Parameter estimation of spinning binary inspirals using Markov chain Monte Carlo

M van der Sluys; V Raymond; I Mandel; C Röver; N Christensen; V Kalogera; R Meyer; Alberto Vecchio

doi:10.1088/0264-9381/25/18/184011

Parameter estimation of spinning binary inspirals using Markov chain Monte Carlo

M van der Sluys, V Raymond, I Mandel, C Röver, N Christensen, V Kalogera, R Meyer, Alberto Vecchio

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We present a Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) technique to study the source parameters of gravitational-wave signals from the inspirals of stellarmass compact binaries detected with ground-based gravitational-wave detectors such as LIGO and Virgo, for the case where spin is present in the more massive compact object in the binary. We discuss the aspects of the MCMC algorithm that allowus to sample the parameter space in an efficientway. We show sample runs that illustrate the possibilities of our MCMC code and the difficulties that we encounter.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	184011-
Journal	Classical and Quantum Gravity
Volume	25
Issue number	18
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1088/0264-9381/25/18/184011
Publication status	Published - 21 Sept 2008

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Birmingham Astrophysics - Rolling Grant 2007-2012
Ponman, T., Cruise, M., Freise, A., Raychaudhury, S., Smith, G., Speake, C., Stevens, I. & Vecchio, A.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FACILITIES COUNCIL
1/04/07 → 31/03/12
Project: Research Councils

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