Three observational differences for binary black holes detections with second- and third-generation gravitational-wave detectors
Advanced gravitational-wave observatories, such as LIGO and Virgo, will detect hundreds of gravitational-wave signals emitted by binary black holes in the next few years. The collection of detected sources is expected to have certain properties. It is expected that a selection bias will exist toward...
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| description | Advanced gravitational-wave observatories, such as LIGO and Virgo, will detect hundreds of gravitational-wave signals emitted by binary black holes in the next few years. The collection of detected sources is expected to have certain properties. It is expected that a selection bias will exist toward higher-mass systems, that most events will be oriented with their angular momentum pointing to or away from Earth, and that quiet events will be much more numerous than loud events. In this paper, we show how all these assumptions are only true for existing detectors and do not have any universality. Using a network of proposed third-generation gravitational-wave detectors, we show how each of these assumptions must be revised, and we discuss several consequences on the characterization of the sources. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/1069292022-10-01T19:39:38Z Three observational differences for binary black holes detections with second- and third-generation gravitational-wave detectors Vitale, Salvatore Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics Vitale, Salvatore Advanced gravitational-wave observatories, such as LIGO and Virgo, will detect hundreds of gravitational-wave signals emitted by binary black holes in the next few years. The collection of detected sources is expected to have certain properties. It is expected that a selection bias will exist toward higher-mass systems, that most events will be oriented with their angular momentum pointing to or away from Earth, and that quiet events will be much more numerous than loud events. In this paper, we show how all these assumptions are only true for existing detectors and do not have any universality. Using a network of proposed third-generation gravitational-wave detectors, we show how each of these assumptions must be revised, and we discuss several consequences on the characterization of the sources. National Science Foundation (U.S.) (Cooperative Agreement PHY-0757058) 2017-02-14T21:13:35Z 2017-02-14T21:13:35Z 2016-12 2016-10 2016-12-15T23:00:02Z Article http://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle 1550-7998 1550-2368 http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/106929 Vitale, Salvatore. “Three Observational Differences for Binary Black Holes Detections with Second- and Third-Generation Gravitational-Wave Detectors.” Physical Review D 94.12 (2016): n. pag. © 2016 American Physical Society https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2700-0767 en http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.94.121501 Physical Review D Article is made available in accordance with the publisher's policy and may be subject to US copyright law. Please refer to the publisher's site for terms of use. American Physical Society application/pdf American Physical Society American Physical Society |
| spellingShingle | Vitale, Salvatore Three observational differences for binary black holes detections with second- and third-generation gravitational-wave detectors |
| title | Three observational differences for binary black holes detections with second- and third-generation gravitational-wave detectors |
| title_full | Three observational differences for binary black holes detections with second- and third-generation gravitational-wave detectors |
| title_fullStr | Three observational differences for binary black holes detections with second- and third-generation gravitational-wave detectors |
| title_full_unstemmed | Three observational differences for binary black holes detections with second- and third-generation gravitational-wave detectors |
| title_short | Three observational differences for binary black holes detections with second- and third-generation gravitational-wave detectors |
| title_sort | three observational differences for binary black holes detections with second and third generation gravitational wave detectors |
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