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Searching for a stochastic background of gravitational waves with the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory

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Abstract

The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) has performed the fourth science run, S4, with significantly improved interferometer sensitivities with respect to previous runs. Using data acquired during this science run, we place a limit on the amplitude of a stochastic background of gravitational waves. For a frequency independent spectrum, the new Bayesian 90% upper limit is ΩGW × [H0/(72 km s−1 Mpc−1)]2 < 6.5 × 10-5. This is currently the most sensitive result in the frequency range 51-150 Hz, with a factor of 13 improvement over the previous LIGO result. We discuss the complementarity of the new result with other constraints on a stochastic background of gravitational waves, and we investigate implications of the new result for different models of this background.

Item Type: Article
Date Type: Publication
Status: Published
Schools: Physics and Astronomy
Medicine
Cardiff University Brain Research Imaging Centre (CUBRIC)
Subjects: Q Science > QB Astronomy
Publisher: American Astronomical Society
ISSN: 0004-637X
Last Modified: 13 Jan 2023 03:18
URI: https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/20183

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