Parameter estimation of spinning binary inspirals using Markov chain Monte Carlo

Marc Van Der Sluys; Vivien Raymond; Ilya Mandel; Christian Röver; Nelson Christensen; Vicky Kalogera; Renate Meyer; Alberto Vecchio

doi:10.1088/0264-9381/25/18/184011

Parameter estimation of spinning binary inspirals using Markov chain Monte Carlo

Marc Van Der Sluys, Vivien Raymond, Ilya Mandel, Christian Röver, Nelson Christensen, Vicky Kalogera, Renate Meyer, Alberto Vecchio

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Abstract

We present a Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) technique to study the source parameters of gravitational-wave signals from the inspirals of stellar-mass compact binaries detected with ground-based gravitational-wave detectors such as LIGO and Virgo, for the case where spin is present in the more massive compact object in the binary. We discuss the aspects of the MCMC algorithm that allow us to sample the parameter space in an efficient way. We show sample runs that illustrate the possibilities of our MCMC code and the difficulties that we encounter.

Original language	English
Article number	184011
Pages (from-to)	1-10
Number of pages	10
Journal	Classical and Quantum Gravity
Volume	25
Issue number	18
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1088/0264-9381/25/18/184011
Publication status	Published - 21 Sept 2008
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

gravitational waves
gravitational self-force
black holes (astronomy)

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Parameter estimation of spinning binary inspirals using Markov chain Monte Carlo

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