期刊
PHYSICS LETTERS B
卷 778, 期 -, 页码 392-396出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.physletb.2018.01.050
关键词
Cosmic strings; Gravitational waves
资金
- National Science Foundation [1430284, 1607585, 1213888, 1213930, 1518742, 1520792]
- Ikerbasque, Basque Foundation for Science
- Spanish Ministry MINECO [FPA2015-64041-C2-1P]
- Basque Government [IT-979-16]
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, G mu < 1.5 x10(-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 G mu will improve somewhat, but a string network with G mu 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. (C) 2018 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier B.V.
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