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Language | English |
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Article number | 760 |
Number of pages | 18 |
Journal | Astrophysical Journal |
Volume | 760 |
Issue number | 1 |
Early online date | 30 Oct 2012 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 20 Nov 2012 |
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Keywords
- gravitational waves
- gamma ray bursts
- LIGO scientific collaboration
- neutron stars
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Search for gravitational waves associated with gamma-ray bursts during LIGO science run 6 and Virgo science runs 2 and 3. / Abadie, J.; Lockerbie, N. A.; Tokmakov, K. V.; LIGO Scientific Collaboration; Virgo Collaboration.
In: Astrophysical Journal, Vol. 760, No. 1, 760, 20.11.2012.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
TY - JOUR
T1 - Search for gravitational waves associated with gamma-ray bursts during LIGO science run 6 and Virgo science runs 2 and 3
AU - Abadie, J.
AU - Lockerbie, N. A.
AU - Tokmakov, K. V.
AU - LIGO Scientific Collaboration
AU - Virgo Collaboration
N1 - J. Abadie et al 2012 ApJ 760 12. © 2012. The American Astronomical Society
PY - 2012/11/20
Y1 - 2012/11/20
N2 - We present the results of a search for gravitational waves associated with 154 gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) that were detected by satellite-based gamma-ray experiments in 2009-2010, during the sixth LIGO science run and the second and third Virgo science runs. We perform two distinct searches: a modeled search for coalescences of either two neutron stars or a neutron star and black hole, and a search for generic, unmodeled gravitational-wave bursts. We find no evidence for gravitational-wave counterparts, either with any individual GRB in this sample or with the population as a whole. For all GRBs we place lower bounds on the distance to the progenitor, under the optimistic assumption of a gravitational-wave emission energy of 10(-2) M-circle dot c(2) at 150 Hz, with a median limit of 17 Mpc. For short-hard GRBs we place exclusion distances on binary neutron star and neutron-star-black-hole progenitors, using astrophysically motivated priors on the source parameters, with median values of 16 Mpc and 28 Mpc, respectively. These distance limits, while significantly larger than for a search that is not aided by GRB satellite observations, are not large enough to expect a coincidence with a GRB. However, projecting these exclusions to the sensitivities of Advanced LIGO and Virgo, which should begin operation in 2015, we find that the detection of gravitational waves associated with GRBs will become quite possible.
AB - We present the results of a search for gravitational waves associated with 154 gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) that were detected by satellite-based gamma-ray experiments in 2009-2010, during the sixth LIGO science run and the second and third Virgo science runs. We perform two distinct searches: a modeled search for coalescences of either two neutron stars or a neutron star and black hole, and a search for generic, unmodeled gravitational-wave bursts. We find no evidence for gravitational-wave counterparts, either with any individual GRB in this sample or with the population as a whole. For all GRBs we place lower bounds on the distance to the progenitor, under the optimistic assumption of a gravitational-wave emission energy of 10(-2) M-circle dot c(2) at 150 Hz, with a median limit of 17 Mpc. For short-hard GRBs we place exclusion distances on binary neutron star and neutron-star-black-hole progenitors, using astrophysically motivated priors on the source parameters, with median values of 16 Mpc and 28 Mpc, respectively. These distance limits, while significantly larger than for a search that is not aided by GRB satellite observations, are not large enough to expect a coincidence with a GRB. However, projecting these exclusions to the sensitivities of Advanced LIGO and Virgo, which should begin operation in 2015, we find that the detection of gravitational waves associated with GRBs will become quite possible.
KW - gravitational waves
KW - gamma ray bursts
KW - LIGO scientific collaboration
KW - neutron stars
U2 - 10.1088/0004-637x/760/1/12
DO - 10.1088/0004-637x/760/1/12
M3 - Article
VL - 760
JO - Astrophysical Journal
T2 - Astrophysical Journal
JF - Astrophysical Journal
SN - 0004-637X
IS - 1
M1 - 760
ER -