Search for Gravitational Waves from Scorpius X-1 in the Second Advanced LIGO Observing Run with an Improved Hidden Markov Model

Author

B. P. Abbott
R. Abbott
T. D. Abbott
Marco Cavaglia, Missouri University of Science and TechnologyFollow
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Abstract

We present results from a semicoherent search for continuous gravitational waves from the low-mass x-ray binary Scorpius X-1, using a hidden Markov model (HMM) to track spin wandering. This search improves on previous HMM-based searches of LIGO data by using an improved frequency domain matched filter, the J-statistic, and by analyzing data from Advanced LIGO's second observing run. In the frequency range searched, from 60 to 650 Hz, we find no evidence of gravitational radiation. At 194.6 Hz, the most sensitive search frequency, we report an upper limit on gravitational wave strain (at 95% confidence) of h₀^95% = 3.47 x 10^-25 when marginalizing over source inclination angle. This is the most sensitive search for Scorpius X-1, to date, that is specifically designed to be robust in the presence of spin wandering.

Recommended Citation

B. P. Abbott et al., "Search for Gravitational Waves from Scorpius X-1 in the Second Advanced LIGO Observing Run with an Improved Hidden Markov Model," Physical Review D, vol. 100, no. 12, American Physical Society (APS), Dec 2019.

The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.100.122002

Department(s)

Physics

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

2470-0010; 2470-0029

Document Type

Article - Journal

Document Version

Final Version

File Type

text

Language(s)

English

Rights

© 2019 American Physical Society (APS), All rights reserved.

Publication Date

01 Dec 2019