Systems consisting of a massive black hole and a stellar-origin compact object (CO), known as extreme-mass-ratio inspirals (EMRIs), are of great significance for space-based gravitational-wave detectors, as they will allow for testing gravitational theories in the strong field regime, and for checking the validity of the black hole no-hair theorem. In this work, we present a calculation of the EMRI rate and parameter estimation capabilities of the TianQin observatory, for various astrophysical models for these sources. We find that TianQin can observe EMRIs involving COs with a mass of 10 M up to redshift ∼2. We also find that detections could reach tens or hundreds per year in the most optimistic astrophysical scenarios. Intrinsic parameters are expected to be recovered to within fractional errors of ∼10-6, while typical errors on the luminosity distance and sky localization are 10% and 10 deg2, respectively. TianQin observation of EMRIs can also constrain possible deviations from the Kerr quadrupole moment to within fractional errors ∼10-4. We also find that a network of multiple detectors would allow for improvements in both detection rates (by a factor ∼1.5-3) and in parameter estimation precision (20-fold improvement for the sky localization and fivefold improvement for the other parameters).

Fan, H., Hu, Y., Barausse, E., Sesana, A., Zhang, J., Zhang, X., et al. (2020). Science with the TianQin observatory: Preliminary result on extreme-mass-ratio inspirals. PHYSICAL REVIEW D, 102(6) [10.1103/PhysRevD.102.063016].

Science with the TianQin observatory: Preliminary result on extreme-mass-ratio inspirals

Sesana A.;
2020

Abstract

Systems consisting of a massive black hole and a stellar-origin compact object (CO), known as extreme-mass-ratio inspirals (EMRIs), are of great significance for space-based gravitational-wave detectors, as they will allow for testing gravitational theories in the strong field regime, and for checking the validity of the black hole no-hair theorem. In this work, we present a calculation of the EMRI rate and parameter estimation capabilities of the TianQin observatory, for various astrophysical models for these sources. We find that TianQin can observe EMRIs involving COs with a mass of 10 M up to redshift ∼2. We also find that detections could reach tens or hundreds per year in the most optimistic astrophysical scenarios. Intrinsic parameters are expected to be recovered to within fractional errors of ∼10-6, while typical errors on the luminosity distance and sky localization are 10% and 10 deg2, respectively. TianQin observation of EMRIs can also constrain possible deviations from the Kerr quadrupole moment to within fractional errors ∼10-4. We also find that a network of multiple detectors would allow for improvements in both detection rates (by a factor ∼1.5-3) and in parameter estimation precision (20-fold improvement for the sky localization and fivefold improvement for the other parameters).
Articolo in rivista - Articolo scientifico
Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena; General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
English
2020
102
6
063016
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Fan, H., Hu, Y., Barausse, E., Sesana, A., Zhang, J., Zhang, X., et al. (2020). Science with the TianQin observatory: Preliminary result on extreme-mass-ratio inspirals. PHYSICAL REVIEW D, 102(6) [10.1103/PhysRevD.102.063016].
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