Search for gravitational waves from low mass binary coalescences in the first year of LIGO’s S5 data
We have searched for gravitational waves from coalescing low mass compact binary systems with a total mass between 2M[subscript ⊙] and 35M[subscript ⊙] and a minimum component mass of 1M[subscript ⊙] using data from the first year of the fifth science run of the three LIGO detectors, operating at de...
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| author | Wipf, Christopher C. Weiss, Rainer Waldman, Samuel J. Stein, Leo Chaim Stein, Andrew J. Smith, Nicolas de Mateo Shapiro, B. Sarin, P. Markowitz, Jared John Katsavounidis, Erotokritos Hughey, Brennan J. Harry, Gregory Grimaldi, F. Goda, K. Foley, Stephany Duke, I. Cao, Junwei Brunet, G. Blackburn, Lindy L. Barsotti, Lisa Mavalvala, Nergis Zucker, Michael E Shoemaker, David H Mittleman, Richard K Mason, Kenneth R MacInnis, Myron E Fritschel, Peter K Evans, Matthew J Donovan, Frederick J Corbitt, Thomas R Bodiya, Timothy P. |
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| author_facet | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics Wipf, Christopher C. Weiss, Rainer Waldman, Samuel J. Stein, Leo Chaim Stein, Andrew J. Smith, Nicolas de Mateo Shapiro, B. Sarin, P. Markowitz, Jared John Katsavounidis, Erotokritos Hughey, Brennan J. Harry, Gregory Grimaldi, F. Goda, K. Foley, Stephany Duke, I. Cao, Junwei Brunet, G. Blackburn, Lindy L. Barsotti, Lisa Mavalvala, Nergis Zucker, Michael E Shoemaker, David H Mittleman, Richard K Mason, Kenneth R MacInnis, Myron E Fritschel, Peter K Evans, Matthew J Donovan, Frederick J Corbitt, Thomas R Bodiya, Timothy P. |
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| description | We have searched for gravitational waves from coalescing low mass compact binary systems with a total mass between 2M[subscript ⊙] and 35M[subscript ⊙] and a minimum component mass of 1M[subscript ⊙] using data from the first year of the fifth science run of the three LIGO detectors, operating at design sensitivity. Depending on the mass, we are sensitive to coalescences as far as 150 Mpc from the Earth. No gravitational-wave signals were observed above the expected background. Assuming a population of compact binary objects with a Gaussian mass distribution representing binary neutron star systems, black hole–neutron star binary systems, and binary black hole systems, we calculate the 90% confidence upper limit on the rate of coalescences to be 3.9×10[superscript -2] yr-1L[subscript 10][superscript -1], 1.1×10[superscript -2] yr-1L[subscript 10][superscript -1], and 2.5×10[superscript -3] yr-1L[subscript 10][superscript -1], respectively, where L[subscript 10] is 10[superscript 10] times the blue solar luminosity. We also set improved upper limits on the rate of compact binary coalescences per unit blue-light luminosity, as a function of mass. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/518612022-09-28T14:48:39Z Search for gravitational waves from low mass binary coalescences in the first year of LIGO’s S5 data Wipf, Christopher C. Weiss, Rainer Waldman, Samuel J. Stein, Leo Chaim Stein, Andrew J. Smith, Nicolas de Mateo Shapiro, B. Sarin, P. Markowitz, Jared John Katsavounidis, Erotokritos Hughey, Brennan J. Harry, Gregory Grimaldi, F. Goda, K. Foley, Stephany Duke, I. Cao, Junwei Brunet, G. Blackburn, Lindy L. Barsotti, Lisa Mavalvala, Nergis Zucker, Michael E Shoemaker, David H Mittleman, Richard K Mason, Kenneth R MacInnis, Myron E Fritschel, Peter K Evans, Matthew J Donovan, Frederick J Corbitt, Thomas R Bodiya, Timothy P. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research Mavalvala, Nergis Zucker, Michael E. Wipf, Christopher C. Weiss, Rainer Waldman, Samuel J. Stein, Leo Chaim Stein, Andrew J. Smith, Nicolas de Mateo Shoemaker, David H. Shapiro, B. Sarin, P. Mittleman, Richard K. Mason, Kenneth R. Markowitz, Jared John MacInnis, Myron E. Katsavounidis, Erotokritos Hughey, Brennan J. Harry, Gregory Grimaldi, F. Goda, K. Fritschel, Peter K. Foley, Stephany Evans, Matthew J. Duke, I. Donovan, Frederick J. Corbitt, Thomas R. Cao, Junwei Brunet, G. Bodiya, Timothy Paul Blackburn, Lindy L. Barsotti, Lisa Mavalvala, Nergis We have searched for gravitational waves from coalescing low mass compact binary systems with a total mass between 2M[subscript ⊙] and 35M[subscript ⊙] and a minimum component mass of 1M[subscript ⊙] using data from the first year of the fifth science run of the three LIGO detectors, operating at design sensitivity. Depending on the mass, we are sensitive to coalescences as far as 150 Mpc from the Earth. No gravitational-wave signals were observed above the expected background. Assuming a population of compact binary objects with a Gaussian mass distribution representing binary neutron star systems, black hole–neutron star binary systems, and binary black hole systems, we calculate the 90% confidence upper limit on the rate of coalescences to be 3.9×10[superscript -2] yr-1L[subscript 10][superscript -1], 1.1×10[superscript -2] yr-1L[subscript 10][superscript -1], and 2.5×10[superscript -3] yr-1L[subscript 10][superscript -1], respectively, where L[subscript 10] is 10[superscript 10] times the blue solar luminosity. We also set improved upper limits on the rate of compact binary coalescences per unit blue-light luminosity, as a function of mass. Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Research Corporation David and Lucile Packard Foundation Leverhulme Trust Carnegie Trust National Aeronautics and Space Administration Scottish Universities Physics Alliance Scottish Funding Council Royal Society, United Kingdom Conselleria d’Economia, Hisenda i Innovació of the Govern de les Illes Balears Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación, Spain Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare of Italy Council of Scientific and Industrial Research of India Australian Research Council State of Niedersachsen, Germany Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science Science and Technology Facilities Council, United Kingdom National Science Foundation 2010-03-01T19:53:44Z 2010-03-01T19:53:44Z 2009-06 2009-02 Article http://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle 1550-2368 1550-7998 http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/51861 LIGO Scientific Collaboration et al. “Search for gravitational waves from low mass binary coalescences in the first year of LIGO's S5 data.” Physical Review D 79.12 (2009): 122001. © 2009 The American Physical Society https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0219-9706 https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6550-3045 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4147-2560 https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8459-4499 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2544-1596 https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1983-3187 en_US http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.79.122001 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. application/pdf American Physical Society APS |
| spellingShingle | Wipf, Christopher C. Weiss, Rainer Waldman, Samuel J. Stein, Leo Chaim Stein, Andrew J. Smith, Nicolas de Mateo Shapiro, B. Sarin, P. Markowitz, Jared John Katsavounidis, Erotokritos Hughey, Brennan J. Harry, Gregory Grimaldi, F. Goda, K. Foley, Stephany Duke, I. Cao, Junwei Brunet, G. Blackburn, Lindy L. Barsotti, Lisa Mavalvala, Nergis Zucker, Michael E Shoemaker, David H Mittleman, Richard K Mason, Kenneth R MacInnis, Myron E Fritschel, Peter K Evans, Matthew J Donovan, Frederick J Corbitt, Thomas R Bodiya, Timothy P. Search for gravitational waves from low mass binary coalescences in the first year of LIGO’s S5 data |
| title | Search for gravitational waves from low mass binary coalescences in the first year of LIGO’s S5 data |
| title_full | Search for gravitational waves from low mass binary coalescences in the first year of LIGO’s S5 data |
| title_fullStr | Search for gravitational waves from low mass binary coalescences in the first year of LIGO’s S5 data |
| title_full_unstemmed | Search for gravitational waves from low mass binary coalescences in the first year of LIGO’s S5 data |
| title_short | Search for gravitational waves from low mass binary coalescences in the first year of LIGO’s S5 data |
| title_sort | search for gravitational waves from low mass binary coalescences in the first year of ligo s s5 data |
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