Matched filtering of gravitational waves from inspiraling compact binaries: Computational cost and template placement
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Citations
GW170817: observation of gravitational waves from a binary neutron star inspiral
GW151226: observation of gravitational waves from a 22-solar-mass binary black hole coalescence
GW170814: A three-detector observation of gravitational waves from a binary black hole coalescence
GW190425: Observation of a Compact Binary Coalescence with Total Mass ∼ 3.4 M O
GW170814: A Three-Detector Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Black Hole Coalescence
References
LIGO: The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory.
Gravitational Radiation and the Motion of Two Point Masses
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Gravitational waves from hot young rapidly rotating neutron stars
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Frequently Asked Questions (15)
Q2. What have the authors stated for future works in "Matched filtering of gravitational waves from inspiraling compact binaries: computational cost and template placement" ?
There are several important problems the authors have not addressed in this paper which could be the topics of future work. The problem of searching for precessing binaries has been addressed only in a very exploratory way @ 19 # but could 022002 benefit from further analysis using the techniques of this paper. Now that the ‘ ‘ P-approximants ’ ’ @ 16 # have proven a promising way of building templates, it is important to examine the computational costs of using them to conduct a search.
Q3. What is the standard post-Newtonian expansion of the wave form phase?
The standard post-Newtonian expansion of the wave form phase is given as a function of mass parameters based on the standard astronomical choices M ~total mass!
Q4. how do the authors make the integrand as nearly constant as possible?
In order2-7to make the integrand as nearly constant as possible the authors use the metric tensor transformation law to switch from (u1,u2) coordinates to (t0 ,t1) @because in these coordinates the metric components vary more slowly over the region of interest than in (u1,u2)#.
Q5. Why does the norm of u cancel out of Eq. 2.3?
Because the norm of u cancels out of Eq. ~2.3!, the authors can simplify their calculations without loss of generality by considering all templates to have unit norm.
Q6. How many templates can be placed in a lattice?
By choosing a hexagonal lattice the number of templates can be reduced by about 20%, but the reduction is less when the curve along which templates need to be placed is parallel to neither x0 nor x1 axis.
Q7. How long has it been known that gravitational radiation circularizes all but the eccentric?
It has long been known @33# that gravitational radiation reaction circularizes all but the most eccentric orbits on a time scale much smaller than the lifetime of the binary if the progenitor system was the same binary.
Q8. What is the simplest idealization of matched filtering?
In the simplest idealization of matched filtering, the filtered signal-to-noise ratio is defined by @12#S N [ ^h ,u& rms ^n ,u& .
Q9. What is the simplest way to calculate the post-Newtonian wave form phase?
In terms of M and h , the second postNewtonian wave form phase can be calculated from the energy loss formula of Blanchet et al. @9# as02200C~ f ;M ,h!5 3 128 ~pM f !25/3h21F11 209 S 743336 1 114 h D3~pM f !2/3216p~pM f !110S 3 058 6731 016 064 1 5 4291 008 h1617 144 h2D ~pM f !4/3G ~3.1!@cf. Eq. ~3.6! of Poisson and Will @31# #.
Q10. What is the effect of the angles on the wave form?
In this approximation, the combined effect of the angles is to multiply the wave form by a constant amplitude and phase factor, which does not affect the choice of search templates @21#.
Q11. What is the way to find the nearest neighbor of a template?
For a two-step hierarchical search strategy, in the first step a sparsely filled family of templates is used, with a threshold lower than what is acceptable based on the expected number of false alarms.
Q12. how many flops are required to cover a region of interest?
If the authors take the sampling frequency to be 2 f u ~see Sec. III and Table I!, the computational power required to keep pace with data acquisition isP.Nf u~3216log2F ! ~2.18!flops ~floating point operations per second!.2-5In this section, using the geometric formalism summarized in Sec. II, the authors calculate the number N of templates required to cover a region of interest as a function of the minimal match.
Q13. Why do the spans in Fig. 3 not appear rectangular?
Note that in Fig. 3 the spans do not appear rectangular because they are sheared by transforming from coordinates in which the metric is locally diagonal ~see below! to the (t0 ,t1) coordinates.
Q14. How do the authors find the nearest neighbor of a template?
In order to cover the parameter space without leaving any ‘‘holes’’ it is obvious that the next template should be placed at the point that is nearer to the first template.
Q15. What is the purpose of this paper?
In this paper the authors consider the noise spectra of the four large- and intermediate-scale interferometer projects, LIGO, VIRGO, GEO600, and TAMA.