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GEO Binary Inspiral Search Analysis. Template generation, placement and Monte Carlo codes. Three LAL ( inspiral, bank, noisemodels) and one non-LAL (but LAL-standard-complaint) geoinspiralsearch, libraries 10,000 lines of code 150 pages of documentation. Waveform families.
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Template generation, placement and Monte Carlo codes • Three LAL (inspiral, bank, noisemodels) and one non-LAL (but LAL-standard-complaint) geoinspiralsearch, libraries • 10,000 lines of code • 150 pages of documentation GEO02
Waveform families • Five approximants (three different post-Newtonian families, P-approximants, effective one-body approach) • Seven different post-Newtonian orders GEO02
Code Organisation Waveform generation Codes Template Bank codes Signal Injection, Monte Carlo simulations MPI Shell Master Slave Single instruction multiple data Database GEO02
Upper limitstwo goals • Set upper limits on NS-NS binaries in the range 1-3 solar masses for individual components • Explore setting upper limits on BH-BH binaries in the range 3-20 solar masses • What issues are facing us with regard to setting upper limits on BH-BH binaries GEO02
IUL Plan • Confirm the minimal match over the template bank for binaries in the mass range of interest (done). • Monte Carlo a binary inspiral search through simulated Gaussian data from a single interferometer to determine crude thresholds for a search through real data (done). • Run the inspiral search codes on real (playground) data to estimate the difference between the rate in real data versus that in simulated Gaussian noise (ongoing). • [20 February 2002] Use the results from the run through playground data to develop a set of veto based on the tools currently at our disposal: • In the process, identify classes of noise glitch and tools which are useful for this classification process. • [7 February 2002] Do simulated signal injections into the playground data to estimate the sensitivity of the interferometers to binary neutron star inspiral in the galaxy. • [28 February 2002] Run the search codes on the data to produce a list of candidates from each of the interferometers: H1, L1, H2 and GEO. • [10 March 2002] Inject simulated signals from a Galactic population of binaries into the data stream to determine the efficiency of the search method. • [10 March 2002] Produce a list of candidates from each of the interferometers, combine and determine the loudest (in the sense of multi-interferometer statistic) surviving event or events depending on the statistic to be used for the upper limit. • [10 March 2002] Determine the upper-limit on event rate using the loudest event (or other) method. What's the answer? GEO02
Conclusions • Codes are ready and tested • Initial explorations have begun • Some results expected by the March LSC • But sensitivity not good enough at low frequencies to set any meaningful upper-limits (may be just about as good, but certainly not better than 40 m analysis) GEO02
Future • Write a MPI shell for hierarchical search • Include (intelligent) template storing algorithms to minimize signal generation costs (e.g. one-parameter family of mother templates that depend only on the total mass rather than a two-parameter family) • Include spin effects (Alberto et al) in our templates GEO02