Berry, C. P. L. and Farr, B. and Farrell, W. M. and Haster, C.-J. and Mandel, I. and Middleton, H. and Singer, L. P. and Urban, A. L. and Vecchio, A. and Vitale, S. and Cannon, K. and Graff, P. B. and Hanna, C. and Mohapatra, S. and Pankow, C. and Price, L. R. and Sidery, T. and Veitch, J. (2016) Early Advanced LIGO binary neutron-star sky localization and parameter estimation. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 716 . Art. No. 012031. ISSN 1742-6588. doi:10.1088/1742-6596/716/1/012031. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:20161206-080038832
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2015 will see the first observations of Advanced LIGO and the start of the gravitational-wave (GW) advanced-detector era. One of the most promising sources for ground- based GW detectors are binary neutron-star (BNS) coalescences. In order to use any detections for astrophysics, we must understand the capabilities of our parameter-estimation analysis. By simulating the GWs from an astrophysically motivated population of BNSs, we examine the accuracy of parameter inferences in the early advanced-detector era. We find that sky location, which is important for electromagnetic follow-up, can be determined rapidly (~ 5 s), but that sky areas may be hundreds of square degrees. The degeneracy between component mass and spin means there is significant uncertainty for measurements of the individual masses and spins; however, the chirp mass is well measured (typically better than 0.1%).
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| DOI: | 10.1088/1742-6596/716/1/012031 | |||||||||
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| Official Citation: | C P L Berry et al 2016 J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. 716 012031 | |||||||||
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| Deposited By: | Tony Diaz | |||||||||
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