Detailed comparison of LIGO and Virgo Inspiral Pipelines in Preparation for a Joint Search

F Beauville; Bizouard, M A; Lindy Blackburn; L. Bosi; L. Brocco; D. Brown; D. Buskulic; F. Cavalier; S. Chatterji; N. Christensen; Clapson, A C; S. Fairhurst; Daniel Grosjean; G. M. Guidi; P. Hello; I. S. Heng; M. Hewitson; E. Katsavounidis; S. Klimenko; Mark W. Knight; A. Lazzarini; N. Leroy; F. Marion; J. Markowitz; C. Melachrinos; B. Mours; Ricci, F; A. Viceré; I. Yakushin; M. Zanolin

Detailed comparison of LIGO and Virgo Inspiral Pipelines in Preparation for a Joint Search

F Beauville(Laboratoire d’Annecy de Physique des Particules), Bizouard, M A(Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique), Lindy Blackburn(Massachusetts Institute of Technology), L. Bosi(Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Perugia), L. Brocco(Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Roma I), D. Brown(California Institute of Technology), D. Buskulic(Laboratoire d’Annecy de Physique des Particules), F. Cavalier(Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique), S. Chatterji(California Institute of Technology), N. Christensen(Carleton College), Clapson, A C(Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique), S. Fairhurst(University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee), Daniel Grosjean(Laboratoire d’Annecy de Physique des Particules), G. M. Guidi(University of Urbino), P. Hello(Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique), I. S. Heng(University of Glasgow), M. Hewitson(University of Glasgow), E. Katsavounidis(Massachusetts Institute of Technology), S. Klimenko(University of Florida), Mark W. Knight(Carleton College), A. Lazzarini(California Institute of Technology), N. Leroy(Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique), F. Marion(Laboratoire d’Annecy de Physique des Particules), J. Markowitz(Massachusetts Institute of Technology), C. Melachrinos(Massachusetts Institute of Technology), B. Mours(Laboratoire d’Annecy de Physique des Particules), Ricci, F(Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Roma I), A. Viceré(University of Urbino), I. Yakushin(LIGO Scientific Collaboration), M. Zanolin(Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

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January 3, 2007

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Abstract

Presented in this paper is a detailed and direct comparison of the LIGO and Virgo binary neutron star detection pipelines. In order to test the search programs, numerous inspiral signals were added to 24 hours of simulated detector data. The efficiencies of the different pipelines were tested, and found to be comparable. Parameter estimation routines were also tested. We demonstrate that there are definite benefits to be had if LIGO and Virgo conduct a joint coincident analysis; these advantages include increased detection efficiency and the providing of source sky location information.

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