# The RIT binary black hole simulations catalog

## TL;DR

The RIT catalog provides a comprehensive set of numerical relativity simulations of binary black holes, including precessing and non-precessing systems, to aid gravitational wave data analysis.

## Contribution

This work introduces a publicly available catalog of 126 binary black hole simulations with detailed waveform data and remnant properties, expanding resources for gravitational wave research.

## Key findings

- Includes 126 simulations covering various mass ratios and spins
- Provides waveforms extrapolated to infinity for accurate analysis
- Contains data on peak luminosity and remnant black hole properties

## Abstract

The RIT numerical relativity group is releasing a public catalog of black-hole-binary waveforms. The initial release of the catalog consists of 126 recent simulations that include precessing and non precessing systems with mass ratios $q=m_1/m_2$ in the range $1/6\leq q\leq1$. The catalog contains information about the initial data of the simulation, the waveforms extrapolated to infinity, as well as information about the peak luminosity and final remnant black hole properties. These waveforms can be used to independently interpret gravitational wave signals from laser interferometric detectors and