Gravitational waves from known pulsars: Results from the initial detector era

dc.contributor.authorChow, Jong
dc.contributor.authorChua, Sheon
dc.contributor.authorGossler, Stefan
dc.contributor.authorInta, Ra
dc.contributor.authorMow-Lowry, C
dc.contributor.authorMullavey, Adam
dc.contributor.authorNguyen, Thanh
dc.contributor.authorRabeling, David
dc.contributor.authorScott, Susan M
dc.contributor.authorShaddock, Daniel
dc.contributor.authorMcClelland, David
dc.contributor.authorVocca, H
dc.contributor.authorWard, Robert
dc.contributor.authorSlagmolen, Bram
dc.contributor.authorStochino, Alberto
dc.contributor.authorWade, Andrew
dc.contributor.authorWette, Karl
dc.contributor.authorAbadie, J
dc.contributor.authorAbbott, Robert
dc.contributor.authorAcernese, F
dc.contributor.authorAdams, C
dc.contributor.authorAdhikari, Rana
dc.contributor.authorAllen, B
dc.contributor.authorBarsotti, L
dc.contributor.authorBartos, I
dc.contributor.authorBeker, M G
dc.contributor.authorBeyersdorf, P T
dc.contributor.authorBillingsley, G
dc.contributor.authorBlackburn, James Kent
dc.contributor.authorBlair, David Gerald
dc.contributor.authorBlom, M
dc.contributor.authorBork, R
dc.contributor.authorBraginsky, V
dc.contributor.authorBrau, J E
dc.contributor.authorByer, Robert L
dc.contributor.authorChristensen, N
dc.contributor.authorCoward, D
dc.contributor.authorCoyne, D
dc.contributor.authorDumas, J-C
dc.contributor.authorEhrens, P
dc.contributor.authorEtzel, T
dc.contributor.authorFactourovich, M
dc.contributor.authorFinn, Lee
dc.contributor.authorGehrels, N
dc.contributor.authorGiaime, J
dc.contributor.authorGreenhalgh, R. J. S.
dc.contributor.authorGustafson, R
dc.contributor.authorHammer, D
dc.contributor.authorHeefner, J
dc.contributor.authorHeptonstall, A
dc.contributor.authorHowell, E
dc.contributor.authorIvanov, A
dc.contributor.authorIyer, B R
dc.contributor.authorKawabe, Keita
dc.contributor.authorKawamura, S
dc.contributor.authorKells, W
dc.contributor.authorKissel, Jeffrey S
dc.contributor.authorKozak, D
dc.contributor.authorLandry, M
dc.contributor.authorLazzarini, A
dc.contributor.authorMageswaran, M
dc.contributor.authorMailand, K
dc.contributor.authorMaros, E
dc.contributor.authorMarx, Jay
dc.contributor.authorMavalvala, Nergis
dc.contributor.authorMeadors, G.D.
dc.contributor.authorMendell, G
dc.contributor.authorMeshkov, S
dc.contributor.authorMitrofanov, V P
dc.contributor.authorMittleman, R
dc.contributor.authorOwen, Benjamin
dc.contributor.authorPedraza, M
dc.contributor.authorPenn, S
dc.contributor.authorRajalakshmi, G
dc.contributor.authorReed, C M
dc.contributor.authorReitze, D
dc.contributor.authorSammut, L
dc.contributor.authorSathyaprakash, B
dc.contributor.authorSaulson, P
dc.contributor.authorSchofield, R
dc.contributor.authorSchwinberg, P
dc.contributor.authorSengupta, Anand S
dc.contributor.authorShoemaker, D
dc.contributor.authorSigg, D
dc.contributor.authorSintes, A
dc.contributor.authorSouradeep, T
dc.contributor.authorStrigin, S
dc.contributor.authorSummerscales, T.Z.
dc.contributor.authorSusmithan, S
dc.contributor.authorTorrie, Calum
dc.contributor.authorUnnikrishnan, C S
dc.contributor.authorVass, S
dc.contributor.authorVorvick, C
dc.contributor.authorVyachanin, S
dc.contributor.authorWaldman, Sam J
dc.contributor.authorWallace, L
dc.contributor.authorWhitcomb, Stanley Ernest
dc.contributor.authorBasti, A
dc.contributor.authorGenin, E
dc.contributor.authorVinet, J-Y
dc.contributor.authorBulten, H.J.
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-10T23:36:08Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.date.updated2015-12-10T11:51:06Z
dc.description.abstractWe present the results of searches for gravitational waves from a large selection of pulsars using data from the most recent science runs (S6, VSR2 and VSR4) of the initial generation of interferometric gravitational wave detectors LIGO (Laser Interferometric Gravitational-wave Observatory) and Virgo. We do not see evidence for gravitational wave emission from any of the targeted sources but produce upper limits on the emission amplitude. We highlight the results from seven young pulsars with large spin-down luminosities. We reach within a factor of five of the canonical spin-down limit for all seven of these, whilst for the Crab and Vela pulsars we further surpass their spin-down limits. We present new or updated limits for 172 other pulsars (including both young and millisecond pulsars). Now that the detectors are undergoing major upgrades, and, for completeness, we bring together all of the most up-to-date results from all pulsars searched for during the operations of the first-generation LIGO, Virgo and GEO600 detectors. This gives a total of 195 pulsars including the most recent results described in this paper.
dc.identifier.issn0004-637X
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/70014
dc.publisherIOP Publishing
dc.rightsAuthor/s retain copyrighten_AU
dc.sourceAstrophysical Journal, The
dc.titleGravitational waves from known pulsars: Results from the initial detector era
dc.typeJournal article
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen_AU
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local.contributor.affiliationChow, Jong , College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, ANU
local.contributor.affiliationChua, Sheon, College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, ANU
local.contributor.affiliationGossler, Stefan, College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, ANU
local.contributor.affiliationInta, Ra, College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, ANU
local.contributor.affiliationMow-Lowry, C, College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, ANU
local.contributor.affiliationMullavey, Adam, College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, ANU
local.contributor.affiliationNguyen, Thanh, College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, ANU
local.contributor.affiliationRabeling, David, College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, ANU
local.contributor.affiliationScott, Susan M, College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, ANU
local.contributor.affiliationShaddock, Daniel, College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, ANU
local.contributor.affiliationMcClelland, David, College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, ANU
local.contributor.affiliationVocca, H, INFN
local.contributor.affiliationWard, Robert, College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, ANU
local.contributor.affiliationSlagmolen, Bram, College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, ANU
local.contributor.affiliationStochino, Alberto, College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, ANU
local.contributor.affiliationWade, Andrew, College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, ANU
local.contributor.affiliationWette, Karl, College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, ANU
local.contributor.affiliationAbadie, J, LIGO-California Institute of Technology
local.contributor.affiliationAbbott, Robert, LIGO - California Institute of Technology
local.contributor.affiliationAcernese, F, INFN
local.contributor.affiliationAdams, C, LIGO-Livingston Observatory
local.contributor.affiliationAdhikari, Rana, LIGO - California Institute of Technology
local.contributor.affiliationAllen, B, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
local.contributor.affiliationBarsotti, L, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
local.contributor.affiliationBartos, I, Columbia University
local.contributor.affiliationBeker, M G, Nikhef
local.contributor.affiliationBeyersdorf, P T, San Jose State University
local.contributor.affiliationBillingsley, G, California Institute of Technology
local.contributor.affiliationBlackburn, James Kent, California Institute of Technology
local.contributor.affiliationBlair, David Gerald, University of Western Australia
local.contributor.affiliationBlom, M, Nikhef
local.contributor.affiliationBork, R, California Institute of Technology
local.contributor.affiliationBraginsky, V, Moscow State University
local.contributor.affiliationBrau, J E, University of Oregon
local.contributor.affiliationByer, Robert L, Stanford University
local.contributor.affiliationChristensen, N, Carleton College
local.contributor.affiliationCoward, D, University of Western Australia
local.contributor.affiliationCoyne, D, LIGO - California Institute of Technology
local.contributor.affiliationDumas, J-C, University of Western Australia
local.contributor.affiliationEhrens, P, California Institute of Technology
local.contributor.affiliationEtzel, T, California Institute of Technology
local.contributor.affiliationFactourovich, M, Columbia University
local.contributor.affiliationFinn, Lee, Pennsylvania State University
local.contributor.affiliationGehrels, N, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
local.contributor.affiliationGiaime, J, Louisiana State University
local.contributor.affiliationGreenhalgh, R. J. S., Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
local.contributor.affiliationGustafson, R, University of Michigan
local.contributor.affiliationHammer, D, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
local.contributor.affiliationHeefner, J, California Institute of Technology
local.contributor.affiliationHeptonstall, A, California Institute of Technology
local.contributor.affiliationHowell, E, University of Western Australia
local.contributor.affiliationIvanov, A, California Institute of Technology
local.contributor.affiliationIyer, B R, Raman Research Institute
local.contributor.affiliationKawabe, Keita, Hanford Observatory
local.contributor.affiliationKawamura, S, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
local.contributor.affiliationKells, W, California Institute of Technology
local.contributor.affiliationKissel, Jeffrey S, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
local.contributor.affiliationKozak, D, California Institute of Technology
local.contributor.affiliationLandry, M, LIGO Hanford Observatory
local.contributor.affiliationLazzarini, A, California Institute of Technology
local.contributor.affiliationMageswaran, M, California Institute of Technology
local.contributor.affiliationMailand, K, California Institute of Technology
local.contributor.affiliationMaros, E, California Institute of Technology
local.contributor.affiliationMarx, Jay, California Institute of Technology
local.contributor.affiliationMavalvala, Nergis , Massachusetts Institute of Technology
local.contributor.affiliationMeadors, G.D., University of Michigan
local.contributor.affiliationMendell, G, LIGO Hanford Observatory
local.contributor.affiliationMeshkov, S, California Institute of Technology
local.contributor.affiliationMitrofanov, V P, Moscow State University
local.contributor.affiliationMittleman, R, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
local.contributor.affiliationOwen, Benjamin , Pennsylvania State University
local.contributor.affiliationPedraza, M, California Institute of Technology
local.contributor.affiliationPenn, S, Hobart and William Smith Colleges
local.contributor.affiliationRajalakshmi, G, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
local.contributor.affiliationReed, C M, Hanford Observatory
local.contributor.affiliationReitze, D, University of Florida
local.contributor.affiliationSammut, L, University of Melbourne
local.contributor.affiliationSathyaprakash, B, Cardiff University
local.contributor.affiliationSaulson, P, Syracuse University
local.contributor.affiliationSchofield, R, University of Oregon
local.contributor.affiliationSchwinberg, P, LIGO Hanford Observatory
local.contributor.affiliationSengupta, Anand S, California Institute of Technology
local.contributor.affiliationShoemaker, D, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
local.contributor.affiliationSigg, D, LIGO Hanford Observatory
local.contributor.affiliationSintes, A, Universitat de les Illes Balears
local.contributor.affiliationSouradeep, T, Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics
local.contributor.affiliationStrigin, S, Moscow State University
local.contributor.affiliationSummerscales, T.Z., Andrews University
local.contributor.affiliationSusmithan, S, University of Western Australia
local.contributor.affiliationTorrie, Calum, California Institute of Technology
local.contributor.affiliationUnnikrishnan, C S, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
local.contributor.affiliationVass, S, California Institute of Technology
local.contributor.affiliationVorvick, C, LIGO Hanford Observatory
local.contributor.affiliationVyachanin, S, Moscow State University
local.contributor.affiliationWaldman, Sam J, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
local.contributor.affiliationWallace, L, California Institute of Technology
local.contributor.affiliationWhitcomb, Stanley Ernest, California Institute of Technology
local.contributor.affiliationBasti, A, Università di Pisa
local.contributor.affiliationGenin, E, European Gravitational Observatory
local.contributor.affiliationVinet, J-Y, Universite Nice-Sophia-Antipolis
local.contributor.affiliationBulten, H.J., Nikhef Amsterdam
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local.identifier.absfor029904 - Synchrotrons; Accelerators; Instruments and Techniques
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