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Figure 16: Total number of black holes ejected in building up to a
 IMBH as a function
of seed mass. The four numbered curves are made assuming different cluster escape velocities. The
dotted line is 103 black holes, the assumed population for a young cluster. As can be seen, a very
large seed mass is necessary before IMBH formation by merging black holes becomes a possibility.
Image reproduced by permission from Gültekin et al. [186], copyright by IOP. |
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