Abstract
We present the results of a search for long-duration gravitational wave transients in the data of the LIGO Hanford and LIGO Livingston second generation detectors between and , with a total observational time of . The search targets gravitational wave transients of 10–500 s duration in a frequency band of 24–2048 Hz, with minimal assumptions about the signal waveform, polarization, source direction, or time of occurrence. No significant events were observed. As a result we set 90% confidence upper limits on the rate of long-duration gravitational wave transients for different types of gravitational wave signals. We also show that the search is sensitive to sources in the Galaxy emitting at least ~10−8 in gravitational waves.
| Original language | American English |
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| Journal | Classical and Quantum Gravity |
| Volume | 35 |
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| State | Published - Feb 14 2018 |
Keywords
- gravitational waves
- LIGO-Virgo
- long duration transient
Disciplines
- Astrophysics and Astronomy
- Cosmology, Relativity, and Gravity