Performance of multi-detector hybrid statistic in targeted compact binary coalescence search
Abstract
In this paper we compare the performance of two likelihood ratio based detection statistics namely maximum likelihood ratio statistic and {\it hybrid} statistic designed for the detection of gravitational waves from compact binary coalescence using multiple interferometric detector networks. We perform simulations with non-spinning double neutron star binary system and neutron star-black hole binary systems with spinning as well as non-spinning black hole component masses. The binary injections are distributed uniformly in volume up to 1 Gpc. We observe that, on average, the maximum likelihood ratio statistic recovers , , and of injections in 2, 3, 4 and 5 detector networks respectively in the case of neutron star-black hole injections for a fixed false alarm probability of in Gaussian noise. Further, we note that, compared to the maximum likelihood ratio statistic, the {\it hybrid} statistic recovers , , and more injections in 2, 3, 4 and 5 detector networks respectively for the same false alarm probability in Gaussian noise. On the other hand, among binary neutron star injections, the maximum likelihood ratio statistic recovers , , and of injections in 2, 3, 4 and 5 detector networks respectively and the {\it hybrid} statistic recovers , , and more injections compared to maximum likelihood ratio statistic in 2, 3, 4 and 5 detector networks respectively.
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@article{arxiv.1701.03952,
title = {Performance of multi-detector hybrid statistic in targeted compact binary coalescence search},
author = {K. Haris and Vinaya Valsan and Archana Pai},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1701.03952},
year = {2017}
}
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22 pages, 8 figures