Gravitational wave constraints on the primordial black hole dominated early universe

Kavli Affiliate: Misao Sasaki | First 5 Authors: Guillem Domènech, Chunshan Lin, Misao Sasaki, , | Summary: We calculate the gravitational waves (GWs) induced by the density fluctuations due to inhomogeneous distribution of primordial black holes (PBHs) in the case where PBHs eventually dominate and reheat the universe by Hawking evaporation. The initial PBH density […]


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Tiny-box: A tool for the versatile development and characterization of low noise fast X-ray imaging detectors

Kavli Affiliate: Richard Foster | First 5 Authors: Tanmoy Chattopadhyay, Sven Herrmann, Steven Allen, Jack Hirschman, Glenn Morris | Summary: X-ray Charge Coupled Devices (CCDs) have been the workhorse for soft X-ray astronomical instruments for the past quarter century. They provide broad energy response, extremely low electronic read noise, and good energy resolution in soft […]


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Interferometric Constraints on Spacelike Coherent Rotational Fluctuations

Kavli Affiliate: Rainer Weiss | Summary:Precision measurements are reported of the cross-spectrum of rotationally-induced differential position displacements in a pair of colocated 39 m long, high power Michelson interferometers. One arm of each interferometer is bent $90^circ$ near its midpoint to obtain sensitivity to rotations about an axis normal to the plane of the instrument. […]


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Interferometric Constraints on Spacelike Coherent Rotational Fluctuations

Kavli Affiliate: Stephan S. Meyer | First 5 Authors: Jonathan W. Richardson, Ohkyung Kwon, H. Richard Gustafson, Craig Hogan, Brittany L. Kamai | Summary: Precision measurements are reported of the cross-spectrum of rotationally-induced differential position displacements in a pair of colocated 39 m long, high power Michelson interferometers. One arm of each interferometer is bent […]


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The Cepheid Distance to the Narrow-Line Seyfert 1 Galaxy NGC 4051

Kavli Affiliate: Michael M. Fausnaugh | First 5 Authors: Wenlong Yuan, Lucas M. Macri, Bradley M. Peterson, Adam G. Riess, Michael M. Fausnaugh | Summary: We derive a distance of $D = 16.6 pm 0.3$~Mpc ($mu=31.10pm0.04$~mag) to the archetypal narrow-line Seyfert 1 galaxy NGC 4051 based on Cepheid Period–Luminosity relations and new Hubble Space Telescope […]


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Elliptical accretion disk as a model for tidal disruption events

Kavli Affiliate: Fukun Liu| Summary: Elliptical accretion disk models for tidal disruption events (TDEs) have been recently proposed and independently developed by two groups. Although these two models are characterized by a similar geometry, their physical properties differ considerably. In this paper, we further investigate the properties of the elliptical accretion disk of the nearly […]


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Elliptical accretion disk as a model for tidal disruption events

Kavli Affiliate: Fukun Liu | First 5 Authors: Fukun Liu, Chunyang Cao, Marek A. Abramowicz, Maciek Wielgus, Rong Cao | Summary: Elliptical accretion disk models for tidal disruption events (TDEs) have been recently proposed and independently developed by two groups. Although these two models are characterized by a similar geometry, their physical properties differ considerably. […]


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Toward volume manufacturing of high-performance soft x-ray critical-angle transmission gratings

Kavli Affiliate: Ralf Heilmann | Summary:High-resolution ($R = λ/Δλ> 2000$) x-ray absorption and emission line spectroscopy in the soft x-ray band is a crucial diagnostic for the exploration of the properties of ubiquitous warm and hot plasmas and their dynamics in the cosmic web, galaxy clusters, galaxy halos, intragalactic space, and star atmospheres. Soft x-ray […]


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Toward volume manufacturing of high-performance soft x-ray critical-angle transmission gratings

Kavli Affiliate: Ralf K. Heilmann | First 5 Authors: Ralf K. Heilmann, Alexander R. Bruccoleri, Jungki Song, Matthew T. Cook, James A. Gregory | Summary: High-resolution ($R = lambda /Delta lambda > 2000$) x-ray absorption and emission line spectroscopy in the soft x-ray band is a crucial diagnostic for the exploration of the properties of […]


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