Sensitivity to anisotropic stochastic gravitational-wave background with space-borne networks

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Hauptverfasser: Liang, Zheng-Cheng, Li, Zhi-Yuan, Li, En-Kun, Zhang, Jian-dong, Hu, Yi-Ming
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author Liang, Zheng-Cheng
Li, Zhi-Yuan
Li, En-Kun
Zhang, Jian-dong
Hu, Yi-Ming
author_facet Liang, Zheng-Cheng
Li, Zhi-Yuan
Li, En-Kun
Zhang, Jian-dong
Hu, Yi-Ming
contents Single gravitational-wave detectors face inherent limitations in detecting the anisotropy of the stochastic background. In this work, we explore the sensitivity to anisotropic backgrounds with a network of space-borne detectors. We find that the separation between detectors plays an important role in determining the sensitivity. For the first time, we observe as large as three orders of magnitude enhancement in detection sensitivity for the multipoles with $l=5$ and 6, compared to coinciding detectors. Coordinating and optimizing the separation between two space-borne detectors can significantly enhance the network's sensitivity to the multipole components of the stochastic background. For the TianQin + LISA network, benefiting from detector separation, it is possible to achieve sensitivity levels of 2-3 orders of magnitude better than using TianQin or LISA detector alone. These findings pave the way to uncover the underlying physics of anisotropy through gravitational-wave detections.
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spellingShingle Sensitivity to anisotropic stochastic gravitational-wave background with space-borne networks
Liang, Zheng-Cheng
Li, Zhi-Yuan
Li, En-Kun
Zhang, Jian-dong
Hu, Yi-Ming
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
Single gravitational-wave detectors face inherent limitations in detecting the anisotropy of the stochastic background. In this work, we explore the sensitivity to anisotropic backgrounds with a network of space-borne detectors. We find that the separation between detectors plays an important role in determining the sensitivity. For the first time, we observe as large as three orders of magnitude enhancement in detection sensitivity for the multipoles with $l=5$ and 6, compared to coinciding detectors. Coordinating and optimizing the separation between two space-borne detectors can significantly enhance the network's sensitivity to the multipole components of the stochastic background. For the TianQin + LISA network, benefiting from detector separation, it is possible to achieve sensitivity levels of 2-3 orders of magnitude better than using TianQin or LISA detector alone. These findings pave the way to uncover the underlying physics of anisotropy through gravitational-wave detections.
title Sensitivity to anisotropic stochastic gravitational-wave background with space-borne networks
topic General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2307.01541