Precision timing of large arrays (>50) of millisecond pulsars will detect the nanohertz gravitational-wave emission from supermassive binary black holes within the next ~3-7 years. We review the scientific opportunities of these detections, the requirements for success, and the synergies with electromagnetic instruments operating in the 2020s.
@article{arxiv.1903.08183,
title = {Supermassive Black-hole Demographics & Environments With Pulsar Timing Arrays},
author = {Stephen R. Taylor and Sarah Burke-Spolaor and Paul T. Baker and Maria Charisi and Kristina Islo and Luke Z. Kelley and Dustin R. Madison and Joseph Simon and Sarah Vigeland},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1903.08183},
year = {2019}
}
Comments
Submitted to the Astro2020 Decadal Survey. One of 5 core white-papers authored by members of the NANOGrav Collaboration. 9 pages, 2 figures