Document Type
Article
Department/Program
Physics
Journal Title
CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM GRAVITY
Pub Date
3-22-2018
Volume
35
Issue
6
First Page
1
Abstract
We present the results of a search for long-duration gravitational wave transients in the data of the LIGO Hanford and LIGO Livingston second generation detectors between September 2015 and January 2016, with a total observational time of 49 d. The search targets gravitational wave transients of 10-500 s duration in a frequency band of 24-2048 Hz, with minimal assumptions about the signal waveform, polarization, source direction, or time of occurrence. No significant events were observed. As a result we set 90% confidence upper limits on the rate of long-duration gravitational wave transients for different types of gravitational wave signals. We also show that the search is sensitive to sources in the Galaxy emitting at least similar to 10-8 M(circle dot)c(2) in gravitational waves.
Recommended Citation
Abbott, B. P.; Abbott, R.; Abbott, T. D.; Abernathy, M. R.; Acernese, F.; Ackley, K.; Adams, C.; Adams, T.; Addesso, P.; Adhikari, R. X.; Adya, V. B.; Affeldt, C.; Agathos, M.; Agatsuma, K.; Aggarwal, N.; Aguiar, O. D.; Aiello, L.; Ain, A.; Ajith, P.; Allen, B.; Allocca, A.; Altin, P. A.; Mikhailov, Eugeniy E.; Rew, H.; and Zhang, M., All-sky search for long-duration gravitational wave transients in the first Advanced LIGO observing run (2018). CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM GRAVITY, 35(6), 1-25.
10.1088/1361-6382/aaab76
DOI
10.1088/1361-6382/aaab76
