Surrogate models for precessing binary black hole simulations with unequal masses

V Varma, SE Field, MA Scheel, J Blackman… - Physical Review …, 2019 - APS
Only numerical relativity simulations can capture the full complexities of binary black hole
mergers. These simulations, however, are prohibitively expensive for direct data analysis …

Forecasting the detection capabilities of third-generation gravitational-wave detectors using GWFAST

F Iacovelli, M Mancarella, S Foffa… - The Astrophysical …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
We introduce GWFAST, a novel Fisher-matrix code for gravitational-wave studies, tuned
toward third-generation gravitational-wave detectors such as Einstein Telescope (ET) and …

Gravitational waves induced by non-Gaussian scalar perturbations

R Cai, S Pi, M Sasaki - Physical Review Letters, 2019 - APS
We study gravitational waves (GWs) induced by non-Gaussian curvature perturbations. We
calculate the density parameter per logarithmic frequency interval, Ω GW (k), given that the …

Binary black hole mergers in the first advanced LIGO observing run

BP Abbott, R Abbott, TD Abbott, MR Abernathy… - Physical Review X, 2016 - APS
The first observational run of the Advanced LIGO detectors, from September 12, 2015 to
January 19, 2016, saw the first detections of gravitational waves from binary black hole …

GW150914: The Advanced LIGO detectors in the era of first discoveries

BP Abbott, R Abbott, TD Abbott, MR Abernathy… - Physical review …, 2016 - APS
Following a major upgrade, the two advanced detectors of the Laser Interferometer
Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) held their first observation run between September …

Neutron-star tidal deformability and equation-of-state constraints

K Chatziioannou - General Relativity and Gravitation, 2020 - Springer
Despite their long history and astrophysical importance, some of the key properties of
neutron stars are still uncertain. The extreme conditions encountered in their interiors …

A gravitational-wave measurement of the Hubble constant following the second observing run of advanced LIGO and Virgo

BP Abbott, R Abbott, TD Abbott… - The Astrophysical …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Gravitational waves (GWs) from compact binary coalescences allow for the direct
measurement of the luminosity distance to their source. This makes them standard-distance …

2-OGC: Open Gravitational-wave Catalog of binary mergers from analysis of public Advanced LIGO and Virgo data

AH Nitz, T Dent, GS Davies, S Kumar… - The Astrophysical …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
We present the second Open Gravitational-wave Catalog (2-OGC) of compact-binary
coalescences, obtained from the complete set of public data from Advanced LIGO's first and …

Tests of general relativity with GW150914

BP Abbott, R Abbott, TD Abbott, MR Abernathy… - Physical review …, 2016 - APS
The LIGO detection of GW150914 provides an unprecedented opportunity to study the two-
body motion of a compact-object binary in the large-velocity, highly nonlinear regime, and to …

Black holes, gravitational waves and fundamental physics: a roadmap

L Barack, V Cardoso, S Nissanke… - … and quantum gravity, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
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