Constraints on Cosmic Strings Using Data from the Third Advanced LIGO–Virgo Observing Run

The LIGO Scientific Collaboration; Virgo Collaboration; the KAGRA Collaboration; Sukanta Bose; D. D. Brown; Amin Chen; C. Chen; H. Y. Chen; Jianqin Chen; K. Chen; Xueqin Chen; Y. B. Chen; Y. R. Chen; Z. Chen; Hai-Ping Cheng; Raul Kumar Coudhary; Hannah Hansen; J. Hennig; M. H. Hennig; M. T. Hübner; R. N. Lang; H. K. Lee; H. M. Lee; H. W. Lee; J. Lee; K. Lee; R. Lee; X. Li; C. A. Rose; J. R. Sanders; Patricia Schmidt; L. Sun; D. S. Wu; H. Wu; Kohei Yamamoto; H. Zhang; L. Zhang; R. Zhang; X. J. Zhu; Christoph Affeldt; Peter Aufmuth; Fabio Bergamin; A. Bisht; Nina Bode; P. Booker; M. Brinkmann; N. Gohlke; J. Heinze; S. Hochheim; J. Junker; W. Kastaun; R. Kirchhoff; P. Koch; N. Koper; V. Kringel; N. V. Krishnendu; G. Kuehn; S. Leavey; J. Lehmann; J. Liu; J. D. Lough; Mariia Matuisheckina; M. Mehmet; F. Meylahn; N. Mukund; S. L. Nadji; M. Nery; F. Ohme; M. Schneewind; B. W. Schulte; Y. Setyawati; J.  Venneberg; M. Weinert; F. Wellmann; Peter Weßels; W. Winkler; J. Woehler; J. von Wrangel; Mariia Matiushechkina

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.126.241102

Details

Originalsprache	Englisch
Aufsatznummer	241102
Seitenumfang	20
Fachzeitschrift	Physical Review Letters
Jahrgang	126
Ausgabenummer	24
Frühes Online-Datum	16 Juni 2021
Publikationsstatus	Veröffentlicht - 18 Juni 2021

Abstract

We search for gravitational-wave signals produced by cosmic strings in the Advanced LIGO and Virgo full O3 data set. Search results are presented for gravitational waves produced by cosmic string loop features such as cusps, kinks and, for the first time, kink-kink collisions.cA template-based search for short-duration transient signals does not yield a detection. We also use the stochastic gravitational-wave background energy density upper limits derived from the O3 data to constrain the cosmic string tension, \(G\mu\), as a function of the number of kinks, or the number of cusps, for two cosmic string loop distribution models.cAdditionally, we develop and test a third model which interpolates between these two models. Our results improve upon the previous LIGO-Virgo constraints on \(G\mu\) by one to two orders of magnitude depending on the model which is tested. In particular, for one loop distribution model, we set the most competitive constraints to date, \(G\mu\lesssim 4\times 10^{-15}\).

ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete

Physik und Astronomie (insg.)
Allgemeine Physik und Astronomie

Zitieren

Constraints on Cosmic Strings Using Data from the Third Advanced LIGO–Virgo Observing Run. / The LIGO Scientific Collaboration; Virgo Collaboration; the KAGRA Collaboration et al.
in: Physical Review Letters, Jahrgang 126, Nr. 24, 241102, 18.06.2021.

Publikation: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift › Artikel › Forschung › Peer-Review

The LIGO Scientific Collaboration, Virgo Collaboration, the KAGRA Collaboration, Bose, S, Brown, DD, Chen, A, Chen, C, Chen, HY, Chen, J, Chen, K, Chen, X, Chen, YB, Chen, YR, Chen, Z, Cheng, H-P, Coudhary, RK, Hansen, H, Hennig, J, Hennig, MH, Hübner, MT, Lang, RN, Lee, HK, Lee, HM, Lee, HW, Lee, J, Lee, K, Lee, R, Li, X, Rose, CA, Sanders, JR, Schmidt, P, Sun, L, Wu, DS, Wu, H, Yamamoto, K, Zhang, H, Zhang, L, Zhang, R, Zhu, XJ, Affeldt, C, Aufmuth, P, Bergamin, F, Bisht, A, Bode, N, Booker, P, Brinkmann, M, Gohlke, N, Heinze, J, Hochheim, S, Junker, J, Kastaun, W, Kirchhoff, R, Koch, P, Koper, N, Kringel, V, Krishnendu, NV, Kuehn, G, Leavey, S, Lehmann, J, Liu, J, Lough, JD, Matuisheckina, M, Mehmet, M, Meylahn, F, Mukund, N, Nadji, SL, Nery, M, Ohme, F, Schneewind, M, Schulte, BW, Setyawati, Y, Venneberg, J, Weinert, M, Wellmann, F, Weßels, P, Winkler, W, Woehler, J, von Wrangel, J & Matiushechkina, M 2021, 'Constraints on Cosmic Strings Using Data from the Third Advanced LIGO–Virgo Observing Run', Physical Review Letters, Jg. 126, Nr. 24, 241102. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.126.241102, https://doi.org/10.15488/12066

The LIGO Scientific Collaboration, Virgo Collaboration, the KAGRA Collaboration, Bose, S., Brown, D. D., Chen, A., Chen, C., Chen, H. Y., Chen, J., Chen, K., Chen, X., Chen, Y. B., Chen, Y. R., Chen, Z., Cheng, H.-P., Coudhary, R. K., Hansen, H., Hennig, J., Hennig, M. H., ... Matiushechkina, M. (2021). Constraints on Cosmic Strings Using Data from the Third Advanced LIGO–Virgo Observing Run. Physical Review Letters, 126(24), Artikel 241102. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.126.241102, https://doi.org/10.15488/12066

The LIGO Scientific Collaboration, Virgo Collaboration, the KAGRA Collaboration, Bose S, Brown DD, Chen A et al. Constraints on Cosmic Strings Using Data from the Third Advanced LIGO–Virgo Observing Run. Physical Review Letters. 2021 Jun 18;126(24):241102. Epub 2021 Jun 16. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.126.241102, 10.15488/12066

The LIGO Scientific Collaboration ; Virgo Collaboration ; the KAGRA Collaboration et al. / Constraints on Cosmic Strings Using Data from the Third Advanced LIGO–Virgo Observing Run. in: Physical Review Letters. 2021 ; Jahrgang 126, Nr. 24.

Download

@article{a6f1c448c154421895070147fef89bb7,

title = "Constraints on Cosmic Strings Using Data from the Third Advanced LIGO–Virgo Observing Run",

abstract = "We search for gravitational-wave signals produced by cosmic strings in the Advanced LIGO and Virgo full O3 dataset. Search results are presented for gravitational waves produced by cosmic string loop features such as cusps, kinks, and, for the first time, kink-kink collisions. A template-based search for short-duration transient signals does not yield a detection. We also use the stochastic gravitational-wave background energy density upper limits derived from the O3 data to constrain the cosmic string tension Gμ as a function of the number of kinks, or the number of cusps, for two cosmic string loop distribution models. Additionally, we develop and test a third model that interpolates between these two models. Our results improve upon the previous LIGO-Virgo constraints on Gμ by 1 to 2 orders of magnitude depending on the model that is tested. In particular, for the one-loop distribution model, we set the most competitive constraints to date: Gμ≲4×10-15. In the case of cosmic strings formed at the end of inflation in the context of grand unified theories, these results challenge simple inflationary models.",

keywords = "gr-qc, astro-ph.CO, hep-th",

author = "{The LIGO Scientific Collaboration} and {The Virgo Collaboration} and {the KAGRA Collaboration} and R. Abbott and Abbott, {T. D.} and S. Abraham and F. Acernese and K. Ackley and A. Adams and C. Adams and Adhikari, {R. X.} and Adya, {V. B.} and C. Affeldt and D. Agarwal and M. Agathos and K. Agatsuma and N. Aggarwal and Aguiar, {O. D.} and L. Aiello and A. Ain and P. Ajith and T. Akutsu and Aleman, {K. M.} and G. Allen and A. Allocca and Altin, {P. A.} and A. Amato and S. Anand and A. Ananyeva and Anderson, {S. B.} and Anderson, {W. G.} and M. Ando and Angelova, {S. V.} and S. Ansoldi and Antelis, {J. M.} and S. Antier and S. Appert and Koya Arai and Koji Arai and Y. Arai and S. Araki and A. Araya and Danilishin, {S. L.} and K. Danzmann and M. Heurs and A. Hreibi and K. Isleif and H. L{\"u}ck and L. Richardson and H. Vahlbruch and L. Wei and D. Wilken and B. Willke and Sukanta Bose and Brown, {D. D.} and Amin Chen and C. Chen and Chen, {H. Y.} and Jianqin Chen and K. Chen and Xueqin Chen and Chen, {Y. B.} and Chen, {Y. R.} and Z. Chen and Hai-Ping Cheng and Coudhary, {Raul Kumar} and Hannah Hansen and J. Hennig and Hennig, {M. H.} and H{\"u}bner, {M. T.} and Lang, {R. N.} and Lee, {H. K.} and Lee, {H. M.} and Lee, {H. W.} and J. Lee and K. Lee and R. Lee and X. Li and Rose, {C. A.} and Sanders, {J. R.} and Patricia Schmidt and L. Sun and Wu, {D. S.} and H. Wu and Kohei Yamamoto and H. Zhang and L. Zhang and R. Zhang and Zhu, {X. J.} and Christoph Affeldt and Peter Aufmuth and Fabio Bergamin and A. Bisht and Nina Bode and P. Booker and M. Brinkmann and N. Gohlke and J. Heinze and S. Hochheim and J. Junker and W. Kastaun and R. Kirchhoff and P. Koch and N. Koper and V. Kringel and Krishnendu, {N. V.} and G. Kuehn and S. Leavey and J. Lehmann and J. Liu and Lough, {J. D.} and Mariia Matuisheckina and M. Mehmet and F. Meylahn and N. Mukund and Nadji, {S. L.} and M. Nery and F. Ohme and M. Schneewind and Schulte, {B. W.} and Y. Setyawati and J. Venneberg and M. Weinert and F. Wellmann and Peter We{\ss}els and W. Winkler and J. Woehler and {von Wrangel}, J. and Mariia Matiushechkina",

note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2021 us. American Physical Society.",

year = "2021",

month = jun,

day = "18",

doi = "10.1103/PhysRevLett.126.241102",

language = "English",

volume = "126",

journal = "Physical Review Letters",

issn = "0031-9007",

publisher = "American Physical Society",

number = "24",

}

Download

TY - JOUR

T1 - Constraints on Cosmic Strings Using Data from the Third Advanced LIGO–Virgo Observing Run

AU - The LIGO Scientific Collaboration

AU - The Virgo Collaboration

AU - the KAGRA Collaboration

AU - Abbott, R.

AU - Abbott, T. D.

AU - Abraham, S.

AU - Acernese, F.

AU - Ackley, K.

AU - Adams, A.

AU - Adams, C.

AU - Adhikari, R. X.

AU - Adya, V. B.

AU - Affeldt, C.

AU - Agarwal, D.

AU - Agathos, M.

AU - Agatsuma, K.

AU - Aggarwal, N.

AU - Aguiar, O. D.

AU - Aiello, L.

AU - Ain, A.

AU - Ajith, P.

AU - Akutsu, T.

AU - Aleman, K. M.

AU - Allen, G.

AU - Allocca, A.

AU - Altin, P. A.

AU - Amato, A.

AU - Anand, S.

AU - Ananyeva, A.

AU - Anderson, S. B.

AU - Anderson, W. G.

AU - Ando, M.

AU - Angelova, S. V.

AU - Ansoldi, S.

AU - Antelis, J. M.

AU - Antier, S.

AU - Appert, S.

AU - Arai, Koya

AU - Arai, Koji

AU - Arai, Y.

AU - Araki, S.

AU - Araya, A.

AU - Danilishin, S. L.

AU - Danzmann, K.

AU - Heurs, M.

AU - Hreibi, A.

AU - Isleif, K.

AU - Lück, H.

AU - Richardson, L.

AU - Vahlbruch, H.

AU - Wei, L.

AU - Wilken, D.

AU - Willke, B.

AU - Bose, Sukanta

AU - Brown, D. D.

AU - Chen, Amin

AU - Chen, C.

AU - Chen, H. Y.

AU - Chen, Jianqin

AU - Chen, K.

AU - Chen, Xueqin

AU - Chen, Y. B.

AU - Chen, Y. R.

AU - Chen, Z.

AU - Cheng, Hai-Ping

AU - Coudhary, Raul Kumar

AU - Hansen, Hannah

AU - Hennig, J.

AU - Hennig, M. H.

AU - Hübner, M. T.

AU - Lang, R. N.

AU - Lee, H. K.

AU - Lee, H. M.

AU - Lee, H. W.

AU - Lee, J.

AU - Lee, K.

AU - Lee, R.

AU - Li, X.

AU - Rose, C. A.

AU - Sanders, J. R.

AU - Schmidt, Patricia

AU - Sun, L.

AU - Wu, D. S.

AU - Wu, H.

AU - Yamamoto, Kohei

AU - Zhang, H.

AU - Zhang, L.

AU - Zhang, R.

AU - Zhu, X. J.

AU - Affeldt, Christoph

AU - Aufmuth, Peter

AU - Bergamin, Fabio

AU - Bisht, A.

AU - Bode, Nina

AU - Booker, P.

AU - Brinkmann, M.

AU - Gohlke, N.

AU - Heinze, J.

AU - Hochheim, S.

AU - Junker, J.

AU - Kastaun, W.

AU - Kirchhoff, R.

AU - Koch, P.

AU - Koper, N.

AU - Kringel, V.

AU - Krishnendu, N. V.

AU - Kuehn, G.

AU - Leavey, S.

AU - Lehmann, J.

AU - Liu, J.

AU - Lough, J. D.

AU - Matuisheckina, Mariia

AU - Mehmet, M.

AU - Meylahn, F.

AU - Mukund, N.

AU - Nadji, S. L.

AU - Nery, M.

AU - Ohme, F.

AU - Schneewind, M.

AU - Schulte, B. W.

AU - Setyawati, Y.

AU - Venneberg, J.

AU - Weinert, M.

AU - Wellmann, F.

AU - Weßels, Peter

AU - Winkler, W.

AU - Woehler, J.

AU - von Wrangel, J.

AU - Matiushechkina, Mariia

PY - 2021/6/18

Y1 - 2021/6/18

N2 - We search for gravitational-wave signals produced by cosmic strings in the Advanced LIGO and Virgo full O3 dataset. Search results are presented for gravitational waves produced by cosmic string loop features such as cusps, kinks, and, for the first time, kink-kink collisions. A template-based search for short-duration transient signals does not yield a detection. We also use the stochastic gravitational-wave background energy density upper limits derived from the O3 data to constrain the cosmic string tension Gμ as a function of the number of kinks, or the number of cusps, for two cosmic string loop distribution models. Additionally, we develop and test a third model that interpolates between these two models. Our results improve upon the previous LIGO-Virgo constraints on Gμ by 1 to 2 orders of magnitude depending on the model that is tested. In particular, for the one-loop distribution model, we set the most competitive constraints to date: Gμ≲4×10-15. In the case of cosmic strings formed at the end of inflation in the context of grand unified theories, these results challenge simple inflationary models.

AB - We search for gravitational-wave signals produced by cosmic strings in the Advanced LIGO and Virgo full O3 dataset. Search results are presented for gravitational waves produced by cosmic string loop features such as cusps, kinks, and, for the first time, kink-kink collisions. A template-based search for short-duration transient signals does not yield a detection. We also use the stochastic gravitational-wave background energy density upper limits derived from the O3 data to constrain the cosmic string tension Gμ as a function of the number of kinks, or the number of cusps, for two cosmic string loop distribution models. Additionally, we develop and test a third model that interpolates between these two models. Our results improve upon the previous LIGO-Virgo constraints on Gμ by 1 to 2 orders of magnitude depending on the model that is tested. In particular, for the one-loop distribution model, we set the most competitive constraints to date: Gμ≲4×10-15. In the case of cosmic strings formed at the end of inflation in the context of grand unified theories, these results challenge simple inflationary models.

KW - gr-qc

KW - astro-ph.CO

KW - hep-th

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85108902341&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevLett.126.241102

DO - 10.1103/PhysRevLett.126.241102

M3 - Article

VL - 126

JO - Physical Review Letters

JF - Physical Review Letters

SN - 0031-9007

IS - 24

M1 - 241102

ER -

Research@Leibniz University

Constraints on Cosmic Strings Using Data from the Third Advanced LIGO–Virgo Observing Run

Autorschaft

Organisationseinheiten

Externe Organisationen

Details

Abstract

ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete

Zitieren

Von denselben Autoren

Search for Eccentric Black Hole Coalescences during the Third Observing Run of LIGO and Virgo

Ultralight vector dark matter search using data from the KAGRA O3GK run

Quantum Enhanced Balanced Heterodyne Readout for Differential Interferometry

Search for Gravitational-lensing Signatures in the Full Third Observing Run of the LIGO-Virgo Network

Observation of Gravitational Waves from the Coalescence of a 2.5–4.5 M _⊙ Compact Object and a Neutron Star

Constraints on Cosmic Strings Using Data from the Third Advanced LIGO–Virgo Observing Run

Autorschaft

Organisationseinheiten

Externe Organisationen

Details

Abstract

ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete

Zitieren

Von denselben Autoren

Search for Eccentric Black Hole Coalescences during the Third Observing Run of LIGO and Virgo

Ultralight vector dark matter search using data from the KAGRA O3GK run

Quantum Enhanced Balanced Heterodyne Readout for Differential Interferometry

Search for Gravitational-lensing Signatures in the Full Third Observing Run of the LIGO-Virgo Network

Observation of Gravitational Waves from the Coalescence of a 2.5–4.5 M ⊙ Compact Object and a Neutron Star

Observation of Gravitational Waves from the Coalescence of a 2.5–4.5 M _⊙ Compact Object and a Neutron Star