Publications

For a full list of my publications, see NASA/ADS Library

First- and Second-Author Papers:

Mass Distribution of Binary Black Hole Mergers from Young and Old Dense Star Clusters
C. S. Ye, M. Fishbach, K. Kremer, M. Reina-Campos 2025, ApJ, 997, 267
Gravitational-wave kicks impact spins of black holes from hierarchical mergers
A. Borchers (grad student), C. S. Ye, M. Fishbach 2025, ApJ, 987, 146
- Highlighted by AAS Nova Black Hole Tango
The Redshift Evolution of the Binary Black Hole Mass Distribution from Dense Star Clusters
C. S. Ye, M. Fishbach 2024, ApJ, 967, 62
On the Rate of Neutron Star Binary Mergers from Globular Clusters
C. S. Ye, W-f. Fong, K. Kremer et al. 2020, ApJL, 888, L10

Fast Radio Bursts from White Dwarf Binary Mergers: Isolated and Triple-induced Channels
C. Shariat (grad student), C. S. Ye, S. Naoz et al. 2026, ApJL, 1000, L17
- Highlighted by AAS Nova Triple Double
Predicting the rate of fast radio bursts in globular clusters from binary black hole observations
A. Rao (undergrad student), C. S. Ye, M. Fishbach 2024, ApJL, 979, L12

Inferring Globular Cluster Initial Mass Function from Stellar Streams
C. S. Ye, R. Carlberg 2026, ApJL, 1007, L25
The Contribution of Disrupted Dense Star Clusters to Gaia’s Compact Object Binaries
A. Schiebelbein-Zwack (grad student), C. S. Ye, M. Reina-Campos et al. 2026, arXiv:2606.18419

Can slow pulsars in Milky Way globular clusters form via partial recycling?
K. Kremer, C. S. Ye, C. Heinke et al. 2024, ApJL, 977, L42
Lower-mass-gap Black Holes in Dense Star Clusters
C. S. Ye, K. Kremer, S. Ransom, F. Rasio 2024, ApJ, 975, 77
- Highlighted by AAS Nova Gravitational Wave Predictions and Comparisons
The dominant mechanism(s) for populating the outskirts of star clusters with neutron star binaries
N. Leigh, C. S. Ye, S. Grondin et al. 2024, MNRAS, 527, 6913
Single Millisecond Pulsars from Dynamical Interaction Processes in Dense Star Clusters
C. S. Ye, K. Kremer, S. Ransom, F. Rasio 2024, ApJ, 961, 98
On the Tidal Capture of White Dwarfs by Intermediate-mass Black Holes in Dense Stellar Environments
C. S. Ye, G. Fragione, R. Perna 2023, ApJ, 953, 141
Millisecond Pulsars in Dense Star Clusters: Evolution, Scaling Relations, and the Galactic-Center Gamma-ray Excess
C. S. Ye & G. Fragione 2022, ApJ, 940, 162
Formation of Low-mass Black Holes and Single Millisecond Pulsars in Globular Clusters
K. Kremer, C. S. Ye, F. Kıroğlu et al. 2022, ApJL, 934, L1
Millisecond Pulsars and Black Holes in Globular Clusters
C. S. Ye, K. Kremer, S. Chatterjee, C. Rodriguez, F. Rasio 2019, ApJ, 877, 122
How Black Holes Shape Globular Clusters: Modeling NGC 3201
K. Kremer, C. S. Ye, S. Chatterjee, C. Rodriguez, F. Rasio 2018, ApJL, 855, L15

Compact Object Modeling in the Globular Cluster 47 Tucanae
C. S. Ye, K. Kremer, C. Rodriguez et al. 2021, ApJ, 931, 84
Modeling Dense Star Clusters in the Milky Way and Beyond with the CMC Cluster Catalog
K. Kremer, C. S. Ye, N. Rui, N. Weatherford et al. 2020, ApJS, 247, 4