Milky Way Satellites Shining Bright in Gravitational Waves

• Published in: arXiv.org
• Main Authors: Roebber, Elinore, Buscicchio, Riccardo, Vecchio, Alberto, Moore, Christopher J, Klein, Antoine, Korol, Valeriya, Toonen, Silvia, Gerosa, Davide, Goldstein, Janna, Gaebel, Sebastian M, Woods, Tyrone E
• Format: Paper Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Ithaca Cornell University Library, arXiv.org 10.07.2020
• Subjects: Astrophysics; Cosmology; Galaxies; Gravitation; Gravitational waves; LISA (antenna); Luminosity; Milky Way Galaxy; Physics - Astrophysics of Galaxies; Physics - General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology; Physics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena; Physics - Solar and Stellar Astrophysics; Satellite observation; Satellites; Sky surveys (astronomy); Stellar populations; White dwarf stars

The population of Milky Way satellite galaxies is of great interest for cosmology, fundamental physics, and astrophysics. They represent the faint end of the galaxy luminosity function, are the most dark-matter dominated objects in the local Universe, and contain the oldest and most metal-poor stell...