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宇宙弦的引力波观测新极限

New limits on cosmic strings from gravitational wave observation

Jose J. Blanco-Pillado, Ken D. Olum, Xavier Siemens

摘要:

我们结合新的随机引力波背景的分析,预计从宇宙弦与最新的脉冲星定时阵列(PTA)的限制,给一个上限的能量尺度上的可能的宇宙弦网络,$Gμ< 1.5\times 10^{-11}$在95%的置信水平。我们还展示了LIGO的边界,以及LISA和BBO的边界。目前对超大质量黑洞双星的引力波背景的估计是在PTA探测的水平上。但是,如果PTA确实很快观测到背景,那么在短期内很难区分黑洞和宇宙弦作为源,因为这两个源的光谱指数碰巧非常相似。如果PTA没有观测到背景,那么$Gμ$的极限将有所改善,但是$Gμ$大大低于$10^{-11}$的弦网络将主要产生引力波,其频率对于PTA观测来说太高了,因此重大的进一步进展将取决于中频天文台,如LISA,DECIGO和BBO。

英文摘要:

We combine new analysis of the stochastic gravitational wave background to be expected from cosmic strings with the latest pulsar timing array (PTA) limits to give an upper bound on the energy scale of the possible cosmic string network, $Gμ< 1.5\times 10^{-11}$ at the 95% confidence level. We also show bounds from LIGO and to be expected from LISA and BBO. Current estimates for the gravitational wave background from supermassive black hole binaries are at the level where a PTA detection is expected. But if PTAs do observe a background soon, it will be difficult in the short term to distinguish black holes from cosmic strings as the source, because the spectral indices from the two sources happen to be quite similar. If PTAs do not observe a background, then the limits on $Gμ$ will improve somewhat, but a string network with $Gμ$ substantially below $10^{-11}$ will produce gravitational waves primarily at frequencies too high for PTA observation, so significant further progress will depend on intermediate-frequency observatories such as LISA, DECIGO and BBO.

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