Cosmological Backgrounds of Gravitational Waves and eLISA
Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
2012-09-19 v1 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
High Energy Physics - Theory
Abstract
We review cosmological backgrounds of gravitational waves with a particular attention to the scientific potential of the eLISA/NGO mission. After an overview of cosmological backgrounds and detectors, we consider different cosmological sources that could lead to an observable signal. We then study the backgrounds produced by first-order phase transitions and networks of cosmic strings, assessing the prospects for their detection.
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@article{arxiv.1209.4024,
title = {Cosmological Backgrounds of Gravitational Waves and eLISA},
author = {Jean-Francois Dufaux},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1209.4024},
year = {2012}
}
Comments
11 pages, to appear in the proceedings of the 9th LISA Symposium