Gravity's light in the shadow of the Moon

Abstract

In this essay we look at the possibility of vacuum production of very low frequency electromagnetic radiation from a gravitational wave background (i.e. gravity's light). We also propose that this counterpart electromagnetic radiation should be detectable by a lunar orbiting satellite which is periodically occulted by the Moon (i.e. in the shadow of the Moon). For concreteness we consider the possibility of detection of both the gravitational wave and hypothesized electromagnetic radiation counterpart from the supernova core collapse of Betelgeuse.

7 pages, 0 figures, revtex. Awarded "Honorable Mention" in the 2018 Gravity Research Foundation Essay Competition

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• Signatures of electromagnetic and sound radiation produced by gravitational waves in core-collapse supernovae