Performance of random template banks

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  • Bruce Allen

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OriginalspracheEnglisch
Aufsatznummer102003
Seitenumfang9
FachzeitschriftPhysical Review D
Jahrgang105
Ausgabenummer10
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 15 Mai 2022

Abstract

When searching for new gravitational-wave or electromagnetic sources, the n signal parameters (masses, sky location, frequencies, etc.) are unknown. In practice, one hunts for signals at a discrete set of points in parameter space, called a template bank. These may be constructed systematically as a lattice or, alternatively, by placing templates at randomly selected points in parameter space. Here, we calculate the fraction of signals lost by an n-dimensional random template bank (compared to a very finely spaced bank). This fraction is compared to the corresponding loss fraction for the best possible lattice-based template banks containing the same number of grid points. For dimensions n<4, the lattice-based template banks significantly outperform the random ones. However, remarkably, for dimensions n>8, the difference is negligible. In high dimensions, random template banks outperform the best known lattices.

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Allen B. Performance of random template banks. Physical Review D. 2022 Mai 15;105(10):102003. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevD.105.102003
Allen, Bruce. / Performance of random template banks. in: Physical Review D. 2022 ; Jahrgang 105, Nr. 10.
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