A Rule of Thumb for the Detectability of Gravitational-Wave Bursts

Document #:

LIGO-P1000041-v1

Document type:

P - Publications

Abstract:

We derive a simple relationship between the energy emitted in gravitational waves for a narrowband source and the distance to which that emission can be detected by a single detector. We consider both linearly polarized and elliptically polarized gravitational waves. We also consider several emission patterns: isotropic emission (unrealistic but simple), and emission patterns appropriate for sources that emit linearly or circularly polarized waves. We ignore cosmological effects.

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Topics:

• GW Bursts

Authors:

• Patrick J. Sutton

Keywords:

bursts