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Main Authors: Campbell, William M., Mariani, Leonardo, Tobar, Michael E., Goryachev, Maxim
Format: Preprint
Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.03609
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author Campbell, William M.
Mariani, Leonardo
Tobar, Michael E.
Goryachev, Maxim
author_facet Campbell, William M.
Mariani, Leonardo
Tobar, Michael E.
Goryachev, Maxim
contents The multi-mode acoustic gravitational wave experiment (MAGE) is a high-frequency gravitational wave detection experiment featuring cryogenic quartz bulk acoustic wave resonators operating as sensitive strain antennas in the MHz regime. After 61 days of non-continuous data collection, we present bounds on the observable merger rate density of primordial black hole binary systems of chirp mass $1.2\times10^{-4}M_\odot<\mathcal{M}<1.7\times10^{-9}M_\odot$. The maximum achieved limit on the merger rate density is $\mathcal{R}>1.3\times10^{18}~\mathrm{kpc}^{-3}\mathrm{yr}^{-1}$ which corresponds to constraining yearly mergers to a distance of reach on the order of the solar system, or $1.0\times10^{-6}$ kpc during the observational period. In addition, we exclude significantly rare and strong events similar to those observed in previous predecessor experiments as non-gravitational background signals, utilising coincident analysis between multiple detectors.
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spellingShingle Experimental Limits on Planetary Mass Primordial Black Hole Mergers
Campbell, William M.
Mariani, Leonardo
Tobar, Michael E.
Goryachev, Maxim
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
The multi-mode acoustic gravitational wave experiment (MAGE) is a high-frequency gravitational wave detection experiment featuring cryogenic quartz bulk acoustic wave resonators operating as sensitive strain antennas in the MHz regime. After 61 days of non-continuous data collection, we present bounds on the observable merger rate density of primordial black hole binary systems of chirp mass $1.2\times10^{-4}M_\odot<\mathcal{M}<1.7\times10^{-9}M_\odot$. The maximum achieved limit on the merger rate density is $\mathcal{R}>1.3\times10^{18}~\mathrm{kpc}^{-3}\mathrm{yr}^{-1}$ which corresponds to constraining yearly mergers to a distance of reach on the order of the solar system, or $1.0\times10^{-6}$ kpc during the observational period. In addition, we exclude significantly rare and strong events similar to those observed in previous predecessor experiments as non-gravitational background signals, utilising coincident analysis between multiple detectors.
title Experimental Limits on Planetary Mass Primordial Black Hole Mergers
topic General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.03609