Limits on the Stochastic Gravitational Wave Background and Prospects for Single Source Detection with GRACE Follow-On

Abstract

With a reinterpretation of recent results, the GRACE Follow-On mission can be applied to gravitational wave astronomy. Existing GRACE Follow-On data constrain the stochastic gravitational wave background to ${\Omega }_{GW}<3.3\times 10^7$ at 100 mHz. With a dedicated analysis, GRACE Follow-On may be able to detect the inspiral of local neutron star binaries, inspiral of subgalactic stellar-mass black hole binaries, or mergers of intermediate-mass black hole binaries within the Milky Way.

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