Full Band All-sky Search for Periodic Gravitational Waves in the O1 LIGO Data

Document #:

LIGO-P1700164-v20

Document type:

P - Publications

Abstract:

We report on a new all-sky search for periodic gravitational waves in the frequency band 475-2000 Hz
and with a frequency time derivative in the range of [-1.0, +0.1]e-8 Hz/s. Potential signals could be produced by
a nearby spinning and slightly non-axisymmetric isolated neutron star in our galaxy.
This search uses the data from Advanced LIGO's first observational run O1.
No gravitational wave signals were observed, and upper limits were placed on their strengths. For completeness results from separately published low frequency search 20-475 Hz are included as well.
Our lowest upper limit on worst-case (linearly polarized) strain amplitude h0 is 4e-25 near 170 Hz,
while at the high end of our frequency range we achieve a worst-case upper limit of 1.3e-24.
For a circularly polarized source (most favorable orientation), the smallest
upper limit obtained is 1.5e-25.

Files in Document:

• Paper PDF (O1_AllSky2.pdf, file is not accessible)

Topics:

• Continuous Wave
• Data analysis software

Author Groups:

• LVC

Keywords:

PowerFlux continuous O1 gravitational waves upper limits

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Journal References:

Published in Phys Rev D vol. 97 pg. 102003.