The Sound of Dark Sectors in Pulsar Timing Arrays

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Main Authors: Banik, Amitayus, Cui, Yanou, Tsai, Yu-Dai, Tsai, Yuhsin
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Published: 2024
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author Banik, Amitayus
Cui, Yanou
Tsai, Yu-Dai
Tsai, Yuhsin
author_facet Banik, Amitayus
Cui, Yanou
Tsai, Yu-Dai
Tsai, Yuhsin
contents A phase transition in the dark sector (DS) presents a promising explanation for the stochastic gravitational wave (GW) signals detected in recent observations by Pulsar Timing Arrays (PTAs). Instead of focusing solely on fitting data with phenomenological parameters, we systematically delineate simple, underlying dark sector (DS) models at the microscopic, Lagrangian level and uncover the conditions required to yield the GW spectrum observed by PTAs. We also illustrate the possibilities of the DS cosmology, which may include a dark matter candidate with a $\mathcal{O}$(MeV) mass.
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spellingShingle The Sound of Dark Sectors in Pulsar Timing Arrays
Banik, Amitayus
Cui, Yanou
Tsai, Yu-Dai
Tsai, Yuhsin
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
A phase transition in the dark sector (DS) presents a promising explanation for the stochastic gravitational wave (GW) signals detected in recent observations by Pulsar Timing Arrays (PTAs). Instead of focusing solely on fitting data with phenomenological parameters, we systematically delineate simple, underlying dark sector (DS) models at the microscopic, Lagrangian level and uncover the conditions required to yield the GW spectrum observed by PTAs. We also illustrate the possibilities of the DS cosmology, which may include a dark matter candidate with a $\mathcal{O}$(MeV) mass.
title The Sound of Dark Sectors in Pulsar Timing Arrays
topic High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.16282