Pulsar timing residual induced by wideband ultralight dark matter with spin 0,1,2

Sichun Sun, Xing Yu Yang, Yun Long Zhang*

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Abstract

The coherent oscillation of ultralight dark matter in the mass regime around 10-23 eV induces changes in gravitational potential with the frequency in the nanohertz range. This effect is known to produce a monochromatic signal in the pulsar timing residuals. Here we discuss a multifield scenario that produces a wide spectrum of frequencies, such that the ultralight particle oscillation can mimic the pulsar timing signal of stochastic common spectrum process. We discuss how ultralight dark matter with various spins produces such a wide band spectrum on pulsar timing residuals and perform the Bayesian analysis to constrain the parameters. It turns out that the stochastic background detected by NANOGrav can be associated with a wideband ultralight dark matter.

Original languageEnglish
Article number066006
JournalPhysical Review D
Volume106
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 15 Sept 2022

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