All-Sky Search for Long-Duration Gravitational Wave Transients in the First Advanced LIGO Observing Run
Abstract
We present the results of a search for long-duration gravitational wave transients in the data of the LIGO Hanford and LIGO Livingston second generation detectors between September 2015 and January 2016, with a total observational time of 49 d. The search targets gravitational wave transients of 10-500 s duration in a frequency band of 24-2048 Hz, with minimal assumptions about the signal waveform, polarization, source direction, or time of occurrence. No significant events were observed. As a result we set 90% confidence upper limits on the rate of long-duration gravitational wave transients for different types of gravitational wave signals. We also show that the search is sensitive to sources in the Galaxy emitting at least ∼10-8M⊙c2 in gravitational waves.
Recommended Citation
B. P. Abbott et al., "All-Sky Search for Long-Duration Gravitational Wave Transients in the First Advanced LIGO Observing Run," Classical and Quantum Gravity, vol. 35, no. 6, Institute of Physics - IOP Publishing, Feb 2018.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6382/aaab76
Department(s)
Physics
Keywords and Phrases
Gravitational waves; LIGO-Virgo; Long duration transient
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
0264-9381
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2018 Institute of Physics - IOP Publishing, All rights reserved.
Publication Date
01 Feb 2018
