Overview
Syllabus
Introduction
Pulsars
Pulsar Timing Array
Helens Bounce Curve
Sources
Who are we
A brief aside on terminology
The history of Pulsar limits
Pulsar detection
Common Spectrum Process
Background Issues
Cross Correlations
Road Ahead
Spectral Characterization
Directional Power
Continuous Wave Signals
Bayesian Limits
Multimessengers
Other Sources
Overview
Thanks Steve
Detection prospects for a single stochastic background
When can we expect to meet a robust detection
The source of the gravitational wave background
The spectrum of the background
Analyzing the background
Detecting the second background
Limitations of power law
constraining an isotopy
choosing a basis
Decision threshold
Signal to noise
Signal to noise statistic
Decision threshold evolution
Summary
Questions
Targeted PTA validation
Taught by
APS Physics