scholarly journals Parameter estimation from gravitational waves generated by nonspinning binary black holes with laser interferometers: Beyond the Fisher information

2010 ◽  
Vol 82 (12) ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Vitale ◽  
M. Zanolin
Keyword(s):  
Black Holes ◽  
Parameter Estimation ◽  
Gravitational Waves ◽  
Fisher Information ◽  
Binary Black Holes ◽  
Laser Interferometers

scholarly journals Enriching the symphony of gravitational waves from binary black holes by tuning higher harmonics

2018 ◽  
Vol 98 (8) ◽  
Author(s):  
Roberto Cotesta ◽  
Alessandra Buonanno ◽  
Alejandro Bohé ◽  
Andrea Taracchini ◽  
Ian Hinder ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Black Holes ◽  
Gravitational Waves ◽  
Higher Harmonics ◽  
Binary Black Holes

scholarly journals Tests of CPT invariance in gravitational waves with LIGO-Virgo catalog GWTC-1

2020 ◽  
Vol 80 (11) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sai Wang ◽  
Zhi-Chao Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Black Holes ◽  
Dispersion Relation ◽  
Gravitational Waves ◽  
Cpt Violation ◽  
Cpt Invariance ◽  
Binary Black Holes ◽  
Better Than

AbstractA discovery of gravitational waves from binary black holes raises a possibility that measurements of them can provide strict tests of CPT invariance in gravitational waves. When CPT violation exists, if any, gravitational waves with different circular polarizations could gain a slight difference in propagating speeds. Hence, the birefringence of gravitational waves is induced and there should be a rotation of plus and cross modes. For CPT-violating dispersion relation $${\omega ^{2}=k^{2}}$$ ω 2 = k 2 $${\pm 2\zeta k^{3}}$$ ± 2 ζ k 3 , where a sign $${\pm }$$ ± denotes different circular polarizations, we find no substantial deviations from CPT invariance in gravitational waves by analyzing a compilation of ten signals of binary black holes in the LIGO-Virgo catalog GWTC-1. We obtain a strict constraint on the CPT-violating parameter, i.e., $$\zeta =0.14^{+0.22}_{-0.31}\times 10^{-15}\,\text {m}$$ ζ = 0 . 14 - 0.31 + 0.22 × 10 - 15 m , which is around two orders of magnitude better than the existing one. Therefore, this study stands for the up-to-date strictest tests of CPT invariance in gravitational waves.

scholarly journals Parameter estimation for heavy binary-black holes with networks of second-generation gravitational-wave detectors

2017 ◽  
Vol 95 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Salvatore Vitale ◽  
Ryan Lynch ◽  
Vivien Raymond ◽  
Riccardo Sturani ◽  
John Veitch ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Black Holes ◽  
Parameter Estimation ◽  
Gravitational Wave ◽  
Second Generation ◽  
Binary Black Holes ◽  
Gravitational Wave Detectors

scholarly journals Implementing a search for gravitational waves from binary black holes with nonprecessing spin

2016 ◽  
Vol 93 (12) ◽  
Author(s):  
Collin Capano ◽  
Ian Harry ◽  
Stephen Privitera ◽  
Alessandra Buonanno
Keyword(s):  
Black Holes ◽  
Gravitational Waves ◽  
Binary Black Holes

scholarly journals Binary black holes, gravitational waves, and numerical relativity

2007 ◽  
Vol 78 ◽  
pp. 012010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joan M Centrella ◽  
John G Baker ◽  
William D Boggs ◽  
Bernard J Kelly ◽  
Sean T McWilliams ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Black Holes ◽  
Gravitational Waves ◽  
Numerical Relativity ◽  
Binary Black Holes

scholarly journals Search for gravitational waves from intermediate mass binary black holes

2012 ◽  
Vol 85 (10) ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Abadie ◽  
B. P. Abbott ◽  
R. Abbott ◽  
T. D. Abbott ◽  
M. Abernathy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Black Holes ◽  
Gravitational Waves ◽  
Intermediate Mass ◽  
Binary Black Holes

scholarly journals Inferring the population properties of binary black holes from unresolved gravitational waves

2020 ◽  
Vol 496 (3) ◽  
pp. 3281-3290 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rory J E Smith ◽  
Colm Talbot ◽  
Francisco Hernandez Vivanco ◽  
Eric Thrane
Keyword(s):  
Black Holes ◽  
Gravitational Waves ◽  
Monte Carlo Study ◽  
Design Sensitivity ◽  
Spin Distribution ◽  
Binary Black Holes ◽  
Compact Binaries ◽  
Compact Binary ◽  
Binary Mergers ◽  
The Universe

ABSTRACT The vast majority of compact binary mergers in the Universe produce gravitational waves that are too weak to yield unambiguous detections; they are unresolved. We present a method to infer the population properties of compact binaries – such as their merger rates, mass spectrum, and spin distribution – using both resolved and unresolved gravitational waves. By eliminating entirely the distinction between resolved and unresolved signals, we eliminate bias from selection effects. To demonstrate this method, we carry out a Monte Carlo study using an astrophysically motivated population of binary black holes. We show that some population properties of compact binaries are well constrained by unresolved signals after about one week of observation with Advanced LIGO at design sensitivity.

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