First joint search for gravitational-wave bursts in LIGO and GEO 600 data

Abbott, B. and Lockerbie, N.A. and Tokmakov, K. A., LIGO Scientific Collaboration (2008) First joint search for gravitational-wave bursts in LIGO and GEO 600 data. Classical and Quantum Gravity, 25 (24). ISSN 1361-6382 (https://doi.org/10.1088/0264-9381/25/24/245008)

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Abstract

We present the results of the first joint search for gravitational-wave bursts by the LIGO and GEO 600 detectors. We search for bursts with characteristic central frequencies in the band 768-2048 Hz in the data acquired between 22 February and 23 March, 2005 (fourth LSC Science Run-S4). We discuss the inclusion of the GEO 600 data in the Waveburst-CorrPower pipeline that first searches for coincident excess power events without taking into account differences in the antenna responses or strain sensitivities of the various detectors. We compare the performance of this pipeline to that of the coherent Waveburst pipeline based on the maximum likelihood statistic. This likelihood statistic is derived from a coherent sum of the detector data streams that takes into account the antenna patterns and sensitivities of the different detectors in the network. We find that the coherent Waveburst pipeline is sensitive to signals of amplitude 30-50% smaller than the Waveburst-CorrPower pipeline. We perform a search for gravitational-wave bursts using both pipelines and find no detection candidates in the S4 data set when all four instruments were operating stably.

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Abbott, B., Lockerbie, N.A. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1678-3260 and Tokmakov, K. A. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2808-6593;
  • Item type:Article
    ID code:17011
    Dates:
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    21 December 2008
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    Notes:B Abbott et al 2008 Class. Quantum Grav. 25 245008. © 2008 IOP Publishing Ltd. This is an author-created, un-copyedited version of an article accepted for publication/published in Classical and Quantum Gravity. IOP Publishing Ltd is not responsible for any errors or omissions in this version of the manuscript or any version derived from it. The Version of Record is available online at https://doi.org/10.1088/0264-9381/25/24/245008
    Subjects:Science > Physics
    Department:Faculty of Science > Physics
    Depositing user: Strathprints Administrator
    Date deposited:30 Mar 2010 12:07
    Last modified:11 Nov 2024 09:23
    URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/17011
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