Forecast for cosmological parameter estimation with gravitational-wave standard sirens from the LISA-Taiji network

LISA and Taiji are expected to form a space-based gravitational-wave(GW)detection network in the future.In this work,we make a forecast for the cosmological parameter estimation with the standard siren observation from the LISA-Taiji network.We simulate the standard siren data based on a scenario with configuration angle of 40°between LISA and Taiji.Three models for the population of massive black hole binary(MBHB),i.e.,popⅢ,Q3d,and Q3nod,are considered to predict the events of MBHB mergers.We find that,based on the LISA-Taiji network,the number of electromagnetic(EM)counterparts detected is almost doubled compared with the case of single Taiji mission.Therefore,the LISA-Taiji network’s standard siren observation could provide much tighter constraints on cosmological parameters.For example,solely using the standard sirens from the LISA-Taiji network,the constraint precision of H;could reach 1.3%.Moreover,combined with the CMB data,the GW-EM observation based on the LISA-Taiji network could also tightly constrain the equation of state of dark energy,e.g.,the constraint precision of w reaches about 4%,which is comparable with the result of CMB+BAO+SN.It is concluded that the GW standard sirens from the LISA-Taiji network will become a useful cosmological probe in understanding the nature of dark energy in the future.

空间引力波探测望远镜初步设计与分析

引力波的直接观测已开启引力波天文学的新篇章,爱因斯坦的百年预言终获证实。空间引力波探测器使得探测0.1 m Hz^1 Hz频段丰富的引力波源成为可能,与地面引力波探测器互为补充,才可实现更加宽广波段的引力波探测,揭开宇宙早期的更多秘密。空间激光干涉引力波探测采用外差干涉测量技术,测量间距百万公里的两自由悬浮测试质量间10 pm量级的变化量。望远镜是激光干涉测量系统的重要组成部分,1 pm的光程稳定性及苛刻的杂散光要求,不同于传统的几何成像望远镜。本文根据空间太极计划任务需求,对望远镜的功能及技术要求进行了分析,并完成了原理样机的初步方案设计,针对百万公里远场波前分布,分析了望远镜系统的敏感性,同时完成了在轨光机热集成仿真,为后面原理样机的研制奠定了技术基础。