Abstract
The aLIGO detection of the black-hole binary GW150914 opens a new era for probing extreme gravity. Many gravity theories predict the emission of dipole gravitational radiation by binaries. This is excluded to high accuracy in binary pulsars, but entire classes of theories predict this effect predominantly (or only) in binaries involving black holes. Joint observations of GW150914-like systems by aLIGO and eLISA will improve bounds on dipole emission from black-hole binaries by 6 orders of magnitude relative to current constraints, provided that eLISA is not dramatically descoped.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Article number | 241104 |
| Journal | Physical review letters |
| Volume | 116 |
| Issue number | 24 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jun 17 2016 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Physics and Astronomy