Search for Gravitational Waves from Low Mass Compact Binary Coalescence In 186 Days of LIGO's Fifth Science Run

Authors

The LIGO Scientific Collaboration
Rodica M. Martin, Montclair State UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

8-25-2009

Journal / Book Title

Physical Review D

Abstract

We report on a search for gravitational waves from coalescing compact binaries, of total mass betweenn 2 and 35M, using LIGO observations betweenn November 14, 2006 and May 18, 2007. No gravitational-wave signals were detected. We report upper limits on the rate of compact binary coalescence as a function of total mass. The LIGO cumulative 90%-confidence rate upper limits of the binary coalescence of neutron stars, black holes and black hole-neutron star systems are 1.4×10-2, 7.3×10-4 and 3.6×10-3yr-1L10-1, respectively, where L10 is 1010 times the blue solar luminosity.

Comments

This article is a collaboration between the LIGO Scientific Collaboration. Additional authors may be found on the publication.

DOI

10.1103/PhysRevD.80.047101

MSU Digital Commons Citation

The LIGO Scientific Collaboration and Martin, Rodica M., "Search for Gravitational Waves from Low Mass Compact Binary Coalescence In 186 Days of LIGO's Fifth Science Run" (2009). Department of Physics and Astronomy Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works. 119.
https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/physics-astron-facpubs/119

Published Citation

Abbott, B. P., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ajith, P., Allen, B., Allen, G., ... & Giaime, J. A. (2009). Search for gravitational waves from low mass compact binary coalescence in 186 days of LIGO’s fifth science run. Physical Review D, 80(4), 047101.