Search for Gravitational Waves from Low Mass Compact Binary Coalescence in 186 Days of LIGO's Fifth Science Run

Author

Benjamin P. Abbott
Marco Cavaglia, Missouri University of Science and TechnologyFollow
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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 1.4x10^-2, 7.3x10^-4 and 3.6x10yr^-1L₁₀^-1, respectively, where L₁₀ is 10¹⁰ times the blue solar luminosity.

Recommended Citation

B. P. Abbott et al., "Search for Gravitational Waves from Low Mass Compact Binary Coalescence in 186 Days of LIGO's Fifth Science Run," Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology, vol. 80, no. 4, American Physical Society (APS), Aug 2009.

The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.80.047101

Department(s)

Physics

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

1550-7998

Document Type

Article - Journal

Document Version

Final Version

File Type

text

Language(s)

English

Rights

© 2009 American Physical Society (APS), All rights reserved.

Publication Date

01 Aug 2009