Astrophysics with the laser interferometer space antenna

P Amaro-Seoane, J Andrews, M Arca Sedda… - Living Reviews in …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract The Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) will be a transformative experiment
for gravitational wave astronomy, and, as such, it will offer unique opportunities to address …

Cosmology with the laser interferometer space antenna

P Auclair, D Bacon, T Baker, T Barreiro… - Living Reviews in …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract The Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) has two scientific objectives of
cosmological focus: to probe the expansion rate of the universe, and to understand …

Science with the Einstein Telescope: a comparison of different designs

M Branchesi, M Maggiore, D Alonso… - … of Cosmology and …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract The Einstein Telescope (ET), the European project for a third-generation
gravitational-wave detector, has a reference configuration based on a triangular shape …

Challenges for ΛCDM: An update

L Perivolaropoulos, F Skara - New Astronomy Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
A number of challenges to the standard Λ CDM model have been emerging during the past
few years as the accuracy of cosmological observations improves. In this review we discuss …

Recent advances in inflation

SD Odintsov, VK Oikonomou, I Giannakoudi… - Symmetry, 2023 - mdpi.com
We review recent trends in inflationary dynamics in the context of viable modified gravity
theories. After providing a general overview of the inflationary paradigm emphasizing on …

Cosmic superstrings revisited in light of NANOGrav 15-year data

J Ellis, M Lewicki, C Lin, V Vaskonen - Physical Review D, 2023 - APS
We analyze cosmic superstring models in light of NANOGrav 15-year pulsar timing data. A
good fit is found for a string tension G μ∼ 10-12–10-11 and a string intercommutation …

What is the source of the PTA GW signal?

J Ellis, M Fairbairn, G Franciolini, G Hütsi, A Iovino… - Physical Review D, 2024 - APS
The most conservative interpretation of the nHz stochastic gravitational wave background
(SGWB) discovered by NANOGrav and other pulsar timing array (PTA) collaborations is …

Science case for the Einstein telescope

M Maggiore, C Van Den Broeck… - … of Cosmology and …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract The Einstein Telescope (ET), a proposed European ground-based gravitational-
wave detector of third-generation, is an evolution of second-generation detectors such as …

Flat energy spectrum of primordial gravitational waves versus peaks and the NANOGrav 2023 observation

VK Oikonomou - Physical Review D, 2023 - APS
In this work we present several characteristic examples of theories of gravity and particle
physics scenarios that may yield an observable energy spectrum of stochastic primordial …

Challenges and opportunities of gravitational-wave searches at MHz to GHz frequencies

N Aggarwal, OD Aguiar, A Bauswein, G Cella… - Living reviews in …, 2021 - Springer
The first direct measurement of gravitational waves by the LIGO and Virgo collaborations
has opened up new avenues to explore our Universe. This white paper outlines the …