Berry, C.P.L. et al. (2016) Early Advanced LIGO Binary Neutron-star Sky Localization and Parameter Estimation. In: 11th Edoardo Amaldi Conference on Gravitational Waves (AMALDI 11), Gwangju, Korea, 12-26 Jun 2016, 012031. (doi: 10.1088/1742-6596/716/1/012031)
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Abstract
2015 will see the first observations of Advanced LIGO and the start of the gravitational-wave (GW) advanced-detector era. One of the most promising sources for ground- based GW detectors are binary neutron-star (BNS) coalescences. In order to use any detections for astrophysics, we must understand the capabilities of our parameter-estimation analysis. By simulating the GWs from an astrophysically motivated population of BNSs, we examine the accuracy of parameter inferences in the early advanced-detector era. We find that sky location, which is important for electromagnetic follow-up, can be determined rapidly (~ 5 s), but that sky areas may be hundreds of square degrees. The degeneracy between component mass and spin means there is significant uncertainty for measurements of the individual masses and spins; however, the chirp mass is well measured (typically better than 0.1%).
| Item Type: | Conference Proceedings |
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| Additional Information: | Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd. in Journal of Physics: Conference Series, Volume 716, |
| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Veitch, Dr John and Berry, Dr Christopher |
| Authors: | Berry, C.P.L., Farr, B., Farr, W.M., Haster, C.-J., Mandel, I., Middleton, H., Singer, L.P., Urban, A.L., Vecchio, A., Vitale, S., Cannon, K., Graff, P.B., Hanna, C., Mohapatra, S., Pankow, C., Price, L.R., Sidery, T., and Veitch, J. |
| College/School: | College of Science and Engineering > School of Physics and Astronomy |
| Journal Name: | J.Phys.Conf.Ser. |
| ISSN: | 1742-6588 |
| Published Online: | 30 May 2016 |
| Copyright Holders: | Copyright © 2016 The Authors |
| First Published: | First published in Journal of Physics: Conference Series 716: 012031 |
| Publisher Policy: | Reproduced under a Creative Commons licence |
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