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Simulating Relic Gravitational Waves from Inflationary Magnetogenesis
KTH, Centres, Nordic Institute for Theoretical Physics NORDITA. Stockholm Univ, Hannes Alfvens Vag 12, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden.;Stockholm Univ, Alba Nova Univ Ctr, Dept Astron, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden.;Carnegie Mellon Univ, McWilliams Ctr Cosmol, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 USA.;Carnegie Mellon Univ, Dept Phys, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 USA.;Ilia State Univ, Sch Nat Sci & Med, 3-5 Cholokashvili Ave, Tbilisi 0194, Georgia..ORCID iD: 0000-0002-7304-021X
Inter Univ, Ctr Astron & Astrophys, Post Bag 4,Pune Univ Campus, Pune 411007, Maharashtra, India..
2021 (English)In: Astrophysical Journal, ISSN 0004-637X, E-ISSN 1538-4357, Vol. 920, no 1, article id 26Article in journal (Refereed) Published
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We present three-dimensional direct numerical simulations of the production of magnetic fields and gravitational waves (GWs) in the early universe during a low energy scale matter-dominated post-inflationary reheating era, and during the early subsequent radiative era, which is strongly turbulent. The parameters of the model are determined such that it avoids a number of known physical problems and produces magnetic energy densities between 0.03% and 0.5% of the critical energy density at the end of reheating. During the subsequent development of a turbulent magnetohydrodynamic cascade, magnetic fields and GWs develop a spectrum that extends to higher frequencies in the millihertz (nanohertz) range for models with reheating temperatures of around 100 GeV (150 MeV) at the beginning of the radiation-dominated era. However, even though the turbulent cascade is fully developed, the GW spectrum shows a sharp drop for frequencies above the peak value. This suggests that the turbulence is less efficient in driving GWs than previously thought. The peaks of the resulting GW spectra may well be in the range accessible to space interferometers, pulsar timing arrays, and other facilities.

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American Astronomical Society , 2021. Vol. 920, no 1, article id 26
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-304285DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/ac1599ISI: 000705901800001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85116565959OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-304285DiVA, id: diva2:1607366
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Available from: 2021-11-01 Created: 2021-11-01 Last updated: 2022-06-25Bibliographically approved

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