Published April 25, 2024 | Version v1
Journal article

Narrow-band parametrization for the stochastic gravitational wave background

  • 1. Deep Space Exploration Laboratory/School of Physical Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
  • 2. CAS Key Laboratory for Researches in Galaxies and Cosmology/Department of Astronomy, School of Astronomy and Space Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
  • 3. Kavli IPMU (WPI), UTIAS, The University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8583, Japan
  • 4. Center for Cosmological Constant Problem, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea
  • 5. Department of Physics, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea

Description

In light of the nonperturbative resonance effects that may occur during inflation, we introduce a parametrization for the power spectrum of the stochastic gravitational wave background characterized by narrow-band amplification. We utilize the universal ΩGWk3 infrared limit, applicable to a wide array of gravitational wave sources, to devise a robust yet straightforward parametrization optimized for Markov chain Monte Carlo analyses. This parametrization is demonstrated through select examples where its application is pertinent, and we discuss the advantages of this approach over traditional parametrizations for narrow-band scenarios. To evaluate the sensitivity of our proposed model parameters, we apply a mock likelihood based on the CMB-Stage4 data. Furthermore, we explicate the computational process for the mapping relationship between the foundational model parameters and our parametrized framework, using a two-field inflation model that resonantly amplifies gravitational waves as an example.

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1103/PhysRevD.109.083529;
arXiv
arXiv:2402.02415;
Crossref Funder ID
10.13039/501100012166; 10.13039/501100001809; 10.13039/501100013314; 10.13039/501100018594; 10.13039/501100001700; 10.13039/501100003725; 10.13039/501100014188;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physical Review D
Journal Volume
109
Journal Issue
8
Journal Page Range
8 pgs.
ISSN
1089-4918

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Copyright
© 2024 American Physical Society
Contract/Grant/Project number
2021YFC2203100; 12261131497; 11653002; B23042; 2021R1A4A5031460; JCTD-2022-20
Notes
Contact Email: xietianyi@mail.ustc.edu.cn; Contact Email: don@mail.ustc.edu.cn; Contact Email: jiejiang@pusan.ac.kr; Contact Email: jr981025@mail.ustc.edu.cn; Contact Email: ymwangbo@ustc.edu.cn; Contact Email: yifucai@ustc.edu.cn; Record automatically processed
Funding organization
National Key Research and Development Program of China; National Natural Science Foundation of China; Higher Education Discipline Innovation Project; Central University Basic Research Fund of China; Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; National Research Foundation of Korea; Ministry of Science and ICT, South Korea; CAS Young Interdisciplinary Innovation Team; CSC Innovation Talent Funds; USTC Research Funds; World Premier International Research Center Initiative