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Alternative LISA-TAIJI networks: detectability of the isotropic stochastic gravitational wave background

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2021-11-09 v2

Abstract

In previous work [1], three TAIJI orbital deployments have been proposed to compose alternative LISA-TAIJI networks, TAIJIm (leading the Earth by 2020^\circ and 60-60^\circ inclined with respect to ecliptic plane), TAIJIp (leading the Earth by 2020^\circ and +60+60^\circ inclined), TAIJIc (colocated and coplanar with LISA) with respect to the LISA mission (trailing the Earth by 2020^\circ and +60+60^\circ inclined). And the LISA-TAIJIm network has been identified as the most capable configuration for massive black hole binary observation. In this work, we examine the performance of three networks to the stochastic gravitational wave background (SGWB) especially for the comparison of two eligible configurations, LISA-TAIJIm and LISA-TAIJIp. This investigation shows that the detectability of LISA-TAIJIm is competitive with the LISA-TAIJIp network for some specific SGWB spectral shapes. And the capability of LISA-TAIJIm is also identical to LISA-TAIJIp to separate the SGWB components by determining the parameters of signals. Considering the performances on SGWB and massive black hole binaries observations, the TAIJIm could be recognized as an optimal option to fulfill joint observations with LISA.

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@article{arxiv.2108.11151,
  title  = {Alternative LISA-TAIJI networks: detectability of the isotropic stochastic gravitational wave background},
  author = {Gang Wang and Wen-Biao Han},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2108.11151},
  year   = {2021}
}

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16 pages, 9 figures, accepted for publication in PRD