2013/05/31 by Elan Stopnitzky, Stefano Profumo · 8 citations
Computer Science · Engineering · Physics and Astronomy · #Amplitude #Current (fluid) #Dimensionless quantity #Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope #Geophysics and Sensor Technology #Gravitational wave #Pulsar #Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research #Range (aeronautics) #Seismology and Earthquake Studies #astro-ph.HE #hep-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.1088/0004-637x/787/2/114
published in The Astrophysical Journal 787(2), 114 (IOP Publishing) · Accepted for publication on the Astrophysical Journal; 20 pages, 3 figures, 2 tables
arxiv created 2014/04/07 · openalex publication_date 2014/05/09 · arxiv updated 2015/06/15 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/06
We use data from pulsar gamma-ray glitches recorded by the Fermi Large Area Telescope as input to theoretical models of gravitational wave signals the glitches might generate. We find that the typical peak amplitude of the gravity wave signal from gamma-ray pulsar glitches lies between 10 −23 and 10 −35 in dimensionless units, with peak frequencies in the range of 1 to 1000 Hz, depending on the model. We estimate the signal-to-noise ratio (S/N) for all gamma-ray glitches, and discuss detectability with current gravity wave detectors. Our results indicate that the strongest predicted signals are potentially within reach of current detectors, and that pulsar gamma-ray glitches are promising targets for gravity wave searches by current and next-generation detectors.