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| Originalsprache | Englisch |
|---|---|
| Aufsatznummer | L4 |
| Fachzeitschrift | Astrophysical Journal Letters |
| Jahrgang | 876 |
| Ausgabenummer | 1 |
| Frühes Online-Datum | 26 Apr. 2019 |
| Publikationsstatus | Veröffentlicht - 1 Mai 2019 |
Abstract
We present a search for binary neutron star (BNS) mergers that produced gravitational waves during the first observing run of the Advanced Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO), and gamma-ray emission seen by either the Swift-Burst Alert Telescope (BAT) or the Fermi-Gamma-ray Burst Monitor (GBM), similar to GW170817 and GRB 170817A. We introduce a new method using a combined ranking statistic to detect sources that do not produce significant gravitational-wave or gamma-ray burst candidates individually. The current version of this search can increase by 70% the detections of joint gravitational-wave and gamma-ray signals. We find one possible candidate observed by LIGO and Fermi-GBM, 1-OGC 151030, at a false alarm rate of 1 in 13 yr. If astrophysical, this candidate would correspond to a merger at Mpc with source-frame chirp mass of . If we assume that the viewing angle must be <30° to be observed by Fermi-GBM, our estimate of the distance would become Mpc. By comparing the rate of BNS mergers to our search-estimated rate of false alarms, we estimate that there is a 1 in 4 chance that this candidate is astrophysical in origin.
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- Astronomie und Astrophysik
- Erdkunde und Planetologie (insg.)
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in: Astrophysical Journal Letters, Jahrgang 876, Nr. 1, L4, 01.05.2019.
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T1 - Potential Gravitational-wave and Gamma-ray Multi-messenger Candidate from 2015 October 30
AU - Nitz, Alexander H.
AU - Nielsen, Alex B.
AU - Capano, Collin D.
PY - 2019/5/1
Y1 - 2019/5/1
N2 - We present a search for binary neutron star (BNS) mergers that produced gravitational waves during the first observing run of the Advanced Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO), and gamma-ray emission seen by either the Swift-Burst Alert Telescope (BAT) or the Fermi-Gamma-ray Burst Monitor (GBM), similar to GW170817 and GRB 170817A. We introduce a new method using a combined ranking statistic to detect sources that do not produce significant gravitational-wave or gamma-ray burst candidates individually. The current version of this search can increase by 70% the detections of joint gravitational-wave and gamma-ray signals. We find one possible candidate observed by LIGO and Fermi-GBM, 1-OGC 151030, at a false alarm rate of 1 in 13 yr. If astrophysical, this candidate would correspond to a merger at Mpc with source-frame chirp mass of . If we assume that the viewing angle must be <30° to be observed by Fermi-GBM, our estimate of the distance would become Mpc. By comparing the rate of BNS mergers to our search-estimated rate of false alarms, we estimate that there is a 1 in 4 chance that this candidate is astrophysical in origin.
AB - We present a search for binary neutron star (BNS) mergers that produced gravitational waves during the first observing run of the Advanced Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO), and gamma-ray emission seen by either the Swift-Burst Alert Telescope (BAT) or the Fermi-Gamma-ray Burst Monitor (GBM), similar to GW170817 and GRB 170817A. We introduce a new method using a combined ranking statistic to detect sources that do not produce significant gravitational-wave or gamma-ray burst candidates individually. The current version of this search can increase by 70% the detections of joint gravitational-wave and gamma-ray signals. We find one possible candidate observed by LIGO and Fermi-GBM, 1-OGC 151030, at a false alarm rate of 1 in 13 yr. If astrophysical, this candidate would correspond to a merger at Mpc with source-frame chirp mass of . If we assume that the viewing angle must be <30° to be observed by Fermi-GBM, our estimate of the distance would become Mpc. By comparing the rate of BNS mergers to our search-estimated rate of false alarms, we estimate that there is a 1 in 4 chance that this candidate is astrophysical in origin.
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DO - 10.48550/arXiv.1902.09496
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JF - Astrophysical Journal Letters
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