Localizing gravitational wave sources with single-baseline atom interferometers

Graham, Peter W.; Jung, Sunghoon

doi:10.1103/physrevd.97.024052

Title: Localizing gravitational wave sources with single-baseline atom interferometers

Journal Article · Wed Jan 31 00:00:00 UTC 2018 · Physical Review. D.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevd.97.024052 · OSTI ID:1424722

Graham, Peter W. ^[1]; Jung, Sunghoon ^[2]

Stanford Univ., CA (United States). Stanford Inst. for Theoretical Physics, Dept. of Physics
Seoul National Univ. (Korea, Republic of). Center for Theoretical Physics, Dept. of Physics and Astronomy; SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)

Localizing sources on the sky is crucial for realizing the full potential of gravitational waves for astronomy, astrophysics, and cosmology. Here in this paper, we show that the midfrequency band, roughly 0.03 to 10 Hz, has significant potential for angular localization. The angular location is measured through the changing Doppler shift as the detector orbits the Sun. This band maximizes the effect since these are the highest frequencies in which sources live for several months. Atom interferometer detectors can observe in the midfrequency band, and even with just a single baseline they can exploit this effect for sensitive angular localization. The single-baseline orbits around the Earth and the Sun, causing it to reorient and change position significantly during the lifetime of the source, and making it similar to having multiple baselines/detectors. For example, atomic detectors could predict the location of upcoming black hole or neutron star merger events with sufficient accuracy to allow optical and other electromagnetic telescopes to observe these events simultaneously. Thus, midband atomic detectors are complementary to other gravitational wave detectors and will help complete the observation of a broad range of the gravitational spectrum.

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Research Organization:: SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC), Menlo Park, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-76SF00515; SC0012012

OSTI ID:: 1424722

Journal Information:: Physical Review. D., Journal Name: Physical Review. D. Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 97; ISSN PRVDAQ; ISSN 2470-0010

Publisher:: American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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