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From: Marc Freitag  marc.freitag@obs.unige.ch 
To: gcnews@aoc.nrao.edu
Subject: submit captures_lisa.tex 3rd LISA conference,
     Classical and Quantum Gravitation, accepted

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\title{Monte Carlo cluster simulations to determine the rate of compact
star
inspiraling 
to a central galactic black hole}
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\author{Marc Freitag$^{1,2}$}
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\affil{$^1$ Observatoire de Gen{\`e}ve, CH-1290 Sauverny, Switzerland\\
$^2$ Physikalisches Institut, Universit{\"a}t Bern, CH-3012 Bern,
Switzerland}
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\begin{abstract}
 The capture and gradual inspiral of stellar mass objects
by a
  massive black hole at the centre of a galaxy has been proposed as
  one of the most promising source of gravitational radiation to be
  detected by LISA. Unfortunately rate estimates for this process
  suffer from many uncertainties. Here we report on the use of our
  newly developed Monte Carlo stellar dynamics code to tackle this
  problem. We present results from simple galactic nuclei models that
  demonstrate the high potential of our approach and point out the
  aspects of the problem where an improved treatment seems desirable.
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Universitaet Bern           Email: marc.freitag@phim.unibe.ch
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CH-3012 Bern (Switzerland)
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