Astrophysically triggered searches for gravitational waves : status and prospects

Abbott, R. and Lockerbie, N.A. and Tokmakov, K. V., LIGO Scientific Collaboration, Virgo Collaboration (2008) Astrophysically triggered searches for gravitational waves : status and prospects. Classical and Quantum Gravity, 25 (11). ISSN 1361-6382 (https://doi.org/10.1088/0264-9381/25/11/114051)

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Abstract

In gravitational-wave detection, special emphasis is put onto searches that focus on cosmic events detected by other types of astrophysical observatories. The astrophysical triggers, e.g. from γ-ray and x-ray satellites, optical telescopes and neutrino observatories, provide a trigger time for analyzing gravitational-wave data coincident with the event. In certain cases the expected frequency range, source energetics, directional and progenitor information are also available. Beyond allowing the recognition of gravitational waveforms with amplitudes closer to the noise floor of the detector, these triggered searches should also lead to rich science results even before the onset of Advanced LIGO. In this paper we provide a broad review of LIGO's astrophysically triggered searches and the sources they target.

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Abbott, R., Lockerbie, N.A. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1678-3260 and Tokmakov, K. V. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2808-6593;
  • Item type:Article
    ID code:17074
    Dates:
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    7 June 2008
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    Notes:B Abbott et al 2008 Class. Quantum Grav. 25 114051. 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/10.1088/0264-9381/25/11/114051
    Subjects:Science > Physics
    Department:Faculty of Science > Physics
    Depositing user: Strathprints Administrator
    Date deposited:27 Apr 2010 10:22
    Last modified:12 Oct 2024 00:17
    URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/17074
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