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Compact Object Coalescence Rate Estimation From Short Gamma-Ray Burst Observations, Carlo Enrico Petrillo, Alexander Dietz, Marco Cavaglia
Compact Object Coalescence Rate Estimation From Short Gamma-Ray Burst Observations, Carlo Enrico Petrillo, Alexander Dietz, Marco Cavaglia
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Recent observational and theoretical results suggest that short-duration gamma-ray bursts (SGRBs) originate from the merger of compact binary systems of two neutron stars or a neutron star and a black hole. The observation of SGRBs with known redshifts allows astronomers to infer the merger rate of these systems in the local universe. We use data from the SWIFT satellite to estimate this rate to be in the range ∼500-1500 Gpc-3 yr-1. This result is consistent with earlier published results which were obtained through alternative approaches. We estimate the number of coincident observations of gravitational-wave signals with SGRBs …
A New Algorithm For The Numerical Computation Of Gravitational Waves, Maria Babiuc-Hamilton, Jeff Winicour
A New Algorithm For The Numerical Computation Of Gravitational Waves, Maria Babiuc-Hamilton, Jeff Winicour
Physics Faculty Research
With gravitational waves, Gravitational Wave Astronomy can “see” colliding back holes and galaxies, the birth of a black hole in a supernova, the growth pains of our universe and the structure of spacetime.
Prospects For Observing Ultracompact Binaries With Space-Based Gravitational Wave Interferometers And Optical Telescopes., T. B. Littenberg, Shane L. Larson, G. Nelemans Department Of Astrophysics, Radboud University Nijmegen, N. J. Cornish
Prospects For Observing Ultracompact Binaries With Space-Based Gravitational Wave Interferometers And Optical Telescopes., T. B. Littenberg, Shane L. Larson, G. Nelemans Department Of Astrophysics, Radboud University Nijmegen, N. J. Cornish
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Space-based gravitational wave interferometers are sensitive to the galactic population of ultra-compact binaries. An important subset of the ultra-compact binary popula- tion are those stars that can be individually resolved by both gravitational wave in- terferometers and electromagnetic telescopes. The aim of this paper is to quantify the multi-messenger potential of space-based interferometers with arm-lengths between 1 and 5 Gm. The Fisher Information Matrix is used to estimate the number of binaries from a model of the Milky Way which are localized on the sky by the gravitational wave detector to within 1 and 10 deg2 and bright enough to …
Characterizing Sky Variability For Multi-Messenger Astronomy, Rachel Nydegger
Characterizing Sky Variability For Multi-Messenger Astronomy, Rachel Nydegger
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Multi-messenger astronomy employs both electromagnetic and gravitational -wave detectors to paint a richer picture of celestial objects, providing more depth and information. The interferometers utilized for gravitational-wave observations receive input from very broad fields of view on the sky, typically a few square degrees. To have simultaneous electromagnetic observations (typically less than one square degree) requires innovative techniques for the telescopes to find the origin of radiation. One idea is to “tile” the view of the interferometer, using multiple telescopes to simultaneously point at different areas of the field to observe the source. One di"culty of this observing paradigm is …