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脉冲星定时阵列红移图的谐波空间分析

Harmonic space analysis of pulsar timing array redshift maps

Elinore Roebber, Gilbert Holder

摘要:

基于标准的宇宙微波背景技术,提出了一种新的处理脉冲星定时阵列对引力波背景响应的角度信息的框架。我们计算了在地球上产生的全天空引力红移图的角功率谱,包括单个明亮的引力辐射源和统计各向同性的非偏振高斯随机引力波背景。角功率谱是Hellings & Downs曲线的谐波变换。我们使用功率谱来检查在这两种情况下的Hellings & Downs曲线的预期方差。最后,我们讨论了脉冲星定时阵列对角功率谱的敏感程度,发现功率谱的敏感性主要由引力红移图的四极各向异性决定。

英文摘要:

In this paper, we propose a new framework for treating the angular information in the pulsar timing array response to a gravitational wave background based on standard cosmic microwave background techniques. We calculate the angular power spectrum of the all-sky gravitational redshift pattern induced at the earth for both a single bright source of gravitational radiation and a statistically isotropic, unpolarized Gaussian random gravitational wave background. The angular power spectrum is the harmonic transform of the Hellings & Downs curve. We use the power spectrum to examine the expected variance in the Hellings & Downs curve in both cases. Finally, we discuss the extent to which pulsar timing arrays are sensitive to the angular power spectrum and find that the power spectrum sensitivity is dominated by the quadrupole anisotropy of the gravitational redshift map.

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