Search for Transient Gravitational Waves In Coincidence with Short-Duration Radio Transients During 2007-2013
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
6-20-2016
Journal / Book Title
Physical Review D
Abstract
We present an archival search for transient gravitational-wave bursts in coincidence with 27 single-pulse triggers from Green Bank Telescope pulsar surveys, using the LIGO, Virgo, and GEO interferometer network. We also discuss a check for gravitational-wave signals in coincidence with Parkes fast radio bursts using similar methods. Data analyzed in these searches were collected betweenn 2007 and 2013. Possible sources of emission of both short-duration radio signals and transient gravitational-wave emission include starquakes on neutron stars, binary coalescence of neutron stars, and cosmic string cusps. While no evidence for gravitational-wave emission in coincidence with these radio transients was found, the current analysis serves as a prototype for similar future searches using more sensitive second-generation interferometers.
DOI
10.1103/PhysRevD.93.122008
MSU Digital Commons Citation
The LIGO Scientific Collaboration; The Virgo Collaboration; Favata, Marc; Ghosh, Shaon; and Martin, Rodica, "Search for Transient Gravitational Waves In Coincidence with Short-Duration Radio Transients During 2007-2013" (2016). Department of Physics and Astronomy Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works. 133.
https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/physics-astron-facpubs/133
Published Citation
Abbott, B. P., Abbott, R., Abbott, T. D., Abernathy, M. R., Acernese, F., Ackley, K., ... & Cesarini, E. (2016). Search for transient gravitational waves in coincidence with short-duration radio transients during 2007–2013. Physical Review D, 93(12), 122008.
Comments
This work is part of the LIGO Scientific Collaboration and the Virgo Collaboration. Additional authors may be found on the publication.