Search for gravitational waves from low mass compact binary coalescence in LIGO's sixth science run and Virgo's science runs 2 and 3

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dc.contributor.authorGanija, M.
dc.contributor.authorHosken, D.
dc.contributor.authorMunch, J.
dc.contributor.authorOttaway, D.
dc.contributor.authorVeitch, P.
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractWe report on a search for gravitational waves from coalescing compact binaries using LIGO and Virgo observations between July 7, 2009, and October 20, 2010. We searched for signals from binaries with total mass between 2 and 25M⊙; this includes binary neutron stars, binary black holes, and binaries consisting of a black hole and neutron star. The detectors were sensitive to systems up to 40 Mpc distant for binary neutron stars, and further for higher mass systems. No gravitational-wave signals were detected. We report upper limits on the rate of compact binary coalescence as a function of total mass, including the results from previous LIGO and Virgo observations. The cumulative 90% confidence rate upper limits of the binary coalescence of binary neutron star, neutron star-black hole, and binary black hole systems are 1.3×10-4, 3.1×10-5, and 6.4×10-6  Mpc-3 yr-1, respectively. These upper limits are up to a factor 1.4 lower than previously derived limits. We also report on results from a blind injection challenge.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityJ. Abadie... M. R. Ganija …D. J. Hosken... J. Munch... D. J. Ottaway... P. J. Veitch... et al., (LIGO Scientific Collaboration), (Virgo Collaboration)
dc.identifier.citationPhysical Review D: Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology, 2012; 85(8):1-12
dc.identifier.doi10.1103/PhysRevD.85.082002
dc.identifier.issn1550-7998
dc.identifier.issn1550-2368
dc.identifier.orcidGanija, M. [0000-0002-6882-3930]
dc.identifier.orcidOttaway, D. [0000-0001-6794-1591]
dc.identifier.orcidVeitch, P. [0000-0002-2597-435X]
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/74812
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherAmerican Physical Soc
dc.relation.grantARC
dc.rights©2012 American Physical Society
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1103/physrevd.85.082002
dc.titleSearch for gravitational waves from low mass compact binary coalescence in LIGO's sixth science run and Virgo's science runs 2 and 3
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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