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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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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 |
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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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publishDate | 2023 |
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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 |
url | http://cds.cern.ch/record/2867719 |
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