LIGO-Virgo searches for gravitational waves from coalescing binaries: a status update

Date

2010

Authors

Sengupta, Anand S
LIGO , Scientific Collaboration (700 Scientists)
VIRGO, Scientific Collaboration (numerous Scientists)
Abbott, B
Allen, B
Amin, R
Matichard, F
Arain, M
Kasprzyk, D
Aufmuth, P

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Institute of Physics Publishing

Abstract

Coalescing compact binaries of neutron stars and/or black holes are considered as one of the most promising sources for Earth based gravitational wave detectors. The LIGO-Virgo joint collaboration's Compact Binary Coalescence (CBC) group is searching for

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Keywords: Black holes; Gravitational wave detectors; Gravitational waves; Massive systems; Matched filtering; Neutron stars; Newtonians; Numerical relativity; Template waveform; Total mass; Wave forms; Astrophysics; Coalescence; Flocculation; Gravitational effects;

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Journal of Physics: Conference Series

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Journal article

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