Abstract
Dark matter could be composed of compact dark objects (CDOs). We find that the oscillation of CDOs inside neutron stars can be a detectable source of gravitational waves (GWs). The GW strain amplitude depends on the mass of the CDO, and its frequency is typically in the range 3-5 kHz as determined by the central density of the star. In the best cases, LIGO may be sensitive to CDO masses greater than or of order 10-8 M.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 071102 |
| Journal | Physical Review Letters |
| Volume | 122 |
| Issue number | 7 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 21 Feb 2019 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2019 American Physical Society.
Funding
We thank Maria Alessandra Papa for helpful comments. C.J.H. thanks the Institute for Nuclear Theory for its hospitality. C.J.H. is supported in part by DOE Grants No. DE-FG02-87ER40365 and No. DE-SC0018083. C.J.H.and S.R. also acknowledge support from the National Science Foundation Grant No. PHY-1430152 (JINA Center for the Evolution of the Elements). S.R. acknowledges support from the U.S. Department of Energy Grant No. DE-FG02-00ER41132. We thank Maria Alessandra Papa for helpful comments. C. J. H. thanks the Institute for Nuclear Theory for its hospitality. C. J. H. is supported in part by DOE Grants No. DE-FG02-87ER40365 and No. DE-SC0018083. C. J. H.and S. R. also acknowledge support from the National Science Foundation Grant No. PHY-1430152 (JINA Center for the Evolution of the Elements). S. R. acknowledges support from the U.S. Department of Energy Grant No. DE-FG02-00ER41132.
| Funders | Funder number |
|---|---|
| National Science Foundation | PHY-1430152 |
| U.S. Department of Energy | DE-FG02-00ER41132, DE-SC0018083, DE-FG02-87ER40365 |
| Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences | 1430152 |
| National Science Foundation |