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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Games and Computational Complexity

Kavli Affiliate: Zeeshan Ahmed | First 5 Authors: Zeeshan Ahmed, Alapan Chaudhuri, Kunwar Shaanjeet Singh Grover, Hrishi Narayanan, Manasvi Vaidyula | Summary: Computers are known to solve a wide spectrum of problems, however not all problems are computationally solvable. Further, the solvable problems themselves vary on the amount of computational resources they require for being […]


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Discovery of a damped Ly$α$ galaxy at z $sim$ 3 towards the quasar SDSS J011852+040644

Kavli Affiliate: Linhua Jiang | First 5 Authors: Ravi Joshi, Michele Fumagalli, Raghunathan Srianand, Pasquier Noterdaeme, Patrick Petitjean | Summary: We report the detection of the host galaxy of a damped Ly$alpha$ system (DLA) with log N(HI) $ [rm cm^{-2}]$ = $21.0 pm 0.10$ at $z approx 3.0091$ towards the background quasar SDSS J011852+040644 using […]


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

Kavli Affiliate: Steven Allen | 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: 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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Interferometric Constraints on Spacelike Coherent Rotational Fluctuations

Kavli Affiliate: Rainer Weiss | 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 $90^{circ}$ […]


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A possible bright ultraviolet flash from a galaxy at redshift z ~ 11

Kavli Affiliate: Linhua Jiang | First 5 Authors: Linhua Jiang, Shu Wang, Bing Zhang, Nobunari Kashikawa, Luis C. Ho | Summary: In the optical sky, minutes-duration transients from cosmological distances are rare. Known objects that give rise to such transients include gamma-ray bursts (GRBs), the most luminous explosions in the universe that have been detected […]


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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 | 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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