Improved upper limits on the stochastic gravitational-wave background from 2009-2010 LIGO and Virgo Data

The LIGO Scientific Collaboration and the Virgo Collaboration

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.113.231101

Improved upper limits on the stochastic gravitational-wave background from 2009-2010 LIGO and Virgo Data

The LIGO Scientific Collaboration and the Virgo Collaboration

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Gravitational waves from a variety of sources are predicted to superpose to create a stochastic background. This background is expected to contain unique information from throughout the history of the Universe that is unavailable through standard electromagnetic observations, making its study of fundamental importance to understanding the evolution of the Universe. We carry out a search for the stochastic background with the latest data from the LIGO and Virgo detectors. Consistent with predictions from most stochastic gravitational-wave background models, the data display no evidence of a stochastic gravitational-wave signal. Assuming a gravitational-wave spectrum of OGW(f)=Oa(f/fref)a, we place 95 confidence level upper limits on the energy density of the background in each of four frequency bands spanning 41.5-1726 Hz. In the frequency band of 41.5-169.25 Hz for a spectral index of a=0, we constrain the energy density of the stochastic background to be OGW(f)

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1 - 11
Number of pages	11
Journal	Physical Review Letters
Volume	113
Issue number	23
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.113.231101
Publication status	Published - 2014

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AB - Gravitational waves from a variety of sources are predicted to superpose to create a stochastic background. This background is expected to contain unique information from throughout the history of the Universe that is unavailable through standard electromagnetic observations, making its study of fundamental importance to understanding the evolution of the Universe. We carry out a search for the stochastic background with the latest data from the LIGO and Virgo detectors. Consistent with predictions from most stochastic gravitational-wave background models, the data display no evidence of a stochastic gravitational-wave signal. Assuming a gravitational-wave spectrum of OGW(f)=Oa(f/fref)a, we place 95 confidence level upper limits on the energy density of the background in each of four frequency bands spanning 41.5-1726 Hz. In the frequency band of 41.5-169.25 Hz for a spectral index of a=0, we constrain the energy density of the stochastic background to be OGW(f)

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Improved upper limits on the stochastic gravitational-wave background from 2009-2010 LIGO and Virgo Data

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