Moriond 07 proceedings:"Extension of the frequency-range of interferometers for the "magnetic" components of gravitational waves?"

TL;DR

This paper analyzes the frequency response functions of interferometers to the magnetic components of gravitational waves, emphasizing the importance of frequency dependence in detecting these components from arbitrary directions.

Contribution

It provides a comprehensive re-analysis of the magnetic components' response functions across the full frequency spectrum, extending previous low-frequency approximations.

Findings

Magnetic components significantly affect interferometer responses at higher frequencies.

Frequency dependence is crucial for accurate detection of magnetic gravitational wave components.

The analysis enhances understanding of interferometer sensitivity to gravitational waves from all directions.

Abstract

Recently some papers in the literature have shown the presence and importance of the so-called {}"magnetic" components of gravitational waves (GWs), which have to be taken into account in the context of the total response functions of interferometers for GWs propagating from arbitrary directions. In this paper the response functions for the magnetic components are re-analysed in the full frequency dependence answering to the question of the title.