Town, South Africa: 4-9 Feb 2002.
Long Term Evolution of Massive Black Hole Binaries (2002)
Milosavljevic, Milos, Merritt, David
The long-term evolution of massive black hole binaries at the centers of galaxies is studied in a variety of physical regimes, with the aim of resolving the ``final parsec problem,'' i.e., how black...
The Final Parsec Problem (2002)
Milosavljevic, Milos, 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...
Efficient Cosmological Parameter Estimation from Microwave Background Anisotropies (2002)
Kosowsky, Arthur, Milosavljevic, Milos, Jimenez, Raul
We revisit the issue of cosmological parameter estimation in light of current and upcoming high-precision measurements of the cosmic microwave background power spectrum. Physical quantities which...
Dark matter spikes and annihilation radiation from the galactic center (2002)
Merritt, David, Milosavljevic, Milos, Verde, Licia, Jimenez, Raul
Also archived in: arXiv: astro-ph/0201376 v3 9 May 2002
Dark matter spikes and annihilation radiation from the galactic center (2002)
Merritt, David, Milosavljevic, Milos, Verde, Licia, Jimenez, Raul
Also archived in: arXiv: astro-ph/0201376 v3 9 May 2002
Dynamics of Dark Matter Cusps (2002)
Merritt, David, Milosavljevic, Milos
Formation and disruption of dark-matter cusps are reviewed. Accumulation of baryons at the center of a halo can displace the dark matter, converting singular density cusps into low-density cores. The...
Galaxy cores as relics of black hole mergers (2002)
Merritt, David, Milosavljevic, Milos, Rest, Armin, Van Den Bosch, Frank
Also archived in: arXiv:astro-ph/0110185 v3 22 Feb 2002 AND Rutgers Astrophysics Preprint Series No. 329
Galaxy cores as relics of black hole mergers (2002)
Merritt, David, Milosavljevic, Milos, Rest, Armin, Van Den Bosch, Frank
Also archived in: arXiv:astro-ph/0110185 v3 22 Feb 2002 AND Rutgers Astrophysics Preprint Series No. 329
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...
Formation of galactic nuclei (2001)
Milosavljevic, Milos, Merritt, David
Also archived in: arXiv: astro-ph/0103350 v1 21 Mar 2001 and Rutgers Astrophysics Preprint Series No. 300
Formation of galactic nuclei (2001)
Milosavljevic, Milos, Merritt, David
Also archived in: arXiv: astro-ph/0103350 v1 21 Mar 2001 and Rutgers Astrophysics Preprint Series No. 300
Galaxy Cores as Relics of Black Hole Mergers (2001)
Milosavljevic, Milos, Merritt, David, Rest, Armin
We investigate the hypothesis that the cores of elliptical galaxies and bulges are created from the binding energy liberated by the coalescence of supermassive binary black holes during galaxy...
Formation of Galactic Nuclei (2001)
Milosavljevic, Milos, Merritt, David
We investigate a model in which galactic nuclei form via the coalescence of pre-existing stellar systems containing supermassive black holes. Merger simulations are carried out using N-body...
Dynamics of black-hole nuclei (2001)
Merritt, David, Cruz, Fidel, Milosavljevic, Milos
Proceedings of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series, Pasadena, California 2000
Dynamics of black-hole nuclei (2001)
Merritt, David, Cruz, Fidel, Milosavljevic, Milos
Proceedings of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series, Pasadena, California 2000