Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: We investigate how small a co-propagating transverse-scalar component can be resolved by Taiji in an already identified bright tensor chirp. Using a source-tracked tensor-null response, we formulate the problem in terms of the minimum resolvable scalar strain fraction and evaluate it over the sky. For a one-year benchmark chirp with tensor signal-to-noise ratio $ρ_T=1000$, we find that Taiji can rule out transverse-scalar strain fractions $ε_b\gtrsim0.532\%$ at the all-sky median level. The threshold scales as $ε_{b,\min}\proptoρ_T^{-1}$, so brighter tensor events can probe correspondingly smaller scalar fractions. We further find that this sub-percent resolving power remains predictable under small source-parameter mismatches through the associated tensor-leakage structure.
DOI: 10.1103/546t-bcwz
Authors: Bo-Xuan Ge, Zhoujian Cao
Language: English
Subfield: Astronomy and Astrophysics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
Awards: G4244398754, G8119360104, G8240284255
OpenAlex ID: W7202399349