Evidence of the pair-instability gap from black-hole masses.

Tong H, Fishbach M, Thrane E, Mould M, Callister TA, Farah AM, Guttman N, Banagiri S, Beltran-Martinez D, Farr B, Galaudage S, Godfrey J, Heinzel J, Kalomenopoulos M, Miller SJ, Vijaykumar A.

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DOI: 10.1038/s41586-026-10359-0
Published: 2026-04-01
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@article{allodium:10.1038/s41586-026-10359-0,
  title = {Evidence of the pair-instability gap from black-hole masses.},
  author = {Tong H and  Fishbach M and  Thrane E and  Mould M and  Callister TA and  Farah AM and  Guttman N and  Banagiri S and  Beltran-Martinez D and  Farr B and  Galaudage S and  Godfrey J and  Heinzel J and  Kalomenopoulos M and  Miller SJ and  Vijaykumar A.},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Nature},
  doi = {10.1038/s41586-026-10359-0},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-026-10359-0}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Evidence of the pair-instability gap from black-hole masses.
AU  - Tong H
AU  -  Fishbach M
AU  -  Thrane E
AU  -  Mould M
AU  -  Callister TA
AU  -  Farah AM
AU  -  Guttman N
AU  -  Banagiri S
AU  -  Beltran-Martinez D
AU  -  Farr B
AU  -  Galaudage S
AU  -  Godfrey J
AU  -  Heinzel J
AU  -  Kalomenopoulos M
AU  -  Miller SJ
AU  -  Vijaykumar A.
PY  - 2026
JO  - Nature
DO  - 10.1038/s41586-026-10359-0
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H, T., M, F., E, T., M, M., TA, C., AM, F., N, G., S, B., D, B., B, F., S, G., J, G., J, H., M, K., SJ, M., & A., V. (2026). Evidence of the pair-instability gap from black-hole masses.. Nature. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-026-10359-0

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