In this paper we deal with the measurement of the parameters of the gravitational wave signal emitted by a coalescing binary signal. We present the results of Monte Carlo simulations carried out for the case of the initial LIGO, incorporating the first post-Newtonian corrections into the waveform. Using the parameters so determined, we estimate the direction to the source. We stress the use of the time-of-coalescence rather than the time-of-arrival of the signal to determine the direction of the source. We show that this can considerably reduce the errors in the determination of the direction of the source.
@article{arxiv.gr-qc/9508025,
title = {Estimation of parameters of gravitational waves from coalescing binaries},
author = {R. Balasubramanian and B. S. Sathyaprakash and S. V. Dhurandhar},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:gr-qc/9508025},
year = {2016}
}
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5 pages, REVTEX, 2 figures (bundled via uufiles command along with this paper) submitted to Pramana