What Fraction of Extreme Mass Ratio Inspirals That Merge After the LISA Mission Ends Are Detectable?

arXiv:2609.36298 · gr-qc, astro-ph.HE · Submitted 2026-09-28 · Read on arXiv

gr-qc, astro-ph.HE

Submitted: 2026-09-28

Updated: 2026-09-28

Comments: 14 pages, 6 figures, 2 tables

License: http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/

Terminology

• Agentic AI — 2× in this paper · explained in 1 episode
• Laser Interferometer Space Antenna — 2× in this paper
• Hierarchical Framework — 1× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Robustness — 1× in this paper · explained in 5 episodes

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• LISA Sensitivity and SNR Calculations
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• Time-frequency Imprints of Extreme Mass-Ratio Inspirals in Confusion Gravitational Wave Background

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