Search for gravitational-wave bursts associated with gamma-ray bursts using data from LIGO science run 5 and VIRGO science run 1

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dc.contributor.authorHosken, D.
dc.contributor.authorMunch, J.
dc.contributor.authorOttaway, D.
dc.contributor.authorVeitch, P.
dc.date.issued2010
dc.description.abstractWe present the results of a search for gravitational-wave bursts associated with 137 gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) that were detected by satellite-based gamma-ray experiments during the fifth LIGO science run and first Virgo science run. The data used in this analysis were collected from 2005 November 4 to 2007 October 1, and most of the GRB triggers were from the Swift satellite. The search uses a coherent network analysis method that takes into account the different locations and orientations of the interferometers at the three LIGO-Virgo sites. We find no evidence for gravitational-wave burst signals associated with this sample of GRBs. Using simulated short-duration (<1 s) waveforms, we set upper limits on the amplitude of gravitational waves associated with each GRB. We also place lower bounds on the distance to each GRB under the assumption of a fixed energy emission in gravitational waves, with typical limits of D ~ 15 Mpc (E_GW^iso / 0.01 M_o c^2)^1/2 for emission at frequencies around 150 Hz, where the LIGO-Virgo detector network has best sensitivity. We present astrophysical interpretations and implications of these results, and prospects for corresponding searches during future LIGO-Virgo runs.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityB. Abbott... D. J. Hosken... J. Munch... D. J. Ottaway... P. J. Veitch...et al. (LIGO Scientific Collaboration, VIRGO Collaboration)
dc.identifier.citationThe Astrophysical Journal: an international review of astronomy and astronomical physics, 2010; 715(2):1438-1452
dc.identifier.doi10.1088/0004-637X/715/2/1438
dc.identifier.issn0004-637X
dc.identifier.issn1538-4357
dc.identifier.orcidOttaway, D. [0000-0001-6794-1591]
dc.identifier.orcidVeitch, P. [0000-0002-2597-435X]
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/61553
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniv Chicago Press
dc.relation.grantARC
dc.rightsCopyright © IOP Publishing 2010 Society. All rights reserved. Printed in U.S.A. Submitted to Cornell University’s online archive www.arXiv.org in 2010 by Patrick Sutton. Post-print sourced from www.arxiv.org
dc.source.urihttp://arxiv.org/abs/0908.3824
dc.subjectHigh Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE)
dc.subjectGeneral Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc)
dc.titleSearch for gravitational-wave bursts associated with gamma-ray bursts using data from LIGO science run 5 and VIRGO science run 1
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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