The second data release from the European Pulsar Timing Array
Université Paris Cité · Laboratoire AstroParticule et Cosmologie · +32 more institutions
Abstract
The European Pulsar Timing Array (EPTA) and Indian Pulsar Timing Array (InPTA) collaborations have measured a low-frequency common signal in the combination of their second and first data releases, respectively, with the correlation properties of a gravitational wave background (GWB). Such a signal may have its origin in a number of physical processes including a cosmic population of inspiralling supermassive black hole binaries (SMBHBs); inflation, phase transitions, cosmic strings, and tensor mode generation by the non-linear evolution of scalar perturbations in the early Universe; and oscillations of the Galactic potential in the presence of ultra-light dark matter (ULDM). At the current stage of emerging…
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114Topics & keywords
- Physics
- Gravitational wave
- Astrophysics
- Pulsar
- Cosmic string
- Astronomy
- Galaxy
- Population
- Peace, Justice and strong institutions
- Reduced inequalities
Funding
- NSNational Science FoundationAwards: 1430284, 2114721, 2020265
- AVAlexander von Humboldt-StiftungAward: H2020
- UDUniversità degli Studi di MilanoAward: H2020
- UOUniversity of East Anglia
- ECEuropean CommissionAwards: 101094354, PRIN 2017, 818691, 227947, H2020, 610058
- TITata Institute of Fundamental ResearchAward: RTI 4002
- DODepartment of Atomic Energy, Government of IndiaAwards: D-TFR-5.02-0200, 12-R&D-TFR-5.02-0200, RTI 4002
- DFDeutsche ForschungsgemeinschaftAwards: PO 2758/1-1, 433075039
- ANAgence Nationale de la RechercheAwards: ANR-18-CE31-0015, ANR-18
- SNSchweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen ForschungAward: 227947
- NNNational Natural Science Foundation of ChinaAwards: 2020SKA0120100, 11690024, IN2P3
- CNCentre National d’Etudes SpatialesAward: IN2P3
- NONederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk OnderzoekAwards: 400.17.608, 15784, ST/T000414/1
- MDMinistero dell’Istruzione, dell’Università e della RicercaAwards: 2017SYRTCN, H2020
- CRConseil Régional, Île-de-France
- MMax-Planck-Gesellschaft
- SNStavros Niarchos FoundationAward: 01431
- CNCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique
- INIstituto Nazionale di AstrofisicaAward: 70/2016
- UBUniversität Bielefeld
- PUPeking University
- RARegione Autonoma della Sardegna
- HFHellenic Foundation for Research and InnovationAward: 01431
- AASTRON
- H2Horizon 2020 Framework ProgrammeAward: 818691
- ODObservatoire de Paris, Université de Recherche Paris Sciences et Lettres
- SAScience and Technology Facilities CouncilAwards: ST/T000414/1, IN2P3, ST/W000946/1, ST/T506291/1
- JSJapan Society for the Promotion of ScienceAwards: 610058, 21H04467, 20H00180, 21H01130
- INInstitut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules