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Unveiling the Microhertz Gravitational-Wave Sky with the Square Kilometre Array Observatory

宇宙学与河外天体物理 2026-06-25 v1 高能天体物理现象 天体物理仪器与方法 广义相对论与量子宇宙学

摘要

The gravitational-wave sky is expected to contain a rich variety of sources across a very broad range of frequencies. Much like in electromagnetic astronomy, exploring new gravitational-wave frequency bands therefore has the potential to unlock powerful new insights into the Universe. In this chapter, we investigate the prospects for using high-precision timing of binary millisecond pulsars with the Square Kilometre Array Observatory (SKAO) to search for gravitational waves in the microhertz (μ\muHz) frequency band by targeting resonant gravitational-wave perturbations to the orbits of these binaries. Using only a handful of known systems, we show that SKAO observations can achieve unprecedented sensitivity to microhertz gravitational waves, with the potential to detect inspiralling massive black hole binaries in this band. These searches are complementary to conventional pulsar timing array analyses, adding a new dimension to the gravitational-wave science achievable with the SKAO.

引用

@article{arxiv.2606.27418,
  title  = {Unveiling the Microhertz Gravitational-Wave Sky with the Square Kilometre Array Observatory},
  author = {Alexander C. Jenkins and Diego Blas and Joshua W. Foster},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2606.27418},
  year   = {2026}
}

备注

Published in Advancing Astrophysics with the SKA II (AASKAII), 2026 (arXiv:2606.20366). Report-no:AASKAII/Jenkins01. Advancing Astrophysics with the SKA II (AASKAII) outlines the transformative scientific advances that will be enabled by the SKA telescopes