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20162026
most citedImplications of Pulsar Timing Array Data for Scalar-Induced Gravitational Waves and Primordial Black Holes: Primordial Non-Gaussianity Considered

75 citations · 390 across the 26 of their papers we have counts for

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35 papers

gr-qc2026

Optimal all-angle reconstruction of the Hellings-Downs curve

Jing-Hong Han, Zhi-Chao Zhao

Pulsar timing arrays (PTAs) detect nanohertz gravitational waves through spatial correlations between the timing residuals of different pulsars. For an isotropic, unpolarized stoch…

astro-ph.CO2026

Probing Graviton Mass with MeerKAT PTA and SKA--PTA Forecasts

Zhi-Chao Zhao, Sai Wang

We present constraints on the graviton mass using the 4.5-year data release from the MeerKAT Pulsar Timing Array (MPTA) and provide forecasts for the upcoming Square Kilometre Arra…

gr-qc2026

Solving Hamiltonian Constraint Equation with Physics-Informed Neural Networks

Yu-Chen Zhou, Hao Ma, Zhoujian Cao +6

Numerical relativity (NR), solving Einstein equation numerically, plays an important role in source modelling for gravitational wave astronomy. Traditional methods for NR including…

astro-ph.CO2026

Constraints on the Sum of Neutrino Masses from ACT DR6 and DESI DR2 Considering Isocurvature Initial Conditions

Hongsheng Hou, Sai Wang, Zhi-Chao Zhao +1

We present a robust assessment of cosmological constraints on the sum of neutrino masses () when relaxing the standard assumption of purely adiabatic primordial initial c…

gr-qc2026

Forecasting graviton-mass constraints from the full covariance of PTA-astrometry ORF estimators

Jing-Hong Han, Zhi-Chao Zhao

We develop a full-covariance formalism for pulsar timing array(PTA) -- astrometry verlap reduction function (ORF) estimators and use it to forecast graviton-mass constraints from a…

astro-ph.CO2026★ 1 cited

Reassessing the SIGW Interpretation of PTA Signal: The Role of Third-Order Gravitational Waves and Implications for the PBH Overproduction

Zhi-Chao Zhao, Sai Wang, Qing-Hua Zhu +1

In light of recent interpretations attributing pulsar timing array (PTA) signal to second-order gravitational waves induced by linear cosmological curvature perturbations in the ea…