Cosmic string bursts in LISA

Autor: Auclair, Pierre, Babak, Stanislav, Leclere, Hippolyte Quelquejay, Steer, Danièle A.
Přispěvatelé: AstroParticule et Cosmologie (APC (UMR_7164)), Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Observatoire de Paris, Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Paris Cité (UPCité)
Rok vydání: 2023
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DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2305.11653
Popis: Cosmic string cusps are sources of short-lived, linearly polarised gravitational wave bursts which can be searched for in gravitational wave detectors. We assess the capability of LISA to detect these bursts using the latest LISA configuration and operational assumptions. For such short bursts, we verify that LISA can be considered as ``frozen", namely that one can neglect LISA's orbital motion. We consider two models for the network of cosmic string loops, and estimate that LISA should be able to detect 1-3 bursts per year assuming a string tension $G\mu \approx 10^{-11} - 10^{-10.5}$ and detection threshold $\rm{SNR} \ge 20$. Non-detection of these bursts would constrain the string tension to $G\mu\lesssim 10^{-11}$ for both models.
Comment: 6 pages
Databáze: OpenAIRE