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

Document #:

LIGO-P1000041-v3

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 linearly polarized, elliptically polarized, and unpolarized gravitational waves, and emission patterns appropriate for each of these cases. We ignore cosmological effects.

Files in Document:

• burst_detectability.pdf (336.6 kB)

Topics:

• GW Bursts

Authors:

• Patrick J. Sutton

Keywords:

bursts