dorsal/arxiv
View SchemaGravitational Wave Strain and Orbital Dynamics of Binary Pulsars from LIGO-Virgo to LISA
| Authors | Ali Taani |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | 2601.09863vv1 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.09863 |
| DOI | 10.1140/epjp/s13360-025-07084-4 |
| Journal | The European Physical Journal Plus 141, 2026, (1), 21 |
| License | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
Abstract
We summarize the current state of the art and calculate gravitational wave strain amplitudes for known binary pulsars, using data from current ground-based detectors (LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA) and the upcoming space-based missions (LISA). We present detailed calculations of the characteristic gravitational wave strain values, ranging from 3.0 to 73 $\times10^{-22}$, across frequencies between 0.66 and 5.87 $\times10^{-4}$ Hz. Our post-Newtonian approximation analysis yields predicted periastron advance rates from 1.6 to 80.5 deg/yr and orbital period decay rates between -5 and -176 $\mu$s/yr for the binary pulsar population. We derive common envelope efficiency parameters ($\alpha_{CE}$) for representative progenitor scenarios within our sample, finding values between 0.63 and 1.16, with notable sensitivity to the binding energy parameter $\lambda$. Binary neutron star merger rates are estimated at $22.77^{+6.83}_{-6.83}$ Myr$^{-1}$ for the Milky Way, corresponding to a volumetric rate of $227.71^{+68.31}_{-68.31}$ Gpc$^{-3}$ yr$^{-1}$, consistent with the latest LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA observational constraints. Our results illustrate how multi-band gravitational wave observations, from LIGO/Virgo to LISA, can contribute to precise measurements of binary pulsar strain and orbital evolution histories, improving merger time predictions and constraining neutron star physics and common envelope processes
{
"annotation_id": "6887d661-0bef-4c0a-b67c-77073900bae7",
"date_created": "2026-02-17T05:53:23.748000Z",
"date_modified": "2026-02-17T05:53:23.748000Z",
"file_hash": "e090550ceb341267609339b919f8c4292afc15c1e80f0508c3609f7a8254af7d",
"private": false,
"record": {
"abstract": "We summarize the current state of the art and calculate gravitational wave strain amplitudes for known binary pulsars, using data from current ground-based detectors (LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA) and the upcoming space-based missions (LISA). We present detailed calculations of the characteristic gravitational wave strain values, ranging from 3.0 to 73 $\\times10^{-22}$, across frequencies between 0.66 and 5.87 $\\times10^{-4}$ Hz. Our post-Newtonian approximation analysis yields predicted periastron advance rates from 1.6 to 80.5 deg/yr and orbital period decay rates between -5 and -176 $\\mu$s/yr for the binary pulsar population. We derive common envelope efficiency parameters ($\\alpha_{CE}$) for representative progenitor scenarios within our sample, finding values between 0.63 and 1.16, with notable sensitivity to the binding energy parameter $\\lambda$. Binary neutron star merger rates are estimated at $22.77^{+6.83}_{-6.83}$ Myr$^{-1}$ for the Milky Way, corresponding to a volumetric rate of $227.71^{+68.31}_{-68.31}$ Gpc$^{-3}$ yr$^{-1}$, consistent with the latest LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA observational constraints. Our results illustrate how multi-band gravitational wave observations, from LIGO/Virgo to LISA, can contribute to precise measurements of binary pulsar strain and orbital evolution histories, improving merger time predictions and constraining neutron star physics and common envelope processes",
"arxiv_id": "2601.09863",
"authors": [
"Ali Taani"
],
"categories": [
"astro-ph.HE"
],
"doi": "10.1140/epjp/s13360-025-07084-4",
"journal_ref": "The European Physical Journal Plus 141, 2026, (1), 21",
"license": "http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
"title": "Gravitational Wave Strain and Orbital Dynamics of Binary Pulsars from LIGO-Virgo to LISA",
"url": "https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.09863",
"version": "v1"
},
"schema_id": "dorsal/arxiv",
"source": {
"execution_id": "efb867f0-f0d5-4583-b721-0b566dea2cad",
"id": "arXiv Dataset",
"type": "Model",
"variant": "snapshot-2026-01-17",
"version": "0.1.0"
},
"user_id": 1000002
}