The astrophysical gravitational wave stochastic background

Details The astrophysical gravitational wave stochastic background The astrophysical gravitational wave stochastic background

2011-01-14

arxiv.org/abs/1101.2762v3

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics

appeared in Research in Astronomy & Astrophysics (RAA), vol 11 (2011) as Invited paper ; 20 pages and 7 figures; version corre

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A gravitational wave stochastic background of astrophysical origin may have resulted from the superposition of a large number of unresolved sources since the beginning of stellar activity. Its detection would put very strong constrains on the physical properties of compact objects, the initial mass function or the star formation history. On the other hand, it could be a 'noise' that would mask the stochastic background of cosmological origin. We review the main astrophysical processes able to produce a stochastic background and discuss how it may differ from the primordial contribution by its statistical properties. Current detection methods are also presented.

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