First LIGO search for gravitational wave bursts from cosmic (super)strings (2009)
Abbott, B. P., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ajith, P., Allen, B., Allen, G., ...
We report on a matched-filter search for gravitational wave bursts from cosmic string cusps using LIGO data from the fourth science run (S4) which took place in February and March 2005. No...
Searches for gravitational waves from known pulsars with S5 LIGO data (2009)
Collaboration, The LIGO Scientific, Abbott, R., Acernese, F., Adhikari, R., Ajith, P., ...
We present a search for gravitational waves from 116 known millisecond and young pulsars using data from the fifth science run of the LIGO detectors. For this search ephemerides overlapping the run...
Search for gravitational wave ringdowns from perturbed black holes in LIGO S4 data (2009)
Abbott, B. P., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ajith, P., Allen, B., Allen, G., ...
According to general relativity a perturbed black hole will settle to a stationary configuration by the emission of gravitational radiation. Such a perturbation will occur, for example, in the...
Collaboration, LIGO Scientific, Abbott, R., Acernese, F., Adhikari, R., Ajith, P., ...
We present the results of a search for gravitational-wave bursts associated with 137 gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) that were detected by satellite-based gamma-ray experiments during the fifth LIGO science...
Stacked Search for Gravitational Waves from the 2006 SGR 1900+14 Storm (2009)
Abbott, B. P., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ajith, P., Allen, B., Allen, G., ...
We present the results of a LIGO search for short-duration gravitational waves (GWs) associated with the 2006 March 29 SGR 1900+14 storm. A new search method is used, "stacking" the GW data around...
Abbott, B. P., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ajith , P., Allen, B., Allen, G., ...
We report on a search for gravitational waves from coalescing compact binaries, of total mass between 2 and 35M_☉, using LIGO observations between November 14, 2006 and May 18, 2007. No...
Einstein@Home search for periodic gravitational waves in early S5 LIGO data (2009)
Abbott, B. P., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ajith, P., Allen, B., Allen, G., ...
This paper reports on an all-sky search for periodic gravitational waves from sources such as deformed isolated rapidly spinning neutron stars. The analysis uses 840 hours of data from 66 days of the...
Observation of a kilogram-scale oscillator near its quantum ground state (2009)
Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ajith, P., Allen , B., Allen, G., ...
We introduce a novel cooling technique capable of approaching the quantum ground state of a kilogram-scale system—an interferometric gravitational wave detector. The detectors of the Laser...
LIGO: the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (2009)
Abbott, B. P., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ajith, P, Allen, B., Allen, G., ...
The goal of the Laser Interferometric Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) is to detect and study gravitational waves (GWs) of astrophysical origin. Direct detection of GWs holds the promise of...
All-Sky LIGO Search for Periodic Gravitational Waves in the Early Fifth-Science-Run Data (2009)
Abbott, B. P., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ajith, P., Allen, B., Allen, G., ...
We report on an all-sky search with the LIGO detectors for periodic gravitational waves in the frequency range 50–1100 Hz and with the frequency’s time derivative in the range -5 x 10^(-9)–0...
Hallam, J., Chelkowski, S., Freise, A., Hild, S., Barr, B., Strain, K. A., ...
Diffraction gratings have been proposed as core elements in future laser-interferometric gravitational-wave detectors. In this paper, we use a steady-state technique to derive coupling of lateral...
Einstein@Home search for periodic gravitational waves in LIGO S4 data (2009)
Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ajith, P, Allen, B., Allen, G., ...
A search for periodic gravitational waves, from sources such as isolated rapidly spinning neutron stars, was carried out using 510 h of data from the fourth LIGO science run (S4). The search was for...
All-sky LIGO search for periodic gravitational waves in the early fifth-science-run data. (2009)
Abbott, B. P., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ajith, P., Allen, B., Allen, G., ...
We report on an all-sky search with the LIGO detectors for periodic gravitational waves in the frequency range 50-1100 Hz and with the frequency's time derivative in the range -5 x 10{-9}-0 Hz s{-1}....
An upper limit on the stochastic gravitational-wave background of cosmological origin (2009)
Abbott, B. P., Abbott, R., Acernese, F., Adhikari, R., Ajith, P., Allen, B., ...
A stochastic background of gravitational waves is expected to arise from a superposition of a large number of unresolved gravitational-wave sources of astrophysical and cosmological origin. It should...
LIGO: the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (2009)
Abbott, B. P., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ajith, P., Allen, B., Allen, G., ...
The goal of the Laser Interferometric Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) is to detect and study gravitational waves (GWs) of astrophysical origin. Direct detection of GWs holds the promise of...
Observation of a kilogram-scale oscillator near its quantum ground state (2009)
Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ajith, P., Allen, B., Allen, G., ...
We introduce a novel cooling technique capable of approaching the quantum ground state of a kilogram-scale system-an interferometric gravitational wave detector. The detectors of the Laser...
Abbott, B. P., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ajith, P., Allen, B., Allen, G., ...
We have searched for gravitational waves from coalescing low mass compact binary systems with a total mass between 2M(circle dot) and 35M(circle dot) and a minimum component mass of 1M(circle dot)...
Stacked Search for Gravitational Waves from the 2006 SGR 1900+14 Storm (2009)
Abbott, B. P., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ajith, P., Allen, B., Allen, G., ...
We present the results of a LIGO search for short-duration gravitational waves (GWs) associated with the 2006 March 29 SGR 1900+14 storm. A new search method is used, "stacking" the GW data around...
Abbott, B. P., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ajith, P., Allen, B., Allen, G., ...
We have searched for gravitational waves from coalescing low mass compact binary systems with a total mass between 2M/sub o/ and 35M/sub o/ and a minimum component mass of 1M/sub o/ using data from...
Abbott, B. P., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ajith, P., Allen, B., Allen, G., ...
We have searched for gravitational waves from coalescing low mass compact binary systems with a total mass between 2M_([sun]) and 35Mz-([sun]) and a minimum component mass of 1M_([sun]) using data...
Einstein@Home search for periodic gravitational waves in early S5 LIGO data (2009)
LIGO Sci Collaboration, Abbott, BP, Abbott, R, Adhikari, R, Ajith, P, Allen, B, ...
Search for Gravitational-Wave Bursts from Soft Gamma Repeaters (2008)
Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ajith, P., Allen, B., Allen, G., ...
We present a LIGO search for short-duration gravitational waves (GWs) associated with soft gamma ray repeater (SGR) bursts. This is the first search sensitive to neutron star f modes, usually...
Implications for the origin of GRB 070201 from LIGO observations (2008)
Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Agresti, J., Ajith, P., Allen, B., ...
We analyzed the available LIGO data coincident with GRB 070201, a short-duration, hard-spectrum γ-ray burst (GRB) whose electromagnetically determined sky position is coincident with the spiral arms...
Astrophysically triggered searches for gravitational waves: status and prospects (2008)
Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ajith, P., Allen, B., Allen, G., ...
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 γ-ray...
A joint search for gravitational wave bursts with AURIGA and LIGO (2008)
Baggio, L., Bignotto, M., Bonaldi, M., Cerdonio, M., De Rosa, M., Falferi, P., ...
The first simultaneous operation of the AURIGA detector and the LIGO observatory was an opportunity to explore real data, joint analysis methods between two very different types of gravitational wave...
Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Agresti, J., Ajith, P., Allen, B., ...
Submitted to Cornell University’s online archive www.arXiv.org in 2008 by Isabel Leonor. Post-print sourced from www.arxiv.org.
Search for gravitational waves from binary inspirals in S3 and S4 LIGO data (2008)
Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Agresti, J., Ajith, P., Allen, B., ...
Submitted to Cornell University’s online archive www.arXiv.org in 2008 by Thomas Cokelaer. Post-print sourced from www.arxiv.org.
Implications for the origin of GRB 070201 from LIGO observations (2008)
Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Agresti, J., Ajith, P., Allen, B., ...
Submitted to Cornell University’s online archive www.arXiv.org in 2008 by Szabolcs M\'arka. Post-print sourced from www.arxiv.org.
Beating the spin-down limit on gravitational wave emission from the Crab pulsar (2008)
Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ajith, P., Allen, B., Allen, G., ...
Submitted to Cornell University’s online archive www.arXiv.org in 2008 by Matthew Pitkin. Post-print sourced from www.arxiv.org.
Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Agresti, J., Ajith, P., Allen, B., ...
Submitted to Cornell University’s online archive www.arXiv.org in 2008. Post-print sourced from www.arxiv.org.
Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Agresti, J., Ajith, P., Allen, B., ...
Submitted to Cornell University’s online archive www.arXiv.org in 2008 by Isabel Leonor. Post-print sourced from www.arxiv.org.
Search for gravitational waves from binary inspirals in S3 and S4 LIGO data (2008)
Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Agresti, J., Ajith, P., Allen, B., ...
Submitted to Cornell University’s online archive www.arXiv.org in 2008 by Thomas Cokelaer. Post-print sourced from www.arxiv.org.
Implications for the origin of GRB 070201 from LIGO observations (2008)
Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Agresti, J., Ajith, P., Allen, B., ...
Submitted to Cornell University’s online archive www.arXiv.org in 2008 by Szabolcs M\'arka. Post-print sourced from www.arxiv.org.
Beating the spin-down limit on gravitational wave emission from the Crab pulsar (2008)
Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ajith, P., Allen, B., Allen, G., ...
Submitted to Cornell University’s online archive www.arXiv.org in 2008 by Matthew Pitkin. Post-print sourced from www.arxiv.org.
Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Agresti, J., Ajith, P., Allen, B., ...
Submitted to Cornell University’s online archive www.arXiv.org in 2008. Post-print sourced from www.arxiv.org.
Search for Gravitational-Wave Bursts from Soft Gamma Repeaters (2008)
Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ajith, P., Allen, Bruce, Allen, Gabrielle, ...
We present a LIGO search for short-duration gravitational waves (GWs) associated with soft gamma ray repeater (SGR) bursts. This is the first search sensitive to neutron star f modes, usually...
First joint search for gravitational-wave bursts in LIGO and GEO 600 data (2008)
Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ajith, P., Allen, Bruce, Allen, Gabrielle, ...
We present the results of the first joint search for gravitational-wave bursts by the LIGO and GEO 600 detectors. We search for bursts with characteristic central frequencies in the band 768-2048 Hz...
Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Agresti, J., Ajith, P., Allen, B., ...
We report in the methods and results of the first dedicated search for gravitational waves emitted during the inspiral of compact binaries with spinning component bodies. We analyze 788 hours of data...
A joint search for gravitational wave bursts with AURIGA and LIGO (2008)
Baggio, L., Bignotto, M., Bonaldi, M., Cerdonio, M., De Rosa, M., Falferi, P., ...
The first simultaneous operation of the AURIGA detector(63) and the LIGO observatory(64) was an opportunity to explore real data, joint analysis methods between two very different types of...
A joint search for gravitational wave bursts with AURIGA and LIGO (2008)
Baggio, L, Bignotto, M, Bonaldi, M, Cerdonio, M, Rosa, M De, Falferi, P, ...
"The first simultaneous operation of the AURIGA detector and the LIGO observatory was an opportunity to explore real data, joint analysis methods between two very different types of gravitational...
Astrophysically triggered searches for gravitational waves: status and prospects (2008)
Abbott, B, Abbott, R, Adhikari, R, Ajith, P, Allen, B, Allen, G, ...
"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 g-ray...
First joint search for gravitational-wave bursts in LIGO and GEO 600 data (2008)
Abbott, B, Abbott, R, Adhikari, R, Ajith, P, Allen, B, Allen, G, ...
"We present the results of the first joint search for gravitational-wave bursts by the LIGO and GEO 600 detectors. We search for bursts with characteristic central frequencies in the band 768-2048 Hz...
Search for gravitational-wave bursts in LIGO data from the fourth science run (2007)
Abbott, B, Abbott, R, Adhikari, R, Agresti, J, Ajith, P, Allen, B, ...
The fourth science run of the LIGO and GEO 600 gravitational-wave detectors, carried out in early 2005, collected data with significantly lower noise than previous science runs. We report on a search...
Joint LIGO and TAMA300 search for gravitational waves from inspiralling neutron star binaries (2006)
Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ageev, A., Agresti, J., Ajith, P., ...
We search for coincident gravitational wave signals from inspiralling neutron star binaries using LIGO and TAMA300 data taken during early 2003. Using a simple trigger exchange method, we perform an...
Search for gravitational waves from binary black hole inspirals in LIGO data (2006)
Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ageev, A., Agresti, J, Ajith, P., ...
We report on a search for gravitational waves from binary black hole inspirals in the data from the second science run of the LIGO interferometers. The search focused on binary systems with component...
Status of the LIGO detectors (2006)
Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Agresti, J., Ajith, P., Allen, B., ...
Copyright © Institute of Physics and IOP Publishing Limited 2006.
Status of the LIGO detectors (2006)
Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Agresti, J., Ajith, P., Allen, B., ...
Copyright © Institute of Physics and IOP Publishing Limited 2006.
Upper limits from the LIGO and TAMA detectors on the rate of gravitational-wave bursts (2005)
Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ageev, A., Agresti, J., Ajith, P., ...
We report on the first joint search for gravitational waves by the TAMA and LIGO collaborations. We looked for millisecond-duration unmodeled gravitational-wave bursts in 473 hr of coincident data...
Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ageev, A., Allen, B., Amin, R., ...
We use data from the second science run of the LIGO gravitational-wave detectors to search for the gravitational waves from primordial black hole binary coalescence with component masses in the range...
Search for gravitational waves from galactic and extra-galactic binary neutron stars (2005)
Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ageev, A., Allen, B., Amin, R., ...
We use 373 hours (≈15 days) of data from the second science run of the LIGO gravitational-wave detectors to search for signals from binary neutron star coalescences within a maximum distance of...
Search for gravitational waves from galactic and extra-galactic binary neutron stars (2005)
Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ageev, A., Allen, B., Amin, R., ...
We use 373 hours (≈15 days) of data from the second science run of the LIGO gravitational-wave detectors to search for signals from binary neutron star coalescences within a maximum distance of...
Upper limits on gravitational wave bursts in LIGO's second science run (2005)
Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ageev, A., Agresti, J., Allen, B., ...
We perform a search for gravitational wave bursts using data from the second science run of the LIGO detectors, using a method based on a wavelet time-frequency decomposition. This search is...
The LIGO gravitational wave obervatories: Recent results and future plans (2005)
Harry, G. M., Adhikari, R., Ballmer, S., Bayer, K., Betzwieser, J., Bochner, B., ...
Analysis of first LIGO science data for stochastic gravitational waves (2004)
Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ageev, A., Allen, B., Amin, R., ...
We present the analysis of between 50 and 100 h of coincident interferometric strain data used to search for and establish an upper limit on a stochastic background of gravitational radiation. These...
Analysis of LIGO data for gravitational waves from binary neutron stars (2004)
Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ageev, A., Allen, B., Amin, R., ...
We report on a search for gravitational waves from coalescing compact binary systems in the Milky Way and the Magellanic Clouds. The analysis uses data taken by two of the three LIGO interferometers...
First upper limits from LIGO on gravitational wave bursts (2004)
Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ageev, A., Allen, B., Amin, R., ...
We report on a search for gravitational wave bursts using data from the first science run of the Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory (LIGO) detectors. Our search focuses on bursts...
Upper limits on the strength of periodic gravitational waves from PSR J1939+2134 (2004)
Allen, B, Woan, G, Abbott, B, Abbott, R, Adhikari, R, Allen, B, ...
The first science run of the LIGO and GEO gravitational wave detectors presented the opportunity to test methods of searching for gravitational waves from known pulsars. Here we present new direct...
Willke, B., Aufmuth, P., Aulbert, C., Babak, S., Balasubramanian, R., Barr, B., ...
The GEO 600 laser interferometer with 600 m armlength is currently being commissioned as a part of a worldwide network of gravitational wave detectors. Due to the use of advanced technologies such as...
Analysis of first LIGO science data for stochastic gravitational waves (2004)
Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ageev, A., Allen, B., Amin, R., ...
We present the analysis of between 50 and 100 h of coincident interferometric strain data used to search for and establish an upper limit on a stochastic background of gravitational radiation. These...
Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ageev, A., Allen, B., Amin, R., ...
Data collected by the GEO 600 and LIGO interferometric gravitational wave detectors during their first observational science run were searched for continuous gravitational waves from the pulsar...
Upper limits on the strength of periodic gravitational waves from PSR J1939+2134 (2004)
Allen, B., Woan, G., Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Allen, B., ...
The first science run of the LIGO and GEO gravitational wave detectors presented the opportunity to test methods of searching for gravitational waves from known pulsars. Here we present new direct...
Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ageev, A., Allen, B., Amin, R., ...
For 17 days in August and September 2002, the LIGO and GEO interferometer gravitational wave detectors were operated in coincidence to produce their first data for scientific analysis. Although the...
Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ageev, A., Allen, B., Amin, R., ...
For 17 days in August and September 2002, the LIGO and GEO interferometer gravitational wave detectors were operated in coincidence to produce their first data for scientific analysis. Although the...