Abstract
We present the result of searches for gravitational waves from 200 pulsars using data from the first observing run of the Advanced LIGO detectors. We find no significant evidence for a gravitational-wave signal from any of these pulsars, but we are able to set the most constraining upper limits yet on their gravitational-wave amplitudes and ellipticities. For eight of these pulsars, our upper limits give bounds that are improvements over the indirect spin-down limit values. For another 32, we are within a factor of 10 of the spin-down limit, and it is likely that some of these will be reachable in future runs of the advanced detector. Taken as a whole, these new results improve on previous limits by more than a factor of two.
Recommended Citation
B. P. Abbott et al., "First Search for Gravitational Waves from Known Pulsars with Advanced LIGO," Astrophysical Journal, vol. 839, no. 1, Institute of Physics - IOP Publishing, Apr 2017.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/aa677f
Department(s)
Physics
Keywords and Phrases
Gravitational waves; Pulsars: general
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
0004-637X
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Final Version
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2017 Institute of Physics - IOP Publishing, All rights reserved.
Publication Date
01 Apr 2017
