Exploring Gravitational Wave Science Frontiers with the SKAO

arXiv:2606.25671 · gr-qc, astro-ph.CO · Submitted 2026-06-24 · Read on arXiv

Nicola Bellomo, Philippa Cole

gr-qc, astro-ph.CO

Submitted: 2026-06-24

Comments: Published in Advancing Astrophysics with the SKA II (AASKAII), 2026 (arXiv:2606.20366). Report-no:AASKAII/Bellomo01. Advancing Astrophysics with the SKA II (AASKAII) outlines the transformative scientific advances that will be enabled by the SKA telescopes

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/

The gist: The Square Kilometre Array Observatory (SKAO) will be an important component of the global gravitational wave network.

Terminology

Phase Transitions — 4× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
Clustering — 3× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
Square Kilometre Array Observatory — 3× in this paper
Accuracy — 2× in this paper · explained in 1 episode
Anisotropy — 2× in this paper · explained in 3 episodes
Robustness — 2× in this paper · explained in 5 episodes
Trace — 2× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
Cosmic Microwave Background — 1× in this paper
Laser Interferometer Space Antenna — 1× in this paper
Non-Gaussianity — 1× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
Primordial non-Gaussianity — 1× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
Symmetry Breaking — 1× in this paper · explained in 3 episodes
pulsar timing arrays — 1× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes

Abstract

The Square Kilometre Array Observatory (SKAO) will be an important component of the global gravitational wave network. This article provides an overview of chapter eight of the Advancing Astrophysics with the SKA II (AASKAII) book, in which gravitational waves are a new addition, since the previous edition preceded the announcement of the first detection of gravitational waves in 2016. The chapter investigates the impact that this new observatory will have on numerous gravitational wave science cases. From testing General Relativity, to measuring the properties of the nanohertz gravitational wave background and exploiting new synergies with other upcoming experiments, the SKAO will play a key role in the next decades of gravitational wave science.

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