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Re:Scientists find key evidence for existence of nanohertz g... by fnord77 on Saturday July 01, 2023 @09:18PM (#36557195)
so nanohertz is one wave per 10 years?
Re:Scientists find key evidence for existence of nanohertz g... by OldGuyInTheClub on Saturday July 01, 2023 @09:54PM (#36557407)
1E-9 cycles/second <--> 1E9 seconds/cycle

Figure 3.2E7 seconds/year so this translates to ~32 years/cycle

Re:Scientists find key evidence for existence of nanohertz g... by uLogMicheal on Sunday July 02, 2023 @01:15AM (#36558457)
Is it wrong to assume there's many other wavelengths of these waves?
Re:Scientists find key evidence for existence of nanohertz g... by OldGuyInTheClub on Sunday July 02, 2023 @04:12PM (#36565180)
No, they come in a wide range of frequencies/wavelengths depending on the systems under study. LIGO is sensitive to a higher frequency/shorter wavelength range. LIGO can't access Nanograv's regime due to limitations on reducing environmental noise.
Re:Scientists find key evidence for existence of nanohertz g... by dbetteridge on Saturday July 01, 2023 @09:50PM (#36557379)
> The team found key evidence for quadrupole correlation signatures compatible with the prediction of nanohertz gravitational waves at a 4.6-sigma statistical confidence level (with a false alarm probability of two in a million).

99.379-99.9767% confidence, not bad.

Re:Scientists find key evidence for existence of nanohertz g... by vgivanovic on Sunday July 02, 2023 @01:59AM (#36558664)
If gravitational waves come from several sources, then are there rogue gravitational waves like in the ocean?

Another source described the ordinary gravitational waves as "deafening", so the rogue gravitational waves should be even louder.