Sensitivity to Gravitational Waves from Compact Binary Coalescences Achieved during LIGO's Fifth and Virgo's First Science Run

Document #:

LIGO-T0900499-v19

Document type:

T - Technical notes

Abstract:

We summarize the sensitivity achieved by the LIGO and Virgo gravitational wave detectors for compact binary coalescence (CBC) searches during LIGO's fifth science run and Virgo's first science run. We present noise spectral density curves for each of the four detectors that operated during these science runs which are representative of the typical performance achieved by the detectors for CBC searches. These spectra are intended for release to the public as a summary of detector performance for CBC searches during these science runs.

Please direct all questions to the corresponding author (sprivite@ligo.caltech.edu). Please inform the corresponding author and the LSC and Virgo spokespeople (currently, reitze@phys.ufl.edu and francesco.fidecaro@df.unipi.it, respectively) if you intend to use this information in a publication.

Files in Document:

• S5/VSR1 Inspiral Range Document (S5_inspiral_range.pdf, 480.5 kB)

Other Files:

• Inspiral horizon distance distribution for all four detectors in S5/VSR1. (H1L1H2V1_IR_S5_VSR1_m1_v4.png, 33.7 kB)
• Inspiral range as a function of mass in S5. (rangevmass_v4.png, 76.6 kB)
• Inspiral range as a function of time in S5. (rangevweek_v4.png, 87.5 kB)
• Inspiral range for H1 in all S5. (H1rangeAllS5.txt, 12.5 MB)
• Inspiral range for H2 in all S5. (H2rangeAllS5.txt, 12.0 MB)
• Inspiral range for L1 in all S5. (L1rangeAllS5.txt, 10.7 MB)
• Inspiral range for V1 in all VSR1. (V1rangeAllVSR1.txt, 2.3 MB)
• Representative spectra for H1 in S5. (H1_representative_strain_v4.png, 98.4 kB)
• Representative spectra for the four detectors in S5/VSR1. (H1L1H2V1_representative_strain_v4.png, 105.7 kB)
• Representative spectrum for H1 in S5 (best). (max_H1-TMPLTBANK-871198828-2048.strainspec_asd_v4.txt, 1.1 MB)
• Representative spectrum for H1 in S5 (early S5 mode). (mode_early_H1-TMPLTBANK-823205705-2048.strainspec_asd_v4.txt, 1.1 MB)
• Representative spectrum for H1 in S5 (mean). (mean_H1-TMPLTBANK-853767368-2048.strainspec_asd_v4.txt, 1.1 MB)
• Representative spectrum for H1 in S5 (mode). (mode_H1-TMPLTBANK-869040003-2048.strainspec_asd_v4.txt, 1.1 MB)
• Representative spectrum for H2 in S5 (mode). (mode_H2-TMPLTBANK-875211248-2048.strainspec_asd_v4.txt, 1.1 MB)
• Representative spectrum for L1 in S5 (mode). (mode_L1-TMPLTBANK-858087370-2048.strainspec_asd_v4.txt, 1.1 MB)
• Representative spectrum for V1 in VSR1 (mode). (mode_V1-TMPLTBANK-865748914-2048.strainspec_asd.txt, 1.1 MB)
• Script used to parse TMPLTBANK files. (getrangedata.sh, 335 bytes)

Topics:

• Compact Binaries
• Detector

Author Groups:

• LVC

Keywords:

CBC inspiral horizon spectrum detector characterization S5 VSR1

Related Documents:

Referenced by:

• LIGO-T1000414-v13: An Astrophysical Metric for LIGO Open Data Release
• LIGO-T1100338: Sensitivity Achieved by the LIGO and Virgo Gravitational Wave Detectors during LIGO’s Sixth and Virgo’s Second and Third Science Runs
• LIGO-P0900120-v17: Calibration of the LIGO Gravitational Wave Detectors in the Fifth Science Run (S5 Calibration Paper)