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astro-ph.IM2026

LIGO A: Detector Design and Science Prospects Beyond A+

L. Sun, K. Kuns, B. J. J. Slagmolen +1153

We present the LIGO A detector concept, an upgrade for the LIGO observatories based on room-temperature interferometers beyond the fifth observing run (O5). Building on th…

gr-qc2026

Binary black hole scattering with generic spins

Adam Clark, Geraint Pratten, Patricia Schmidt

In this Letter, we confront high-order post-Minkowskian (PM) predictions for generic-spin black-hole scattering with numerical-relativity (NR) simulations for the first time, targe…

gr-qc2026

Fast neural network surrogate for multimodal effective-one-body gravitational waveforms from generically precessing compact binaries

Christopher Whittall, Geraint Pratten

Gravitational waveform templates are a key ingredient for the detection and characterization of gravitational waves emitted by compact binary mergers in the universe. These templat…

gr-qc2026

Post-Newtonian inspiral waveform model for eccentric precessing binaries with higher-order modes and matter effects

Gonzalo Morras, Geraint Pratten, Patricia Schmidt +1

We introduce pyEFPEHM, a post-Newtonian (PN) inspiral waveform model for eccentric and spin-precessing compact binaries that includes higher-order modes and matter effects. Accurat…

astro-ph.HE2026

Impact of eccentricity on the population properties of neutron star - black hole mergers

Gonzalo Morras, Geraint Pratten, Patricia Schmidt

We revisit the population properties of neutron star-black hole (NSBH) mergers using low-mass compact binary coalescences reported through GWTC-4. Employing pyEFPE, an inspiral-onl…

astro-ph.IM2026

LISA science ground segment conventions

Quentin Baghi, Stanislas Babak, Leor Barack +22

This document sets out the conventions used for data simulations, waveforms, and analysis pipelines within the Distributed Data Processing Centre (DDPC) of the Laser Interferometer…