Abstract: I will review some of the recent progress made in analyzing pulsar timing array data. I will talk about sources of gravitational waves in the nano-Hertz band and prospects for detection. Interestingly, the latest estimates of the amplitude of the stochastic background from super-massive binary black hole coalescences point to a potential discovery date within the decade. I’ll also discuss the potential of gravitational waves to shed light on alternative theories of gravity.
Gravitational wave searches in pulsar timing data
Xavier Siemens (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee) // Nov 10, 2014
Abstract: I will review some of the recent progress made in analyzing pulsar timing array data. I will talk about sources of gravitational waves in the nano-Hertz band and prospects for detection. Interestingly, the latest estimates of the amplitude of the stochastic background from super-massive binary black hole coalescences point to a potential discovery date within the decade. I’ll also discuss the potential of gravitational waves to shed light on alternative theories of gravity.