22–26 Sept 2025
Europe/Lisbon timezone

Searching for Spin-2 Ultralight Dark Matter with Gravitational Wave Detectors

23 Sept 2025, 12:32
20m

Speaker

Paola C. M. Delgado (CEICO - FZU - The Czech Academy of Sciences)

Description

We explore how gravitational wave detectors, such as LIGO and Virgo, can be leveraged to search for spin-2 ultralight dark matter. These particles are expected to produce a continuous signal, making them well-suited for search methods originally developed for continuous gravitational waves. In this context, we develop a search using the Band Sampled Data framework (a gravitational wave data analysis tool), where we inject the spin-2 signal for a range of masses and coupling constants. We will present the corresponding sensitivities and discuss the potential of these searches in constraining ultralight dark matter.

Authors

Paola C. M. Delgado (CEICO - FZU - The Czech Academy of Sciences) Ornella Juliana Piccinni Federico Urban (INFN)

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