Abstract
We present an all-sky search for gravitational waves in the frequency range 1 to 6 kHz during the first calendar year of LIGO's fifth science run. This is the first untriggered LIGO burst analysis to be conducted above 3 kHz. We discuss the unique properties of interferometric data in this regime. 161.3 days of triple-coincident data were analyzed. No gravitational events above threshold were observed and a frequentist upper limit of 5.4 year-1 on the rate of strong gravitational-wave bursts was placed at a 90% confidence level. Implications for specific theoretical models of gravitational-wave emission are also discussed.
Recommended Citation
B. P. Abbott et al., "Search for High Frequency Gravitational-Wave Bursts in the First Calendar Year of LIGO's Fifth Science Run," Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology, vol. 80, no. 10, American Physical Society (APS), Nov 2009.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.80.102002
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 Nov 2009
