Abstract
2015 will see the first observations of Advanced LIGO and the start of the gravitational-wave (GW) advanced-detector era. One of the most promising sources for ground-based GW detectors are binary neutron-star (BNS) coalescences. In order to use any detections for astrophysics, we must understand the capabilities of our parameter-estimation analysis. By simulating the GWs from an astrophysically motivated population of BNSs, we examine the accuracy of parameter inferences in the early advanced-detector era. We find that sky location, which is important for electromagnetic follow-up, can be determined rapidly (~5 s), but that sky areas may be hundreds of square degrees. The degeneracy between component mass and spin means there is significant uncertainty for measurements of the individual masses and spins; however, the chirp mass is well measured (typically better than 0.1%).
Original language | English |
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Article number | 012031 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Journal of Physics: Conference Series |
Volume | 716 |
Issue number | conference 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2 Jun 2016 |
Bibliographical note
4 pages, 2 figures. Published in the proceedings of Amaldi 11Keywords
- astro-ph.HE
- gr-qc