Self-consistent binary evolution plus galactic orbits predict ~1.7×10^8 Milky Way black holes, 91% isolated, in a disk ~2.5× thicker than visible stars, with massive BHs preferentially near the plane.
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Charting the Galactic Underworld I: Comprehensive simulations of the kinematics, rates, and demographics of Milky Way black holes
Self-consistent binary evolution plus galactic orbits predict ~1.7×10^8 Milky Way black holes, 91% isolated, in a disk ~2.5× thicker than visible stars, with massive BHs preferentially near the plane.