6 papers
Reconsidering the consistent use of precessing, higher order multipole models for gravitational wave analyses
Charlie Hoy
The growing number of gravitational-wave (GW) observations allows for constraints to be placed on the underlying population of black holes; current estimates show that black hole s…
Leveraging rapid parameter estimates for efficient gravitational-wave Bayesian inference via posterior repartitioning
Metha Prathaban, Charlie Hoy, Michael J. Williams
Gravitational-wave astronomy typically relies on rigorous, computationally expensive Bayesian analyses. Several methods have also been developed to perform rapid, approximate Bayes…
Constraining the neutron star-black hole merger rate
Ian Harry, Charlie Hoy
Current template-based gravitational-wave searches for compact binary mergers neglect the general relativistic phenomenon of spin-induced orbital precession. Owing to their asymmet…
The Missing Multipole Problem: Investigating biases from model starting frequency in gravitational-wave analyses
Ryan Ursell, Charlie Hoy, Ian Harry +1
Our ability to infer the true source properties of colliding black holes from gravitational wave observations requires not only accurate waveform models but also their correct use.…
Premerger observation and characterization of massive black hole binaries
Gareth Cabourn Davies, Ian Harry, Michael J. Williams +11
We demonstrate an end-to-end technique for observing and characterizing massive black hole binary signals before they merge with the LISA space-based gravitational-wave observatory…
A rapid multi-modal parameter estimation technique for LISA
Charlie Hoy, Connor Weaving, Laura K. Nuttall +1
The Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) will observe gravitational-wave signals from a wide range of sources, including massive black hole binaries. Although numerous techniq…