Search for gravitational waves from low mass compact binary coalescence in 186 days of LIGO's fifth science run

Abbott, B.P. and Lockerbie, N.A. and Tokmakov, K. V., LIGO Scientific Collaboration (2009) Search for gravitational waves from low mass compact binary coalescence in 186 days of LIGO's fifth science run. Physical Review D: Particles and Fields, 80 (4). ISSN 0556-2821 (https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.80.047101)

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Abstract

We report on a search for gravitational waves from coalescing compact binaries, of total mass between 2 and 35M⊙, using LIGO observations between November 14, 2006 and May 18, 2007. No gravitational-wave signals were detected. We report upper limits on the rate of compact binary coalescence as a function of total mass. The LIGO cumulative 90%-confidence rate upper limits of the binary coalescence of neutron stars, black holes and black hole-neutron star systems are 1.4×10-2, 7.3×10-4 and 3.6×10-3  yr-1 L10-1, respectively, where L10 is 1010 times the blue solar luminosity.

  • Item type:Article
    ID code:16915
    Dates:
    Date
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    25 August 2009
    Published
    Notes:B. P. Abbott et al. (LIGO Scientific Collaboration) Phys. Rev. D 80, 047101. ©2009 American Physical Society
    Subjects:Science > Physics
    Department:Faculty of Science > Physics
    Depositing user: Strathprints Administrator
    Date deposited:07 Apr 2010 10:09
    Last modified:08 Apr 2024 17:55
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    URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/16915
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