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脉冲星计时阵列和大质量黑洞双星天体物理学的挑战

Pulsar timing arrays and the challenge of massive black hole binary astrophysics

Alberto Sesana

摘要:

脉冲星定时阵列(PTA)被设计用于探测nHz频率的引力波(GW)。预期的主导信号由超大质量黑洞(SMBH)双星的宇宙学布居所发射的所有波的叠加给出。这种叠加产生了一个不相干的随机背景,在这个背景之上,特别明亮或附近的光源可能会被单独分辨。在这篇文章中,我描述了预期的GW信号的属性,突出其依赖于整体的二进制人口,SMBHs和他们的主机之间的关系,以及它们与恒星和气体环境的耦合。我描述了当前PTA的努力,未来的探测和SMBH双星天体物理的前景。

英文摘要:

Pulsar timing arrays (PTAs) are designed to detect gravitational waves (GWs) at nHz frequencies. The expected dominant signal is given by the superposition of all waves emitted by the cosmological population of supermassive black hole (SMBH) binaries. Such superposition creates an incoherent stochastic background, on top of which particularly bright or nearby sources might be individually resolved. In this contribution I describe the properties of the expected GW signal, highlighting its dependence on the overall binary population, the relation between SMBHs and their hosts, and their coupling with the stellar and gaseous environment. I describe the status of current PTA efforts, and prospect of future detection and SMBH binary astrophysics.

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