Publications (47)
A Joint Fermi-GBM and Swift-BAT Analysis of Gravitational-Wave Candidates from the Third Gravitational-wave Observing Run
C. Fletcher, J. Wood, R. Hamburg +1696
We present Fermi Gamma-ray Burst Monitor (Fermi-GBM) and Swift Burst Alert Telescope (Swift-BAT) searches for gamma-ray/X-ray counterparts to gravitational wave (GW) candidate even…
Search for continuous gravitational waves from known pulsars in the first part of the fourth LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA observing run
The LIGO Scientific Collaboration, the Virgo Collaboration, the KAGRA Collaboration +1816
Continuous gravitational waves (CWs) emission from neutron stars carries information about their internal structure and equation of state, and it can provide tests of General Relat…
Narrowband searches for continuous and long-duration transient gravitational waves from known pulsars in the LIGO-Virgo third observing run
The LIGO Scientific Collaboration, the Virgo Collaboration, the KAGRA Collaboration +1658
Isolated neutron stars that are asymmetric with respect to their spin axis are possible sources of detectable continuous gravitational waves. This paper presents a fully-coherent s…
Swift-BAT GUANO follow-up of gravitational-wave triggers in the third LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA observing run
Gayathri Raman, Samuele Ronchini, James Delaunay +1819
We present results from a search for X-ray/gamma-ray counterparts of gravitational-wave (GW) candidates from the third observing run (O3) of the LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA (LVK) network usin…
Model-based cross-correlation search for gravitational waves from the low-mass X-ray binary Scorpius X-1 in LIGO O3 data
The LIGO Scientific Collaboration, the Virgo Collaboration, the KAGRA Collaboration +1692
We present the results of a model-based search for continuous gravitational waves from the low-mass X-ray binary Scorpius X-1 using LIGO detector data from the third observing run…
Quasi-universality of the magnetic deformation of neutron stars in general relativity and beyond
J. Soldateschi, N. Bucciantini, L. Del Zanna
Neutron stars are known to host extremely powerful magnetic fields. Among other effects, one of the consequences of harbouring such fields is the deformation of the neutron star st…
The population of merging compact binaries inferred using gravitational waves through GWTC-3
The LIGO Scientific Collaboration, the Virgo Collaboration, the KAGRA Collaboration +1634
We report on the population properties of compact binary mergers inferred from gravitational-wave observations of these systems during the first three LIGO-Virgo observing runs. Th…
Virgo Detector Characterization and Data Quality: tools
F. Acernese, M. Agathos, A. Ain +491
Detector characterization and data quality studies -- collectively referred to as {\em DetChar} activities in this article -- are paramount to the scientific exploitation of the jo…
The Virgo O3 run and the impact of the environment
F. Acernese, M. Agathos, A. Ain +486
Sources of geophysical noise (such as wind, sea waves and earthquakes) or of anthropogenic noise impact ground-based gravitational-wave interferometric detectors, causing transient…
Search for gravitational-wave transients associated with magnetar bursts in Advanced LIGO and Advanced Virgo data from the third observing run
The LIGO Scientific Collaboration, the Virgo Collaboration, the KAGRA Collaboration +1667
Gravitational waves are expected to be produced from neutron star oscillations associated with magnetar giant flares and short bursts. We present the results of a search for short-…
Detectability of continuous gravitational waves from magnetically deformed neutron stars
J. Soldateschi, N. Bucciantini
Extremely powerful magnetic fields are contained inside neutron stars. Their effect is to deform the shape of the star, leading to the emission of continuous gravitational waves. T…
Search for gravitational waves emitted from SN 2023ixf
The LIGO Scientific Collaboration, the Virgo Collaboration, the KAGRA Collaboration +1780
We present the results of a search for gravitational-wave transients associated with core-collapse supernova SN 2023ixf, which was observed in the galaxy Messier 101 via optical em…
Open data from the third observing run of LIGO, Virgo, KAGRA and GEO
The LIGO Scientific Collaboration, the Virgo Collaboration, the KAGRA Collaboration +1741
The global network of gravitational-wave observatories now includes five detectors, namely LIGO Hanford, LIGO Livingston, Virgo, KAGRA, and GEO 600. These detectors collected data…
Constraints on the cosmic expansion history from GWTC-3
The LIGO Scientific Collaboration, the Virgo Collaboration, the KAGRA Collaboration +1676
We use 47 gravitational-wave sources from the Third LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA Gravitational-Wave Transient Catalog (GWTC-3) to estimate the Hubble parameter , including its current va…
First joint observation by the underground gravitational-wave detector, KAGRA, with GEO600
The LIGO Scientific Collaboration, the Virgo Collaboration, the KAGRA Collaboration +1669
We report the results of the first joint observation of the KAGRA detector with GEO600. KAGRA is a cryogenic and underground gravitational-wave detector consisting of a laser inter…
Search for subsolar-mass binaries in the first half of Advanced LIGO and Virgo's third observing run
The LIGO Scientific Collaboration, the Virgo Collaboration, the KAGRA Collaboration +1634
We report on a search for compact binary coalescences where at least one binary component has a mass between 0.2 and 1.0 in Advanced LIGO and Advanced Virgo dat…
Axisymmetric equilibrium models for magnetised neutron stars in Scalar-Tensor Theories
J. Soldateschi, N. Bucciantini, L. Del Zanna
Among the possible extensions of General Relativity that have been put forward in order to address some long standing issues in our understanding of the Universe, Scalar-Tensor The…
Search for gravitational waves from Scorpius X-1 with a hidden Markov model in O3 LIGO data
The LIGO Scientific Collaboration, the Virgo Collaboration, the KAGRA Collaboration +1669
Results are presented for a semi-coherent search for continuous gravitational waves from the low-mass X-ray binary Scorpius X-1, using a hidden Markov model (HMM) to allow for spin…
Virgo Detector Characterization and Data Quality: results from the O3 run
F. Acernese, M. Agathos, A. Ain +491
The Advanced Virgo detector has contributed with its data to the rapid growth of the number of detected gravitational-wave (GW) signals in the past few years, alongside the two Adv…
Searches for Gravitational Waves from Known Pulsars at Two Harmonics in the Second and Third LIGO-Virgo Observing Runs
The LIGO Scientific Collaboration, the Virgo Collaboration, the KAGRA Collaboration +1694
We present a targeted search for continuous gravitational waves (GWs) from 236 pulsars using data from the third observing run of LIGO and Virgo (O3) combined with data from the se…
Iron Line from Neutron Star Accretion Disks in Scalar Tensor Theories
N. Bucciantini, J. Soldateschi
The Fe K_αfluorescent line at 6.4 keV is a powerful probe of the space-time metric in the vicinity of accreting compact objects. We investigated here how some alternative theories…
Search for Eccentric Black Hole Coalescences during the Third Observing Run of LIGO and Virgo
The LIGO Scientific Collaboration, the Virgo Collaboration, the KAGRA Collaboration +1772
Despite the growing number of confident binary black hole coalescences observed through gravitational waves so far, the astrophysical origin of these binaries remains uncertain. Or…
A search using GEO600 for gravitational waves coincident with fast radio bursts from SGR 1935+2154
The LIGO Scientific Collaboration, the Virgo Collaboration, the KAGRA Collaboration +1780
The magnetar SGR 1935+2154 is the only known Galactic source of fast radio bursts (FRBs). FRBs from SGR 1935+2154 were first detected by CHIME/FRB and STARE2 in 2020 April, after t…
Ultralight vector dark matter search using data from the KAGRA O3GK run
The LIGO Scientific Collaboration, the Virgo Collaboration, the KAGRA Collaboration +1800
Among the various candidates for dark matter (DM), ultralight vector DM can be probed by laser interferometric gravitational wave detectors through the measurement of oscillating l…
Tests of General Relativity with GWTC-3
The LIGO Scientific Collaboration, the Virgo Collaboration, the KAGRA Collaboration +1682
The ever-increasing number of detections of gravitational waves (GWs) from compact binaries by the Advanced LIGO and Advanced Virgo detectors allows us to perform ever-more sensiti…
All-sky, all-frequency directional search for persistent gravitational-waves from Advanced LIGO's and Advanced Virgo's first three observing runs
The LIGO Scientific Collaboration, the Virgo Collaboration, the KAGRA Collaboration +1627
We present the first results from an all-sky all-frequency (ASAF) search for an anisotropic stochastic gravitational-wave background using the data from the first three observing r…
Search for continuous gravitational wave emission from the Milky Way center in O3 LIGO--Virgo data
The LIGO Scientific Collaboration, the Virgo Collaboration, the KAGRA Collaboration +1667
We present a directed search for continuous gravitational wave (CW) signals emitted by spinning neutron stars located in the inner parsecs of the Galactic Center (GC). Compelling e…
Search for Gravitational Waves Associated with Gamma-Ray Bursts Detected by Fermi and Swift During the LIGO-Virgo Run O3b
The LIGO Scientific Collaboration, the Virgo Collaboration, the KAGRA Collaboration +1632
We search for gravitational-wave signals associated with gamma-ray bursts detected by the Fermi and Swift satellites during the second half of the third observing run of Advanced L…
All-sky search for gravitational wave emission from scalar boson clouds around spinning black holes in LIGO O3 data
The LIGO Scientific Collaboration, the Virgo Collaboration, the KAGRA Collaboration +1669
This paper describes the first all-sky search for long-duration, quasi-monochromatic gravitational-wave signals emitted by ultralight scalar boson clouds around spinning black hole…
All-sky search for continuous gravitational waves from isolated neutron stars using Advanced LIGO and Advanced Virgo O3 data
The LIGO Scientific Collaboration, the Virgo Collaboration, the KAGRA Collaboration +1667
We present results of an all-sky search for continuous gravitational waves which can be produced by spinning neutron stars with an asymmetry around their rotation axis, using data…
GWTC-2.1: Deep Extended Catalog of Compact Binary Coalescences Observed by LIGO and Virgo During the First Half of the Third Observing Run
The LIGO Scientific Collaboration, the Virgo Collaboration, R. Abbott +1429
The second Gravitational-Wave Transient Catalog reported on 39 compact binary coalescences observed by the Advanced LIGO and Advanced Virgo detectors between 1 April 2019 15:00 UTC…
Search for Gravitational Waves Associated with Fast Radio Bursts Detected by CHIME/FRB During the LIGO--Virgo Observing Run O3a
The LIGO Scientific Collaboration, the Virgo Collaboration, the KAGRA Collaboration +1654
We search for gravitational-wave transients associated with fast radio bursts (FRBs) detected by the Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment Fast Radio Burst Project (CHIME/…
Constraints on dark photon dark matter using data from LIGO's and Virgo's third observing run
The LIGO Scientific Collaboration, the Virgo Collaboration, the KAGRA Collaboration +1627
We present a search for dark photon dark matter that could couple to gravitational-wave interferometers using data from Advanced LIGO and Virgo's third observing run. To perform th…
All-sky search for long-duration gravitational-wave bursts in the third Advanced LIGO and Advanced Virgo run
The LIGO Scientific Collaboration, the Virgo Collaboration, the KAGRA Collaboration +1627
After the detection of gravitational waves from compact binary coalescences, the search for transient gravitational-wave signals with less well-defined waveforms for which matched…
Search for continuous gravitational waves from 20 accreting millisecond X-ray pulsars in O3 LIGO data
The LIGO Scientific Collaboration, the Virgo Collaboration, the KAGRA Collaboration +1634
Results are presented of searches for continuous gravitational waves from 20 accreting millisecond X-ray pulsars with accurately measured spin frequencies and orbital parameters, u…
All-sky search for short gravitational-wave bursts in the third Advanced LIGO and Advanced Virgo run
The LIGO Scientific Collaboration, the Virgo Collaboration, the KAGRA Collaboration +1630
This paper presents the results of a search for generic short-duration gravitational-wave transients in data from the third observing run of Advanced LIGO and Advanced Virgo. Trans…
Virgo Detector Characterization and Data Quality during the O3 run
F. Acernese, M. Agathos, A. Ain +491
The Advanced Virgo detector has contributed with its data to the rapid growth of the number of detected gravitational-wave signals in the past few years, alongside the two LIGO ins…
Magnetic deformation of neutron stars in scalar-tensor theories
J. Soldateschi, N. Bucciantini, L. Del Zanna
Scalar-tensor theories are among the most promising alternatives to general relativity that have been developed to account for some long standing issues in our understanding of gra…
Observation of Gravitational Waves from the Coalescence of a Compact Object and a Neutron Star
The LIGO Scientific Collaboration, the Virgo Collaboration, the KAGRA Collaboration +1793
We report the observation of a coalescing compact binary with component masses and (all measurements quoted at the 90% credible le…
GWTC-3: Compact Binary Coalescences Observed by LIGO and Virgo During the Second Part of the Third Observing Run
The LIGO Scientific Collaboration, the Virgo Collaboration, the KAGRA Collaboration +1659
The third Gravitational-Wave Transient Catalog (GWTC-3) describes signals detected with Advanced LIGO and Advanced Virgo up to the end of their third observing run. Updating the pr…
Quasi-universality of the magnetic deformation for neutron stars in general relativity and beyond
J. Soldateschi, N. Bucciantini, L. Del Zanna
Neutron stars harbour extremely powerful magnetic fields, leading to their shape being deformed. Their magnetic deformation depends both on the geometry - and strength - of their i…
Search for gravitational-lensing signatures in the full third observing run of the LIGO-Virgo network
The LIGO Scientific Collaboration, the Virgo Collaboration, the KAGRA Collaboration +1692
Gravitational lensing by massive objects along the line of sight to the source causes distortions of gravitational wave-signals; such distortions may reveal information about funda…
Calibration of Advanced Virgo and reconstruction of detector strain h(t) during the Observing Run O3
Virgo Collaboration, F. Acernese, M. Agathos +444
The three Advanced Virgo and LIGO gravitational wave detectors participated to the third observing run (O3) between 1 April 2019 15:00 UTC and 27 March 2020 17:00 UTC,leading to se…
Deuterium and N fractionation in NH during the formation of a Sun-like star
M. De Simone, F. Fontani, C. Codella +7
Although chemical models predict that the deuterium fractionation in NH is a good evolutionary tracer in the star formation process, the fractionation of nitrogen is still…
Deep Search for Joint Sources of Gravitational Waves and High-Energy Neutrinos with IceCube During the Third Observing Run of LIGO and Virgo
The IceCube Collaboration, R. Abbasi, M. Ackermann +2209
The discovery of joint sources of high-energy neutrinos and gravitational waves has been a primary target for the LIGO, Virgo, KAGRA, and IceCube observatories. The joint detection…
Search of the Early O3 LIGO Data for Continuous Gravitational Waves from the Cassiopeia A and Vela Jr. Supernova Remnants
The LIGO Scientific Collaboration, the Virgo Collaboration, R. Abbott +1411
We present directed searches for continuous gravitational waves from the neutron stars in the Cassiopeia A (Cas A) and Vela Jr. supernova remnants. We carry out the searches in the…
Search for subsolar-mass black hole binaries in the second part of Advanced LIGO's and Advanced Virgo's third observing run
The LIGO Scientific Collaboration, the Virgo Collaboration, the KAGRA Collaboration +1702
We describe a search for gravitational waves from compact binaries with at least one component with mass 0.2 -- and mass ratio in Advanced LIGO…