Search for gravitational waves from galactic and extra-galactic binary neutron stars

Authors

B. P. Abbott
R. AbbottFollow
Mario C. Diaz, The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyFollow
Wm. R. Johnston, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Soma Mukherjee, The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyFollow
Soumya Mohanty, The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyFollow
Cristina V. Torres, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2005

Abstract

We use 373 hours (≈15 days) of data from the second science run of the LIGO gravitational-wave detectors to search for signals from binary neutron star coalescences within a maximum distance of about 1.5 Mpc, a volume of space which includes the Andromeda Galaxy and other galaxies of the Local Group of galaxies. This analysis requires a signal to be found in data from detectors at the two LIGO sites, according to a set of coincidence criteria. The background (accidental coincidence rate) is determined from the data and is used to judge the significance of event candidates. No inspiral gravitational-wave events were identified in our search. Using a population model which includes the Local Group, we establish an upper limit of less than 47 inspiral events per year per Milky Way equivalent galaxy with 90% confidence for nonspinning binary neutron star systems with component masses between 1 and 3M⊙.

Comments

©2005 American Physical Society. Original published version available at https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.72.082001

Recommended Citation

Abbott, B., et al. “Search for Gravitational Waves from Galactic and Extra-Galactic Binary Neutron Stars.” Physical Review D, vol. 72, no. 8, American Physical Society, Oct. 2005, p. 082001, doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.72.082001.

Publication Title

Physical Review D

DOI

10.1103/PhysRevD.72.082001