1–5 Jun 2026
Institute of Cosmos Sciences (ICC) University of Barcelona
Europe/Madrid timezone

Rapid testing of cosmological SGWB models against Global Fit residuals (Collaborative Project)

1 Jun 2026, 15:30
30m
Institute of Cosmos Sciences (ICC) University of Barcelona

Institute of Cosmos Sciences (ICC) University of Barcelona

UB Physics Faculty Martí i Franquès, 1, 11 08028 Barcelona

Speaker

Ameek Malhotra (Swansea University)

Description

In this talk, we will give an update about this Cosmology WG project. This project aims to implement a methodology to test theoretical models of the cosmological contributions to the SGWB against residuals potentially found by a Global Fit run. It assumes the release of the posterior for the parameters of a free-form SGWB contribution in the shape of splines (or other interpolation schemes such as GP's). Utilising that output as a posterior predictive, we explore the possibility of inferring constraints for theoretical models of the SGWB. We will probe the limitation of this approach close to the low-signal regime, and try to derive recommendations for optimal free form reconstructions.

Author

Ameek Malhotra (Swansea University)

Presentation materials