Data analysis with multiple detectors: plans and prospects for coordinated international analysis of interferometric detector data

Peter Saulson

doi:10.1117/12.459051

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26 February 2003 Data analysis with multiple detectors: plans and prospects for coordinated international analysis of interferometric detector data

Peter Saulson

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Proceedings Volume 4856, Gravitational-Wave Detection; (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.459051
Event: Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation, 2002, Waikoloa, Hawai'i, United States

Abstract

The advent of kilometer-scale interferometers, such as those in LIGO, makes detection of gravitational waves from astrophysical sources a realistic goal in the near-term. Data collected simultaneously from the LIGO and GEO interferometers has started to flow during dedicated engineering runs and is being anlyzed by working groups of the LIGO Scientific Collaboration. This paper presents a short review of the data analysis techniques that have been developed and are now being used in the effort to detect gravitational waves. In particular, enhancements of the basic methods to improve efficiency and to handle non-Gaussian noise are emphasized.

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Peter Saulson "Data analysis with multiple detectors: plans and prospects for coordinated international analysis of interferometric detector data", Proc. SPIE 4856, Gravitational-Wave Detection, (26 February 2003); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.459051

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