TY - JOUR
T1 - Exploring the Parameter Space of Compact Binary Population Synthesis
AU - Barrett, Jim W.
AU - Mandel, Ilya
AU - Neijssel, Coenraad J.
AU - Stevenson, Simon
AU - Vigna-Gómez, Alejandro
PY - 2016/10
Y1 - 2016/10
N2 - As we enter the era of gravitational wave astronomy, we are beginning to collect observations which will enable us to explore aspects of astrophysics of massive stellar binaries which were previously beyond reach. In this paper we describe COMPAS (Compact Object Mergers: Population Astrophysics and Statistics), a new platform to allow us to deepen our understanding of isolated binary evolution and the formation of gravitational-wave sources. We describe the computational challenges associated with their exploration, and present preliminary results on overcoming them using Gaussian process regression as a simulation emulation technique.
AB - As we enter the era of gravitational wave astronomy, we are beginning to collect observations which will enable us to explore aspects of astrophysics of massive stellar binaries which were previously beyond reach. In this paper we describe COMPAS (Compact Object Mergers: Population Astrophysics and Statistics), a new platform to allow us to deepen our understanding of isolated binary evolution and the formation of gravitational-wave sources. We describe the computational challenges associated with their exploration, and present preliminary results on overcoming them using Gaussian process regression as a simulation emulation technique.
KW - (stars:) binaries: general
KW - gravitational waves
KW - methods: data analysis
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85019981355&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1017/S1743921317000059
DO - 10.1017/S1743921317000059
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85019981355
SN - 1743-9213
VL - 12
SP - 46
EP - 50
JO - Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union
JF - Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union
IS - S325
ER -