7 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…
AI-enabled gravitational-waves searches for binary neutron stars at optimal sensitivity
Bhavya Gupta, Deep Chatterjee, William Benoit +7
Gravitational Waves (GWs) represent the newest window of astronomy, furthering our understanding of compact objects like black holes and neutron stars in the Universe. The signal f…
Compact Binary Coalescence Sensitivity Estimates with Injection Campaigns during the LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA Collaborations' Fourth Observing Run
Reed Essick, Michael W. Coughlin, Michael Zevin +21
We describe the effort to characterize gravitational-wave searches and detector sensitivity to different types of compact binary coalescences during the LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA Collaborat…
Likelihood-free inference for gravitational-wave data analysis and public alerts
Ethan Marx, Deep Chatterjee, Malina Desai +7
Rapid and reliable detection and dissemination of source parameter estimation data products from gravitational-wave events, especially sky localization, is critical for maximizing…
Kilonova Light Curve Parameter Estimation Using Likelihood-Free Inference
Malina Desai, Deep Chatterjee, Sahil Jhawar +3
Rapid parameter estimation is critical when dealing with short lived signals such as kilonovae. We present a parameter estimation algorithm that combines likelihood-free inference…
A machine learning-enabled search for binary black hole mergers in LIGO-Virgo-KAGRAs third observing run
Ethan Marx, William Benoit, Trevor Blodgett +8
We conduct a search for stellar-mass binary black hole mergers in gravitational-wave data collected by the LIGO detectors during the LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA (LVK) third observing run (O3)…