Directional Limits on Persistent Gravitational Waves Using LIGO S5 Science Data

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dc.contributor.authorChua, Sheon
dc.contributor.authorInta, Ra
dc.contributor.authorMcClelland, David
dc.contributor.authorMow-Lowry, C
dc.contributor.authorMullavey, Adam
dc.contributor.authorSatterthwaite, Matthew
dc.contributor.authorScott, Susan M
dc.contributor.authorShaddock, Daniel
dc.contributor.authorSlagmolen, Bram
dc.contributor.authorWette, Karl
dc.contributor.authorAbadie, J
dc.contributor.authorAbbott, B
dc.contributor.authorAbbott, Robert
dc.contributor.authorAdhikari, Rana
dc.contributor.authorBillingsley, G
dc.contributor.authorBlack, E
dc.contributor.authorBlackburn, James Kent
dc.contributor.authorBork, R
dc.contributor.authorDeSalvo, R
dc.contributor.authorEhrens, P
dc.contributor.authorLIGO , Scientific Collaboration (700 Scientists)
dc.contributor.authorHeefner, J
dc.contributor.authorHosken, Dave
dc.contributor.authorHough, J
dc.contributor.authorHowell, E
dc.contributor.authorIvanov, A
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-07T22:52:40Z
dc.date.available2015-12-07T22:52:40Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.date.updated2016-02-24T11:57:55Z
dc.description.abstractThe gravitational-wave (GW) sky may include nearby pointlike sources as well as stochastic backgrounds. We perform two directional searches for persistent GWs using data from the LIGO S5 science run: one optimized for pointlike sources and one for arbitrary extended sources. Finding no evidence to support the detection of GWs, we present 90% confidence level (C.L.) upper-limit maps of GW strain power with typical values between 2-20×10 -50strain2Hz -1 and 5-35×10 -49strain2Hz -1sr -1 for pointlike and extended sources, respectively. The latter result is the first of its kind. We also set 90% C.L. limits on the narrow-band root-mean-square GW strain from interesting targets including Sco X-1, SN 1987A and the Galactic center as low as 7×10 -25 in the most sensitive frequency range near 160 Hz.
dc.identifier.issn0031-9007
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/27521
dc.publisherAmerican Physical Society
dc.sourcePhysical Review Letters
dc.subjectKeywords: Confidence levels; Directional search; Extended sources; Frequency ranges; Galactic Center; Narrow bands; Root mean squares; Science-data; Typical values; Atomic physics; Physics; Gravity waves
dc.titleDirectional Limits on Persistent Gravitational Waves Using LIGO S5 Science Data
dc.typeJournal article
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage271102
local.contributor.affiliationChua, Sheon, College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, ANU
local.contributor.affiliationInta, Ra, College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, ANU
local.contributor.affiliationMcClelland, David, College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, ANU
local.contributor.affiliationMow-Lowry, C, College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, ANU
local.contributor.affiliationMullavey, Adam, College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, ANU
local.contributor.affiliationSatterthwaite, Matthew, College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, ANU
local.contributor.affiliationScott, Susan M, College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, ANU
local.contributor.affiliationShaddock, Daniel, College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, ANU
local.contributor.affiliationSlagmolen, Bram, College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, ANU
local.contributor.affiliationWette, Karl, College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, ANU
local.contributor.affiliationAbadie, J, LIGO-California Institute of Technology
local.contributor.affiliationAbbott, B, LIGO - California Institute of Technology
local.contributor.affiliationAbbott, Robert, LIGO - California Institute of Technology
local.contributor.affiliationAdhikari, Rana, LIGO - California Institute of Technology
local.contributor.affiliationBillingsley, G, California Institute of Technology
local.contributor.affiliationBlack, E, LIGO - California Institute of Technology
local.contributor.affiliationBlackburn, James Kent, California Institute of Technology
local.contributor.affiliationBork, R, California Institute of Technology
local.contributor.affiliationDeSalvo, R, California Institute of Technology
local.contributor.affiliationEhrens, P, California Institute of Technology
local.contributor.affiliationLIGO , Scientific Collaboration (700 Scientists) , LIGO - 60 Institutions in 11 countries
local.contributor.affiliationHeefner, J, California Institute of Technology
local.contributor.affiliationHosken, Dave, University of Adelaide
local.contributor.affiliationHough, J, University of Glasgow
local.contributor.affiliationHowell, E, University of Western Australia
local.contributor.affiliationIvanov, A, California Institute of Technology
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local.description.notesImported from ARIES
local.identifier.absfor020105 - General Relativity and Gravitational Waves
local.identifier.absseo970102 - Expanding Knowledge in the Physical Sciences
local.identifier.ariespublicationU9212960xPUB51
local.identifier.citationvolume107
local.identifier.doi10.1103/PhysRevLett.107.271102
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local.identifier.thomsonID000298611000007
local.type.statusPublished Version

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