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Meryl Kinnear
MSci
Teams and roles for Meryl Kinnear
Research student
PhD Researcher
Overview
I am a 3rd year PhD student with the Gravity Exploration Institute in the School of Physics and Astronomy. My research focuses on numerical relativity simulations of black holes, with the goal of improving methods which allow us to efficiently and accurately model black hole binaries and the gravitational waves emitted by these systems.
Publication
2025
- Al-Shammari, S. et al. 2025. GW231123: A binary black hole merger with total mass 190–265 M⊙. The Astrophysical Journal Letters 993(1), article number: L25. (10.3847/2041-8213/ae0c9c)
- Al-Shammari, S. et al. 2025. GW241011 and GW241110: Exploring binary formation and fundamental physics with asymmetric, high-spin black hole coalescences. The Astrophysical Journal Letters 993, article number: L21. (10.3847/2041-8213/ae0d54)
- Amarasinghege, O. et al. 2025. GW250114: Testing Hawking’s area law and the Kerr nature of black holes. Physical Review Letters 135, article number: 111403. (10.1103/kw5g-d732)
- Abac, A. G. et al. 2025. Search for gravitational waves emitted from SN 2023ixf. The Astrophysical Journal 985(2), article number: 183. (10.3847/1538-4357/adc681)
- Abac, A. G. et al. 2025. Search for continuous gravitational waves from known pulsars in the first part of the fourth LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA observing run. The Astrophysical Journal 983(2), article number: 99. (10.3847/1538-4357/adb3a0)
2024
- Abac, A. G. et al. 2024. Observation of gravitational waves from the coalescence of a 2.5–4.5 M ⊙ compact object and a neutron star. The Astrophysical Journal Letters 970(2), article number: L34. (10.3847/2041-8213/ad5beb)
Articles
- Al-Shammari, S. et al. 2025. GW231123: A binary black hole merger with total mass 190–265 M⊙. The Astrophysical Journal Letters 993(1), article number: L25. (10.3847/2041-8213/ae0c9c)
- Al-Shammari, S. et al. 2025. GW241011 and GW241110: Exploring binary formation and fundamental physics with asymmetric, high-spin black hole coalescences. The Astrophysical Journal Letters 993, article number: L21. (10.3847/2041-8213/ae0d54)
- Amarasinghege, O. et al. 2025. GW250114: Testing Hawking’s area law and the Kerr nature of black holes. Physical Review Letters 135, article number: 111403. (10.1103/kw5g-d732)
- Abac, A. G. et al. 2025. Search for gravitational waves emitted from SN 2023ixf. The Astrophysical Journal 985(2), article number: 183. (10.3847/1538-4357/adc681)
- Abac, A. G. et al. 2025. Search for continuous gravitational waves from known pulsars in the first part of the fourth LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA observing run. The Astrophysical Journal 983(2), article number: 99. (10.3847/1538-4357/adb3a0)
- Abac, A. G. et al. 2024. Observation of gravitational waves from the coalescence of a 2.5–4.5 M ⊙ compact object and a neutron star. The Astrophysical Journal Letters 970(2), article number: L34. (10.3847/2041-8213/ad5beb)
Teaching
- PX1150: Experimental Physics
- PX4128: Data Analysis
- PXT903: Gravitational Wave Astrophysics