Search for long-lived gravitational-wave transients coincident with long gamma-ray bursts

Aasi, J. et al. (2013) Search for long-lived gravitational-wave transients coincident with long gamma-ray bursts. Physical Review D, 88(12), p. 122004. (doi: 10.1103/PhysRevD.88.122004)

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Abstract

Long gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) have been linked to extreme core-collapse supernovae from massive stars. Gravitational waves (GW) offer a probe of the physics behind long GRBs. We investigate models of long-lived (∼10–1000  s) GW emission associated with the accretion disk of a collapsed star or with its protoneutron star remnant. Using data from LIGO’s fifth science run, and GRB triggers from the Swift experiment, we perform a search for unmodeled long-lived GW transients. Finding no evidence of GW emission, we place 90% confidence-level upper limits on the GW fluence at Earth from long GRBs for three waveforms inspired by a model of GWs from accretion disk instabilities. These limits range from F<3.5  ergs cm−2 to F<1200  ergs cm−2, depending on the GRB and on the model, allowing us to probe optimistic scenarios of GW production out to distances as far as ≈33  Mpc. Advanced detectors are expected to achieve strain sensitivities 10× better than initial LIGO, potentially allowing us to probe the engines of the nearest long GRBs.

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Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Grant, Mr Alastair and MacDonald, Miss Erin and Messenger, Dr Christopher and Bell, Dr Angus and Hammond, Professor Giles and Hild, Professor Stefan and Barr, Dr Bryan and Sorazu Lucio, Dr Borja and Reid, Professor Stuart and Lawrie, Mr Craig and Evans, Mr Keith and Gill, Mr Colin and Veitch, Dr John and Heng, Professor Ik Siong and van Veggel, Dr Marielle and Newton, Dr Gavin and Torrie, Dr Calum and Graef, Dr Christian and Hendry, Professor Martin and Scott, Dr Jamie and Santiago Prieto, Mr Ricardo and Rowan, Professor Sheila and Kumar, Mr Rahul and Abernathy, Mr Matthew and Martin, Dr Iain and Robertson, Professor Norna and Cumming, Dr Alan and Cunningham, Dr Liam and Woan, Professor Graham and Hough, Professor James and Huttner, Dr Sabina and Campsie, Mr Paul and Bassiri, Mr Riccardo and Strain, Professor Kenneth and Jones, Mr Russell and Haughian, Dr Karen and Pitkin, Dr Matthew and Murray, Dr Peter
Authors: Aasi, J., Abadie, J., Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Abbott, T., Abernathy, M., Accadia, T., Acernese, F., Adams, C., Adams, T., Adhikari, R., Affeldt, C., Agathos, M., Aggarwal, N., Aguiar, O., Ajith, P., Allen, B., Allocca, A., Amador Ceron, E., Amariutei, D., Anderson, R., Anderson, S., Anderson, W., Arai, K., Araya, M., Arceneaux, C., Areeda, J., Ast, S., Aston, S., Astone, P., Aufmuth, P., Aulbert, C., Austin, L., Aylott, B., Babak, S., Baker, P., Ballardin, G., Ballmer, S., Barayoga, J., Barker, D., Barnum, S., Barone, F., Barr, B., Barsotti, L., Barsuglia, M., Barton, M., Bartos, I., Bassiri, R., Basti, A., Batch, J., Bauchrowitz, J., Bauer, T., Bebronne, M., Behnke, B., Bejger, M., Beker, M., Bell, A., Bell, C., Belopolski, I., Bergmann, G., Berliner, J., Bersanetti, D., Bertolini, A., Bessis, D., Betzwieser, J., Beyersdorf, P., Bhadbhade, T., Bilenko, I., Billingsley, G., Birch, J., Bitossi, M., Bizouard, M., Black, E., Blackburn, J., Blackburn, L., Blair, D., Blom, M., Bock, O., Bodiya, T., Boer, M., Bogan, C., Bond, C., Bondu, F., Bonelli, L., Bonnand, R., Bork, R., Born, M., Boschi, V., Bose, S., Bosi, L., Bowers, J., Bradaschia, C., Brady, P., Braginsky, V., Branchesi, M., Brannen, C., Brau, J., Breyer, J., Briant, T., Bridges, D., Brillet, A., Brinkmann, M., Brisson, V., Britzger, M., Brooks, A., Brown, D., Brown, D., Brückner, F., Bulik, T., Bulten, H., Buonanno, A., Buskulic, D., Buy, C., Byer, R., Cadonati, L., Cagnoli, G., Calderón Bustillo, J., Calloni, E., Camp, J., Campsie, P., Cannon, K., Canuel, B., Cao, J., Capano, C., Carbognani, F., Carbone, L., Caride, S., Castiglia, A., Caudill, S., Cavaglià, M., Cavalier, F., Cavalieri, R., Cella, G., Cepeda, C., Cesarini, E., Chakraborty, R., Chalermsongsak, T., Chao, S., Charlton, P., Chassande-Mottin, E., Chen, X., Chen, Y., Chincarini, A., Chiummo, A., Cho, H., Chow, J., Christensen, N., Chu, Q., Chua, S., Chung, S., Ciani, G., Clara, F., Clark, D., Clark, J., Cleva, F., Coccia, E., Cohadon, 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College/School:College of Science and Engineering > School of Engineering > Electronics and Nanoscale Engineering
College of Science and Engineering > School of Physics and Astronomy
Research Centre:College of Science and Engineering > School of Physics and Astronomy > Institute for Gravitational Research
Journal Name:Physical Review D
Publisher:American Physical Society
ISSN:1550-7998
ISSN (Online):1550-2368

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