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		| Paper: | 
		Cosmological Backgrounds of Gravitational Waves and eLISA | 
	 
	
		| Volume: | 
		467, 9th LISA Symposium | 
	 
	
		| Page: | 
		91 | 
	 
	
		| Authors: | 
		Dufaux, J.-F. | 
	 
	
	
		| Abstract: | 
		We review cosmological backgrounds of gravitational waves with a particular attention to the scientific potential of the eLISA/NGO mission. After an overview of cosmological backgrounds and detectors, we consider different cosmological sources that could lead to an observable signal. We then study the backgrounds produced by first-order phase transitions and networks of cosmic strings, assessing the prospects for their detection. | 
	 
	
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