TY - JOUR
T1 - Compact binary coalescences in the band of ground-based gravitational-wave detectors
AU - Mandel, I.
AU - O'Shaughnessy, R.
N1 - Copyright 2010 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2010/1/1
Y1 - 2010/1/1
N2 - As the ground-based gravitational-wave telescopes LIGO, Virgo and GEO 600 approach the era of first detections, we review the current knowledge of the coalescence rates and the mass and spin distributions of merging neutron-star and black-hole binaries. We emphasize the bi-directional connection between gravitational-wave astronomy and conventional astrophysics. Astrophysical input will make possible informed decisions about optimal detector configurations and search techniques. Meanwhile, rate upper limits, detected merger rates and the distribution of masses and spins measured by gravitational-wave searches will constrain astrophysical parameters through comparisons with astrophysical models. Future developments necessary to the success of gravitational-wave astronomy are discussed.
AB - As the ground-based gravitational-wave telescopes LIGO, Virgo and GEO 600 approach the era of first detections, we review the current knowledge of the coalescence rates and the mass and spin distributions of merging neutron-star and black-hole binaries. We emphasize the bi-directional connection between gravitational-wave astronomy and conventional astrophysics. Astrophysical input will make possible informed decisions about optimal detector configurations and search techniques. Meanwhile, rate upper limits, detected merger rates and the distribution of masses and spins measured by gravitational-wave searches will constrain astrophysical parameters through comparisons with astrophysical models. Future developments necessary to the success of gravitational-wave astronomy are discussed.
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U2 - 10.1088/0264-9381/27/11/114007
DO - 10.1088/0264-9381/27/11/114007
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:77952831941
SN - 0264-9381
VL - 27
JO - Classical and Quantum Gravity
JF - Classical and Quantum Gravity
IS - 11
ER -