Jet Gravitational Waves

Tsvi Piran*

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Abstract

The acceleration of a jet to relativistic velocities produces a unique memory type gravitational waves (GW) signal: Jet-GW. I discuss here recent results concerning the properties of these GWs and consider their detectability in current and proposed detectors. Classical Jet-GW sources are long and short Gamma-ray bursts as well as hidden jets in core-collapse supernovae. Detection of jet-GWs from these sources will require detectors, such as the proposed BBO, DECIGO and lunar based detectors, that will operate in the deciHz band. The current LVK detectors could detect jet-GWs from a Galactic SGR flare if the flare is sufficiently asymmetric. Once detected these signals would reveal information concerning jet acceleration and collimation that cannot be explored otherwise.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationLooking Beyond the Frontiers of Science
Subtitle of host publicationDedicated to the 80th Birthday of K.K. Phua
PublisherWorld Scientific Publishing Co.
Pages291-311
Number of pages21
ISBN (Electronic)9789811263699
ISBN (Print)9789811263682
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2022

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