Pulsar timing array constraints on spin-2 ULDM

DOI10.1088/1475-7516/2020/09/031MaRDI QIDQ5070942zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Juan Manuel Armaleo, Diana López Nacir, Federico R. Urban

Publication date 14 April 2022

Published in Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/2005.03731

zbMATH Keywords

dark matter theorymodified gravityradio pulsars

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Constrained dynamics, Dirac's theory of constraints (70H45) Spinor and twistor methods applied to problems in quantum theory (81R25) Unified quantum theories (81V22) Dark matter and dark energy (83C56) Relativistic gravitational theories other than Einstein's, including asymmetric field theories (83D05) Galactic and stellar structure (85A15)

Abstract: Ultra-light Dark Matter (ULDM) models are suitable candidates for the cosmological Dark Matter that may leave characteristic imprints in many observables. Among other probes, signatures of ULDM can be searched for in pulsar timing data. In this work we describe the effects of spin-2 ULDM on pulsar timing arrays, extending previous results on lower spins. Spin-2 ULDM is universally coupled to standard matter with dimensionless strength $alpha$. We estimate that current data could constrain this coupling in the mass range $mlesssim4imes10^{-22}$ eV at the $10^{-5}$ to $10^{-6}$ level, which is the most competitive constraint in this mass range. A crucial feature of the spin-2 ULDM effect on pulsar timing is its anisotropic, quadrupolar shape. This feature can be instrumental in differentiating the effects sourced by spin-2 ULDM from, for instance, scalar ULDM, and the systematics of a PTA experiment.

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