All-sky search algorithms for monochromatic signals in resonant bar GW detector data

In this paper we design and develop several filtering strategies for the analysis of data generated by a resonant bar Gravitational Wave (GW) antenna, with the goal to assess the presence (or absence) in them of long duration monochromatic GW signals, as well as their eventual amplitude and frequenc...

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Published in:arXiv.org 1998-06
Main Authors: Lobo, J Alberto, Montero, Miquel
Format: Article
Language:English
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Gravitational waves
Search algorithms
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Summary:In this paper we design and develop several filtering strategies for the analysis of data generated by a resonant bar Gravitational Wave (GW) antenna, with the goal to assess the presence (or absence) in them of long duration monochromatic GW signals, as well as their eventual amplitude and frequency, within the sensitivity band of the detector. Such signals are most likely generated in the fast rotation of slightly asymmetric spinning stars. We shall develop the practical procedures, together with the study of their statistical properties, which will provide us with useful information on each technique's performance. The selection of candidate events will then be established according to threshold-crossing probabilities, based on the Neyman-Pearson criterion. In particular, it will be shown that our approach, based on phase estimation, presents better signal-to-noise ratio than the most common one of pure spectral analysis.
ISSN:2331-8422
DOI:10.48550/arxiv.9804026