Narrowing Down Sources of High-Frequency Gravitational Waves

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Auteurs principaux: Berlin, Asher, Brzeminski, Dawid, Tanin, Erwin H.
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author Berlin, Asher
Brzeminski, Dawid
Tanin, Erwin H.
author_facet Berlin, Asher
Brzeminski, Dawid
Tanin, Erwin H.
contents Detecting gravitational waves above 100 kHz would constitute a major discovery, as any observable signal would have to arise from new physics within the late universe. Although many technologies have been identified to explore this high-frequency regime, the known landscape of promising sources remains extremely sparse. In this work, we aim to rectify this issue by providing model-independent arguments that highlight the most interesting parts of theory space, while remaining agnostic of the specific signal mechanism. For example, energy-conservation implies that gravitational waves detectable by future experiments well above a MHz would most likely have to originate from within the Solar System. Based on these arguments, we also constrain the physical properties of such sources.
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spellingShingle Narrowing Down Sources of High-Frequency Gravitational Waves
Berlin, Asher
Brzeminski, Dawid
Tanin, Erwin H.
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
High Energy Physics - Experiment
Detecting gravitational waves above 100 kHz would constitute a major discovery, as any observable signal would have to arise from new physics within the late universe. Although many technologies have been identified to explore this high-frequency regime, the known landscape of promising sources remains extremely sparse. In this work, we aim to rectify this issue by providing model-independent arguments that highlight the most interesting parts of theory space, while remaining agnostic of the specific signal mechanism. For example, energy-conservation implies that gravitational waves detectable by future experiments well above a MHz would most likely have to originate from within the Solar System. Based on these arguments, we also constrain the physical properties of such sources.
title Narrowing Down Sources of High-Frequency Gravitational Waves
topic High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
High Energy Physics - Experiment
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.10782