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A Horizon Study for Cosmic Explorer: Science, Observatories, and Community

Matthew Evans , Rana X Adhikari , Chaitanya Afle , Stefan W. Ballmer , Sylvia Biscoveanu , Ssohrab Borhanian , Duncan A. Brown , Yanbei Chen

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Robert Eisenstein Alexandra Gruson Anuradha Gupta Evan D. Hall Rachael Huxford Brittany Kamai Rahul Kashyap Jeff S. Kissel Kevin Kuns Philippe Landry Amber Lenon Geoffrey Lovelace Lee McCuller Ken K. Y. Ng Alexander H. Nitz Jocelyn Read B. S. Sathyaprakash David H. Shoemaker Bram J. J. Slagmolen Joshua R. Smith Varun Srivastava Ling Sun Salvatore Vitale Rainer Weiss

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keywords gravitational wavesCosmic Explorerthird-generation observatoriesAdvanced LIGOredshift 100observatory designcosmologyinterferometry

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Cosmic Explorer will achieve ten times the sensitivity of Advanced LIGO to detect gravitational waves out to redshift 100.

A machine-rendered reading of the paper's core claim, the machinery that carries it, and where it could break.

The paper presents a horizon study for Cosmic Explorer, a proposed next-generation ground-based gravitational-wave observatory. It evaluates design concepts intended to deliver a factor-of-ten sensitivity improvement over current instruments. This reach would extend observations to the edge of the observable universe at redshift approximately 100. The study also addresses planning for United States leadership and the integration of Cosmic Explorer into an international third-generation observatory network. Realization of these goals would open new windows on astronomy, fundamental physics, and cosmology.

Core claim

The paper establishes that Cosmic Explorer design concepts can provide ten times the sensitivity of Advanced LIGO, enabling gravitational-wave detections from sources at redshift z approximately 100 and supporting a coordinated international third-generation network that transforms observations across astronomy, physics, and cosmology.

What carries the argument

Cosmic Explorer design concepts, which combine interferometer upgrades, infrastructure scaling, and network coordination to achieve the required sensitivity gain.

If this is right

Gravitational-wave sources become observable across the full observable universe out to z approximately 100.
The United States can maintain leadership in ground-based gravitational-wave astronomy through this facility.
Cosmic Explorer forms a key node in an international third-generation network that improves overall detection rates and sky localization.
New classes of discoveries become possible in cosmology, stellar evolution, and tests of general relativity at extreme distances.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

These are editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

Coordination with electromagnetic and neutrino observatories could enable routine multi-messenger events at cosmological distances.
The scale of the project may require new models for international funding and site selection that influence future large facilities.
Lessons from achieving the sensitivity target could accelerate upgrades to existing detectors or guide space-based concepts.
Data volumes from z approximately 100 detections would demand new analysis techniques for population studies and early-universe signals.

Load-bearing premise

The proposed design concepts can be realized at full scale to deliver the stated tenfold sensitivity improvement.

What would settle it

Demonstration that no practical implementation of the interferometer and infrastructure upgrades can reach the required noise floor for z approximately 100 detections.

read the original abstract

This Horizon Study describes a next-generation ground-based gravitational-wave observatory: Cosmic Explorer. With ten times the sensitivity of Advanced LIGO, Cosmic Explorer will push gravitational-wave astronomy towards the edge of the observable universe ($z \sim 100$). The goals of this Horizon Study are to describe and evaluate design concepts for Cosmic Explorer; to plan for the United States' leadership in gravitational-wave astronomy; and to envisage the role of Cosmic Explorer in the international effort to build a "Third-Generation" (3G) observatory network that will make discoveries transformative across astronomy, physics, and cosmology.

Editorial analysis

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Desk Editor's Note private letter to a colleague

This is a horizon study laying out design concepts and science goals for Cosmic Explorer, a US-led third-generation gravitational-wave observatory targeting 10x better sensitivity than Advanced LIGO.

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This paper is a horizon study for Cosmic Explorer. The core message is that a next-generation US observatory with ten times the sensitivity of Advanced LIGO could reach gravitational-wave sources out to redshift around 100, with implications for early-universe physics, black-hole demographics, and cosmology. It also maps out how this facility would fit into an international third-generation network and what US leadership would require in terms of design choices and community coordination. That framing is the main contribution here. The document does a reasonable job of pulling together the science case and evaluating several design concepts at a conceptual level. It is clear about the planning needs, including site considerations, international collaboration, and the role of the US in the broader effort. Those sections give a practical sense of the steps involved without pretending the engineering is already solved. The main limitation is that the sensitivity target and the z~100 reach are presented as design goals rather than results backed by detailed noise budgets, error analyses, or prototype data. The paper is explicit that this is forward-looking, so the absence of that technical depth is not a surprise, but it does mean the central performance claims rest on engineering assumptions that still need verification. Readers should treat the projections as targets to be tested rather than established outcomes. This work is aimed at the gravitational-wave instrumentation community, observatory planners, and funding agencies who need a coherent picture of where the field could go over the next decade or two. It is not a research paper with new measurements or derivations, so it will not change anyone's day-to-day analysis, but it supplies useful context for long-term decisions. I would send it to peer review. The thinking is clear and the scope is appropriate for a planning document; external referees can usefully comment on the design evaluations and the realism of the timelines.

Referee Report

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Summary. The manuscript is a Horizon Study for Cosmic Explorer, a proposed next-generation ground-based gravitational-wave observatory. It claims that a tenfold sensitivity improvement over Advanced LIGO will enable observations of gravitational-wave sources out to redshifts z ∼ 100, pushing astronomy toward the edge of the observable universe. The goals are to describe and evaluate design concepts, plan for United States leadership in the field, and define Cosmic Explorer's role within an international Third-Generation (3G) observatory network for transformative discoveries across astronomy, physics, and cosmology.

Significance. If the stated design goals are achieved, the work would be significant by providing a concrete roadmap that expands gravitational-wave astronomy to cosmological distances, enabling new probes of the early universe, compact-object populations, and fundamental physics. The planning and community elements are valuable for coordinating international 3G efforts and securing U.S. leadership. The document functions as a foundational reference for future observatory development.

major comments (1)

[Abstract] Abstract: the central claim of a tenfold sensitivity improvement enabling observations to z ∼ 100 is presented as a design goal without accompanying technical derivations, noise budgets, or error analyses visible in the document; this assumption is load-bearing for the projected science reach.

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We thank the referee for their constructive feedback and recommendation of minor revision. We address the comment on the abstract below and will make appropriate updates to clarify the foundations of our claims.

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Referee: [Abstract] Abstract: the central claim of a tenfold sensitivity improvement enabling observations to z ∼ 100 is presented as a design goal without accompanying technical derivations, noise budgets, or error analyses visible in the document; this assumption is load-bearing for the projected science reach.

Authors: The manuscript is a Horizon Study, which outlines the scientific vision and high-level design concepts rather than providing a full technical design with complete noise budgets and error analyses. The tenfold sensitivity improvement is a stated target, with the underlying design concepts and noise considerations described in Section 2. The z ∼ 100 reach follows from standard calculations of the detection horizon for compact binary sources using the target sensitivity, as presented in Section 4 with supporting figures. We will revise the abstract to include a brief cross-reference to these sections to better anchor this claim. Detailed technical derivations are beyond the scope of this planning document and are addressed in companion technical studies. revision: partial

Circularity Check

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No significant circularity; forward-looking planning document with no derivations or self-referential reductions

full rationale

The paper is a horizon study whose central claims consist of design-concept descriptions and forward projections (e.g., tenfold sensitivity improvement enabling z~100 observations) rather than any mathematical derivation chain, fitted parameters, or predictions that reduce to prior inputs by construction. No equations, ansatzes, uniqueness theorems, or self-citations are invoked as load-bearing steps that collapse the claimed results back onto the paper's own assumptions. The document explicitly frames itself as evaluative planning, not as a self-contained proof or empirical fit, so the derivation chain is empty and the circularity score is 0.

Axiom & Free-Parameter Ledger

0 free parameters · 0 axioms · 0 invented entities

The document introduces no free parameters, axioms, or invented entities; it is a high-level conceptual study relying on established gravitational-wave detection principles.

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