StarTrack predictions of the stochastic gravitational-wave background from compact binary mergers

11 mars 2021, 14:30
18m
Webinar

Webinar

Contributed talk Stellar binaries

Orateur

Carole Perigois

Description

Nowdays we are able to resolve more and more compact binary merger events as our detector sensitivities improve. However the detected sources are loud and close events, suggesting a large number of non-resolved binary mergers participating to a background. I will present this background computed from the StarTrack population synthesis in a large frequency range (1$\mu$Hz - 2kHz). For the first time the calculation includes the redshift and orbital evolution of binary systems as well as new merger channels : the stars from population III and the non-merging systems population. For several detector networks scenario (2G : LIGO, Virgo, KAGRA; 3G : Einstein Telecope, Cosmic Explorer and the space antenna : LISA) we compute the residual background by substracting the corresponding resolved sources and evaluate its detectability.

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