Massively parallel Bayesian inference for transient gravitational-wave astronomy
Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 2020 Understanding the properties of transient gravitational waves (GWs) and their sources is of broad interest in physics and astronomy. Bayesian inference is the standard framework for astrophysical measurement in transient GW astronomy.
Rory J. E. Smith +3 more
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Transdimensional Inference for Gravitational-wave Astronomy with Bilby [PDF]
Astrophysical Journal Supplement SeriesIt has become increasingly useful to answer questions in gravitational-wave astronomy using transdimensional models, where the number of free parameters can be varied depending on the complexity required to fit the data.
Hui Tong +10 more
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Gravitational-wave astronomy with a physical calibration model [PDF]
Physical Review D, 2020 We carry out astrophysical inference for compact binary merger events in LIGO-Virgo's first gravitational-wave transient catalog (GWTC-1) using a physically motivated calibration model.
E. Payne +4 more
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Swift/UVOT: 18 Years of Long GRB Discoveries and Advances
Universe, 2023 The Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory (Swift) has been in operation for 18 years. The Ultra-Violet/Optical Telescope (UVOT) onboard Swift was designed to capture the earliest optical/UV emission from gamma-ray bursts (GRBs), spanning the first few minutes ...
Sam Oates
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An introduction to Bayesian inference in gravitational-wave astronomy: Parameter estimation, model selection, and hierarchical models [PDF]
Publications Astronomical Society of Australia, 2018 This is an introduction to Bayesian inference with a focus on hierarchical models and hyper-parameters. We write primarily for an audience of Bayesian novices, but we hope to provide useful insights for seasoned veterans as well.
E. Thrane, C. Talbot
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No tension between assembly models of super massive black hole binaries and pulsar observations
Nature Communications, 2018 Pulsar timing arrays enable the search for the isotropic gravitational-wave (GW) background originating from super massive black hole binary populations, but impose a stringent upper limit on the GW characteristic amplitude.
Hannah Middleton +4 more
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Testing strong gravity with gravitational waves and Love numbers [PDF]
, 2017 The LIGO observation of GW150914 has inaugurated the gravitational-wave astronomy era and the possibility of testing gravity in extreme regimes. While distorted black holes are the most convincing sources of gravitational waves, similar signals might be ...
Cardoso, V. +3 more
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Timescales for Detection of Super-Chandrasekhar White Dwarfs by Gravitational-wave Astronomy [PDF]
Astrophysical Journal, 2020 Over the past two decades, the inference of the violation of the Chandrasekhar mass limit of white dwarfs (WDs) from indirect observation has been a revolutionary discovery in astronomy.
Surajit Kalita +3 more
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Parameter estimation for strong phase transitions in supranuclear matter using gravitational-wave astronomy [PDF]
Physical Review Research, 2020 At supranuclear densities, explored in the core of neutron stars, a strong phase transition from hadronic matter to more exotic forms of matter might be present.
P. T. Pang +3 more
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Scientific Reports, 2021 Very high-quality sapphire substrates are key elements of the cryogenic Japanese gravitational interferometer KAGRA, in which they are used to build the main mirrors, working as the test masses to sense the gravitational waves.
Manuel Marchiò +3 more
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