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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
- 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) 99. (10.3847/1538-4357/adb3a0)
- Abac, A. G. et al., 2025. Search for gravitational waves emitted from SN 2023ixf. The Astrophysical Journal 985 (2) 183. (10.3847/1538-4357/adc681)
- Aiello, L. et al. 2025. Swift-BAT GUANO follow-up of gravitational-wave triggers in the Third LIGO–Virgo–KAGRA observing run. The Astrophysical Journal 980 (2) 207. (10.3847/1538-4357/ad9749)
- 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 L21. (10.3847/2041-8213/ae0d54)
- Al-Shammari, S. et al. 2025. GW231123: A binary black hole merger with total mass 190–265 M⊙. The Astrophysical Journal Letters 993 (1) L25. (10.3847/2041-8213/ae0c9c)
- al-Shammari, S. et al. 2025. All-sky search for short gravitational-wave bursts in the first part of the fourth LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA observing run. Physical Review D 112 102005. (10.1103/wjdz-jdby)
- Al-Shammari, S. et al. 2025. GWTC-4.0: An introduction to version 4.0 of the Gravitational-Wave Transient Catalog. The Astrophysical Journal Letters 995 (1) L18. (10.3847/2041-8213/ae0c06)
- Amarasinghege, O. et al. 2025. GW250114: Testing Hawking’s area law and the Kerr nature of black holes. Physical Review Letters 135 111403. (10.1103/kw5g-d732)
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) L34. (10.3847/2041-8213/ad5beb)
Articles
- 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) L34. (10.3847/2041-8213/ad5beb)
- 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) 99. (10.3847/1538-4357/adb3a0)
- Abac, A. G. et al., 2025. Search for gravitational waves emitted from SN 2023ixf. The Astrophysical Journal 985 (2) 183. (10.3847/1538-4357/adc681)
- Aiello, L. et al. 2025. Swift-BAT GUANO follow-up of gravitational-wave triggers in the Third LIGO–Virgo–KAGRA observing run. The Astrophysical Journal 980 (2) 207. (10.3847/1538-4357/ad9749)
- 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 L21. (10.3847/2041-8213/ae0d54)
- Al-Shammari, S. et al. 2025. GW231123: A binary black hole merger with total mass 190–265 M⊙. The Astrophysical Journal Letters 993 (1) L25. (10.3847/2041-8213/ae0c9c)
- al-Shammari, S. et al. 2025. All-sky search for short gravitational-wave bursts in the first part of the fourth LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA observing run. Physical Review D 112 102005. (10.1103/wjdz-jdby)
- Al-Shammari, S. et al. 2025. GWTC-4.0: An introduction to version 4.0 of the Gravitational-Wave Transient Catalog. The Astrophysical Journal Letters 995 (1) L18. (10.3847/2041-8213/ae0c06)
- Amarasinghege, O. et al. 2025. GW250114: Testing Hawking’s area law and the Kerr nature of black holes. Physical Review Letters 135 111403. (10.1103/kw5g-d732)
Teaching
- PX1150: Experimental Physics
- PX4128: Data Analysis
- PXT903: Gravitational Wave Astrophysics