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Area of Science:

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Cosmology
  • Gravitational Wave Physics

Background:

  • Pulsar timing array (PTA) observations have detected a stochastic signal.
  • Interpreting this signal is crucial for understanding the universe's high-energy processes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To interpret the detected PTA signal as a gravitational wave background of cosmological origin.
  • To compare various cosmological models against PTA data.

Main Methods:

  • Combined NANOGrav 15-year and EPTA-DR2new datasets.
  • Confronted data against models including supermassive black hole binaries (SMBHBs) and cosmological signals (inflation, cosmic strings, phase transitions, scalar fluctuations, axions).

Main Results:

  • Scalar-induced signals, audible axions, and cosmic superstrings provide a better fit than SMBHBs.
  • PTA data strongly constrain cosmological signal parameter spaces, e.g., upper bound on primordial non-Gaussianity |f_{nl}|≲2.34 at 95% C.L.

Conclusions:

  • The detected PTA signal may originate from cosmological sources rather than SMBHBs.
  • Further data and analysis are required to confirm these findings and solidify conclusions on signal origin.