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What is the source of the PTA GW signal?

The most conservative interpretation of the nHz stochastic gravitational wave background (SGWB) discovered by NANOGrav and other Pulsar Timing Array (PTA) Collaborations is astrophysical, namely that it originates from supermassive black hole (SMBH) binaries. However, alternative cosmological models...

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Autores principales: Ellis, John, Fairbairn, Malcolm, Franciolini, Gabriele, Hütsi, Gert, Iovino, Antonio, Lewicki, Marek, Raidal, Martti, Urrutia, Juan, Vaskonen, Ville, Veermäe, Hardi
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Publicado: 2023
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Acceso en línea:http://cds.cern.ch/record/2867719
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author Ellis, John
Fairbairn, Malcolm
Franciolini, Gabriele
Hütsi, Gert
Iovino, Antonio
Lewicki, Marek
Raidal, Martti
Urrutia, Juan
Vaskonen, Ville
Veermäe, Hardi
author_facet Ellis, John
Fairbairn, Malcolm
Franciolini, Gabriele
Hütsi, Gert
Iovino, Antonio
Lewicki, Marek
Raidal, Martti
Urrutia, Juan
Vaskonen, Ville
Veermäe, Hardi
author_sort Ellis, John
collection CERN
description The most conservative interpretation of the nHz stochastic gravitational wave background (SGWB) discovered by NANOGrav and other Pulsar Timing Array (PTA) Collaborations is astrophysical, namely that it originates from supermassive black hole (SMBH) binaries. However, alternative cosmological models have been proposed, including cosmic strings, phase transitions, domain walls, primordial fluctuations and "audible" axions. We perform a multi-model analysis (MMA) to compare how well these different hypotheses fit the NANOGrav data, both in isolation and in combination with SMBH binaries, and address the questions: Which interpretations fit the data best, and which are disfavoured? We also discuss experimental signatures that can help discriminate between different sources of the PTA GW signal, including fluctuations in the signal strength between frequency bins, individual sources and how the PTA signal extends to higher frequencies.
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spelling cern-28677192023-10-14T02:15:10Zhttp://cds.cern.ch/record/2867719engEllis, JohnFairbairn, MalcolmFranciolini, GabrieleHütsi, GertIovino, AntonioLewicki, MarekRaidal, MarttiUrrutia, JuanVaskonen, VilleVeermäe, HardiWhat is the source of the PTA GW signal?hep-thParticle Physics - Theoryastro-ph.COAstrophysics and AstronomyThe most conservative interpretation of the nHz stochastic gravitational wave background (SGWB) discovered by NANOGrav and other Pulsar Timing Array (PTA) Collaborations is astrophysical, namely that it originates from supermassive black hole (SMBH) binaries. However, alternative cosmological models have been proposed, including cosmic strings, phase transitions, domain walls, primordial fluctuations and "audible" axions. We perform a multi-model analysis (MMA) to compare how well these different hypotheses fit the NANOGrav data, both in isolation and in combination with SMBH binaries, and address the questions: Which interpretations fit the data best, and which are disfavoured? We also discuss experimental signatures that can help discriminate between different sources of the PTA GW signal, including fluctuations in the signal strength between frequency bins, individual sources and how the PTA signal extends to higher frequencies.arXiv:2308.08546KCL-PH-TH/2023-43CERN-TH-2023-153AION-REPORT/2023-08oai:cds.cern.ch:28677192023-08-16
spellingShingle hep-th
Particle Physics - Theory
astro-ph.CO
Astrophysics and Astronomy
Ellis, John
Fairbairn, Malcolm
Franciolini, Gabriele
Hütsi, Gert
Iovino, Antonio
Lewicki, Marek
Raidal, Martti
Urrutia, Juan
Vaskonen, Ville
Veermäe, Hardi
What is the source of the PTA GW signal?
title What is the source of the PTA GW signal?
title_full What is the source of the PTA GW signal?
title_fullStr What is the source of the PTA GW signal?
title_full_unstemmed What is the source of the PTA GW signal?
title_short What is the source of the PTA GW signal?
title_sort what is the source of the pta gw signal?
topic hep-th
Particle Physics - Theory
astro-ph.CO
Astrophysics and Astronomy
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