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Calibration of the Advanced LIGO detectors for the discovery of the binary black-hole merger GW150914

In Advanced LIGO, detection and astrophysical source parameter estimation of the binary black hole merger GW150914 requires a calibrated estimate of the gravitational-wave strain sensed by the detectors. Producing an estimate from each…

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Bogan , A. Bohe , P. Bojtos , C. Bond , R. Bork , S. Bose , P. R. Brady , V. B. Braginsky , J. E. Brau , M. Brinkmann , P. Brockill , A. F. Brooks , D. A. Brown , D. D. Brown , N. M. Brown , C. C. Buchanan , A. Buikema , A. Buonanno , R. L. Byer , L. Cadonati , C. Cahillane , J. Calderón Bustillo , T. Callister , J. B. Camp , K. C. Cannon , J. Cao , C. D. Capano , S. Caride , S. Caudill , M. Cavaglià , C. Cepeda , R. Chakraborty , T. Chalermsongsak , S. J. Chamberlin , M. Chan , S. Chao , P. Charlton , H. Y. Chen , Y. Chen , C. Cheng , H. S. Cho , M. Cho , J. H. Chow , N. Christensen , Q. Chu , S. Chung , G. Ciani , F. Clara , J. A. Clark , C. G. Collette , L. Cominsky , M. Constancio , D. Cook , T. R. Corbitt , N. Cornish , A. Corsi , C. A. Costa , M. W. Coughlin , S. B. Coughlin , S. T. Countryman , P. Couvares , D. M. Coward , M. J. Cowart , D. C. Coyne , R. Coyne , K. Craig , J. D. E. Creighton , J. Cripe , S. G. Crowder , A. Cumming , L. Cunningham , T. Dal Canton , S. L. Danilishin , K. Danzmann , N. S. Darman , I. Dave , H. P. Daveloza , G. S. Davies , E. J. Daw , D. DeBra , W. Del Pozzo , T. Denker , T. Dent , V. Dergachev , R. DeRosa , R. DeSalvo , S. Dhurandhar , M. C. Díaz , I. Di Palma , G. Dojcinoski , F. Donovan , K. L. Dooley , S. Doravari , R. Douglas , T. P. Downes , M. Drago , R. W. P. Drever , J. C. Driggers , Z. Du , S. E. Dwyer , T. B. Edo , M. C. Edwards , A. Effler , H. -B. Eggenstein , P. Ehrens , J. Eichholz , S. S. Eikenberry , W. Engels , R. C. Essick , T. Etzel , M. Evans , T. M. Evans , R. Everett , M. Factourovich , H. Fair , S. Fairhurst , X. Fan , Q. Fang , B. Farr , W. M. Farr , M. Favata , M. Fays , H. Fehrmann , M. M. Fejer , E. C. Ferreira , R. P. Fisher , M. Fletcher , Z. Frei , A. Freise , R. Frey , T. T. Fricke , P. Fritschel , V. V. Frolov , P. Fulda , M. Fyffe , H. A. G. Gabbard , J. R. Gair , S. G. Gaonkar , G. Gaur , N. Gehrels , J. George , L. Gergely , A. Ghosh , J. A. Giaime , K. D. Giardina , K. Gill , A. 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Jiménez-Forteza , W. W. Johnson , D. I. Jones , R. Jones , L. Ju , Haris K , C. V. Kalaghatgi , V. Kalogera , S. Kandhasamy , G. Kang , J. B. Kanner , S. Karki , M. Kasprzack , E. Katsavounidis , W. Katzman , S. Kaufer , T. Kaur , K. Kawabe , F. Kawazoe , M. S. Kehl , D. Keitel , D. B. Kelley , W. Kells , R. Kennedy , J. S. Key , A. Khalaidovski , F. Y. Khalili , S. Khan , Z. Khan , E. A. Khazanov , N. Kijbunchoo , C. Kim , J. Kim , K. Kim , N. Kim , N. Kim , Y. -M. Kim , E. J. King , P. J. King , D. L. Kinzel , J. S. Kissel , L. Kleybolte , S. Klimenko , S. M. Koehlenbeck , K. Kokeyama , V. Kondrashov , A. Kontos , M. Korobko , W. Z. Korth , D. B. Kozak , V. Kringel , B. Krishnan , C. Krueger , G. Kuehn , P. Kumar , L. Kuo , B. D. Lackey , M. Landry , J. Lange , B. Lantz , P. D. Lasky , A. Lazzarini , C. Lazzaro , P. Leaci , S. Leavey , E. O. Lebigot , C. H. Lee , H. K. Lee , H. M. Lee , K. Lee , A. Lenon , J. R. Leong , Y. Levin , B. M. Levine , T. G. F. Li , A. Libson , T. B. 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Zuraw , J. Zweizig

LIGO's "Science Reach"

Technical discussions of the Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory (LIGO) sensitivity often focus on its effective sensitivity to gravitational waves in a given band; nevertheless, the goal of the LIGO Project is to ``do…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-11-07 Lee Samuel Finn

Gravitational-wave parameter estimation to the Moon and back: massive binaries and the case of GW231123

We study the prospects of the Lunar Gravitational-Wave Antenna (LGWA), a proposed deci-Hz GW detector, to observe binary black holes (BBHs) and enable multiband science with ground-based detectors. We assess the detectability of the events…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2026-05-07 Francesco Iacovelli , Jacopo Tissino , Jan Harms , Emanuele Berti

Sources of gravitational radiation and prospects for their detection

In the coming decade, the LIGO/VIRGO/GEO network of ground-based kilometer-scale laser interferometer gravitational wave detectors will open up a new astronomical window on the Universe: gravitational waves in the frequency band 10 to 10^4…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2007-05-23 Eanna E Flanagan

Improved methods for detecting gravitational waves associated with short gamma-ray bursts

In the era of second generation ground-based gravitational wave detectors, short gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) will be among the most promising astrophysical events for joint electromagnetic and gravitational wave observation. A targeted search…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2014-12-31 A. R. Williamson , C. Biwer , S. Fairhurst , I. W. Harry , E. Macdonald , D. Macleod , V. Predoi

The GstLAL Search Analysis Methods for Compact Binary Mergers in Advanced LIGO's Second and Advanced Virgo's First Observing Runs

After their successful first observing run (September 12, 2015 - January 12, 2016), the Advanced LIGO detectors were upgraded to increase their sensitivity for the second observing run (November 30, 2016 - August 26, 2017). The Advanced…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2019-01-25 Surabhi Sachdev , Sarah Caudill , Heather Fong , Rico K. L. Lo , Cody Messick , Debnandini Mukherjee , Ryan Magee , Leo Tsukada , Kent Blackburn , Patrick Brady , Patrick Brockill , Kipp Cannon , Sydney J. Chamberlin , Deep Chatterjee , Jolien D. E. Creighton , Patrick Godwin , Anuradha Gupta , Chad Hanna , Shasvath Kapadia , Ryan N. Lang , Tjonnie G. F. Li , Duncan Meacher , Alexander Pace , Stephen Privitera , Laleh Sadeghian , Leslie Wade , Madeline Wade , Alan Weinstein , Sophia Liting Xiao

The Search for Gravitational Waves

Experiments aimed at searching for gravitational waves from astrophysical sources have been under development for the last 40 years, but only now are sensitivities reaching the level where there is a real possibility of detections being…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-11-11 Jim Hough , Sheila Rowan , B. S. Sathyaprakash

Interferometer Euro-Asian Network: Detection Characteristics for Signals of Known Shape

In this paper, we estimate efficiency of a conceivable Euro-Asian network of gravitational wave (GW) interferometers that might be realized having in mind a plan of construction of third generation interferometer in Novosibirsk region.…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2020-09-15 V. Rudenko , S. Andrusenko , D. Krichevskiy , G. Manucharyan

The Ligo-Virgo-KAGRA Computing Infrastructure for Gravitational-wave Research

The LIGO, VIRGO and KAGRA Gravitational-wave (GW) observatories are getting ready for their fourth observational period, O4, scheduled to begin in March 2023, with improved sensitivities and thus higher event rates. GW-related computing has…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2023-11-22 Stefano Bagnasco

Strong lensing cosmography using binary-black-hole mergers: Prospects for the near future

A small fraction of gravitational-wave (GW) signals from binary black holes (BBHs) will be gravitationally lensed by intervening galaxies and galaxy clusters. Strong lensing will produce multiple identical copies of the GW signal arriving…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2026-02-09 Koustav N. Maity , Souvik Jana , Tejaswi Venumadhav , Ankur Barsode , Parameswaran Ajith

Astrophysically Triggered Searches for Gravitational Waves: Status and Prospects

In gravitational-wave detection, special emphasis is put onto searches that focus on cosmic events detected by other types of astrophysical observatories. The astrophysical triggers, e.g. from gamma-ray and X-ray satellites, optical…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2012-08-27 The LIGO Scientific Collaboration , Virgo Collaboration

Gravitational Wave Astronomy: Delivering on the Promises

Now that LIGO and Virgo have begun to detect gravitational wave events with regularity, the field of gravitational wave astronomy is beginning to realise its promise. Binary black holes and, very recently, binary neutron stars have been…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2018-04-18 Bernard F Schutz

An early warning system for electromagnetic follow-up of gravitational-wave events

Binary neutron stars (BNSs) will spend $\simeq 10$ -- 15 minutes in the band of Advanced LIGO and Virgo detectors at design sensitivity. Matched-filtering of gravitational-wave (GW) data could in principle accumulate enough signal-to-noise…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-01-06 Surabhi Sachdev , Ryan Magee , Chad Hanna , Kipp Cannon , Leo Singer , Javed Rana SK , Debnandini Mukherjee , Sarah Caudill , Chiwai Chan , Jolien D. E. Creighton , Becca Ewing , Heather Fong , Patrick Godwin , Rachael Huxford , Shasvath Kapadia , Alvin K. Y. Li , Rico Ka Lok Lo , Duncan Meacher , Cody Messick , Siddharth R. Mohite , Atsushi Nishizawa , Hiroaki Ohta , Alexander Pace , Amit Reza , B. S. Sathyaprakash , Minori Shikauchi , Divya Singh , Leo Tsukada , Daichi Tsuna , Takuya Tsutsui , Koh Ueno

Gravitational wave astronomy - astronomy of the 21st century

An enigmatic prediction of Einstein's general theory of relativity is gravitational waves. With the observed decay in the orbit of the Hulse-Taylor binary pulsar agreeing within a fraction of a percent with the theoretically computed decay…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2011-04-18 S. V. Dhurandhar

Gravitational Waves from Mergin Compact Binaries: How Accurately Can One Extract the Binary's Parameters from the Inspiral Waveform?

The most promising source of gravitational waves for the planned detectors LIGO and VIRGO are merging compact binaries, i.e., neutron star/neutron star (NS/NS), neutron star/black hole (NS/BH), and black hole/black-hole (BH/BH) binaries. We…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-12-30 Curt Cutler , Eanna Flanagan

Subtracting compact binary foreground sources to reveal primordial gravitational-wave backgrounds

Detection of primordial gravitational-wave backgrounds generated during the early universe phase transitions is a key science goal for future ground-based detectors. The rate of compact binary mergers is so large that their cosmological…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2020-07-22 Surabhi Sachdev , Tania Regimbau , B. S. Sathyaprakash

A faster implementation of the hierarchical search algorithm for detection of gravitational waves from inspiraling compact binaries

The first scientific runs of kilometer scale laser interferometric detectors like LIGO are underway. Data from these detectors will be used to look for signatures of gravitational waves (GW) from astrophysical objects like inspiraling…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-11-10 Anand S. Sengupta , Sanjeev Dhurandhar , Albert Lazzarini

Applying deep neural networks to the detection and space parameter estimation of compact binary coalescence with a network of gravitational wave detectors

In this paper, we study an application of deep learning to the advanced LIGO and advanced Virgo coincident detection of gravitational waves (GWs) from compact binary star mergers. This deep learning method is an extension of the Deep…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2019-02-20 Xilong Fan , Jin Li , Xin Li , Yuanhong Zhong , Junwei Cao

Progress toward the detection of the gravitational-wave background from stellar-mass binary black holes: a mock data challenge

While the third LIGO--Virgo gravitational-wave transient catalog includes 90 signals, it is believed that ${\cal O}(10^5)$ binary black holes merge somewhere in the Universe every year. Although these signals are too weak to be detected…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-06-18 Xiao-Xiao Kou , Muhammed Saleem , Vuk Mandic , Colm Talbot , Eric Thrane

IndIGO-D: Probing Compact Binary Coalescences in the Decihertz GW Band

We study IndIGO-D, a decihertz gravitational-wave mission concept, focusing on a specific configuration in which three spacecraft fly in formation to form an L-shaped interferometer in a heliocentric orbit. The two orthogonal arms share a…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2026-01-13 Abhishek Sharma , Divya Tahelyani , Anand S. Sengupta , Sanjit Mitra