27–30 Apr 2026
Palais des papes, Avignon
Europe/Paris timezone

Resolving structure in the binary black hole mass distribution: implications for population-based cosmology

29 Apr 2026, 14:50
10m
Chambre du Trésorier (Palais des papes, Avignon)

Chambre du Trésorier

Palais des papes, Avignon

Speaker

Vasco GENNARI (L2IT)

Description

Gravitational-wave observations provide a unique window into both black hole populations and cosmology. Using the latest transient catalog, GWTC-4, we investigate the presence of structure in the primary black hole mass distribution through agnostic modelling and compare the results with parametric approaches. We show that the ability to resolve specific features in the mass spectrum plays a key role in constraining the Hubble constant. We further discuss the limitations of current analyses and propose a novel framework aimed at mitigating systematic biases in these measurements.

Author

Vasco GENNARI (L2IT)

Co-authors

Nicola TAMANINI (L2IT / CNRS) Tom BERTHEAS (L2IT, LPENS)

Presentation materials