8 papers
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…
The G347.3-0.5 outlier from O3: a follow-up case study for continuous gravitational-wave candidates
L. Mirasola, F. Amicucci, M. Carrio +31
We report a multi-pipeline follow-up study of the continuous gravitational-wave (CW) outlier identified by the Ming et al. Einstein@Home directed search for the young supernova rem…
Optimising ultra-light dark matter searches with ground-based interferometers
Paola C. M. Delgado, Ornella J. Piccinni, Federico R. Urban
Ultra-light dark matter fields induce nearly monochromatic signals in gravitational-wave detectors through their coupling to the Standard Model. Their spectral morphology exhibits…
GW250114 reveals black hole horizon signatures
Neil Lu, Sizheng Ma, Ornella J. Piccinni +2
The horizon of a black hole, the "surface of no return", is characterized by its rotation frequency and surface gravity . A striking signature is that any infalling obje…
Search for continuous gravitational waves from neutron stars in five globular clusters in the first part of the fourth LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA observing run
Damon H. T. Cheung, Keith Riles, Rafel Amengual +14
We present the results of directed searches for continuous gravitational waves from unknown neutron stars in five Milky Way globular clusters. We carry out the searches in the LIGO…
The Science of the Einstein Telescope
Adrian Abac, Raul Abramo, Simone Albanesi +485
Einstein Telescope (ET) is the European project for a gravitational-wave (GW) observatory of third-generation. In this paper we present a comprehensive discussion of its science ob…