Systematic Uncertainties in Ultralight Boson Constraints from Superradiance

arXiv:2610.11091 · hep-ph, astro-ph.HE · Submitted 2026-10-08 · Read on arXiv

hep-ph, astro-ph.HE

Submitted: 2026-10-08

Updated: 2026-10-08

Terminology

• Superradiance — 15× in this paper · explained in 3 episodes
• Bayesian Framework — 4× in this paper · explained in 3 episodes
• Abundance — 1× in this paper · explained in 1 episode
• Alignment — 1× in this paper · explained in 1 episode
• Australian Research Council — 1× in this paper
• Robustness — 1× in this paper · explained in 5 episodes

Sources

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• Superradiance -- the 2020 Edition
• Black hole superradiant instability from ultralight spin-2 fields
• Black holes as particle detectors: evolution of superradiant instabilities
• Stepping Up Superradiance Constraints on Axions
• Overview of KAGRA: Detector design and construction history
• LIGO A: Detector Design and Science Prospects Beyond A+
• Advanced Virgo Plus for O5 -- Design Report Overview
• The Science of the Einstein Telescope
• A Horizon Study for Cosmic Explorer: Science, Observatories, and Community
• Gravitational Collider Physics
• Sharp Signals of Boson Clouds in Black Hole Binary Inspirals
• Legacy of boson clouds on black hole binaries
• Scalar fields around black hole binaries in LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA
• Detectability of gravitational atoms in black hole binaries with the Einstein Telescope
• Boson Cloud Atlas: Direct mass measurements of superradiance clouds near black holes
• Superradiance Constraints from GW231123
• No Evidence for Superradiant Axions in LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA GWTC-5 Binary Black Hole Spins
• Crowdsourcing Gravitational Waves from Superradiant Axions
• Directed searches for gravitational waves from ultralight vector boson clouds around merger remnant and galactic black holes during the first part of the fourth LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA observing run

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