First Searches for Optical Counterparts to Gravitational-wave Candidate Events

J. Aasi; J. Abadie; B. P. Abbott; R. Abbott; T. Abbott; M. R. Abernathy; T. Accadia; F. Acernese; C. Adams; T. Adams; R. X. Adhikari; C. Affeldt; M. Agathos; N. Aggarwal; O. D. Aguiar; P. Ajith; B. Allen; A. Allocca; E. Amador Ceron; D. Amariutei; R. A. Anderson; S. B. Anderson; W. G. Anderson; K. Arai; M. C. Araya; C. Arceneaux; J. Areeda; S. Ast; S. M. Aston; P. Astone; P. Aufmuth; C. Aulbert; L. Austin; B. E. Aylott; S. Babak; P. T. Baker; G. Ballardin; S. W. Ballmer; J. C. Barayoga; D. Barker; S. H. Barnum; F. Barone; B. Barr; L. Barsotti; M. Barsuglia; M. A. Barton; I. Bartos; R. Bassiri; A. Basti; J. Batch; J. Bauchrowitz; Th. S. Bauer; M. Bebronne; B. Behnke; M. Bejger; M. G. Beker; A. S. Bell; C. Bell; I. Belopolski; G. Bergmann; J. M. Berliner; A. Bertolini; D. Bessis; J. Betzwieser; P. T. Beyersdorf; T. Bhadbhade; I. A. Bilenko; G. Billingsley; J. Birch; M. Bitossi; M. A. Bizouard; E. Black; J. K. Blackburn; L. Blackburn; D. Blair; M. Blom; O. Bock; T. P. Bodiya; M. Boer; C. Bogan; C. Bond; François Bondu; L. Bonelli; R. Bonnand; R. Bork; M. Born; S. Bose; L. Bosi; J. Bowers; C. Bradaschia; P. R. Brady; V. B. Braginsky; M. Branchesi; C. A. Brannen; J. E. Brau; J. Breyer; T. Briant; D. O. Bridges; A. Brillet; M. Brinkmann; Michael Y. Wang

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First Searches for Optical Counterparts to Gravitational-wave Candidate Events

J. Aasi, J. Abadie, B. P. Abbott, R. Abbott, T. Abbott, M. R. Abernathy, T. Accadia, F. Acernese, C. Adams, T. Adams, …

The Astrophysical journal. Supplement series, Vol.211(1), p.7

2014-03

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1088/0067-0049/211/1/7

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Astrophysics

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena

High Energy Physics - Experiment

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysic

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Sciences of the Universe

During the LIGO and Virgo joint science runs in 2009-2010, gravitational wave (GW) data from three interferometer detectors were analyzed within minutes to select GW candidate events and infer their apparent sky positions. Target coordinates were transmitted to several telescopes for follow-up observations aimed at the detection of an associated optical transient. Images were obtained for eight such GW candidates. We present the methods used to analyze the image data as well as the transient search results. No optical transient was identified with a convincing association with any of these candidates, and none of the GW triggers showed strong evidence for being astrophysical in nature. We compare the sensitivities of these observations to several model light curves from possible sources of interest, and discuss prospects for future joint GW-optical observations of this type.

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Title: First Searches for Optical Counterparts to Gravitational-wave Candidate Events
Creators: J. Aasi - California Institute of Technology
J. Abadie - California Institute of Technology
B. P. Abbott - California Institute of Technology
R. Abbott - California Institute of Technology
T. Abbott - Louisiana State University
M. R. Abernathy - California Institute of Technology
T. Accadia - Université Savoie Mont Blanc
F. Acernese - University of Salerno
C. Adams - California Institute of Technology
T. Adams - Cardiff University
R. X. Adhikari - California Institute of Technology
C. Affeldt - Albert Einstein Institution
M. Agathos
N. Aggarwal - Massachusetts Institute of Technology
O. D. Aguiar - National Institute for Space Research
P. Ajith - California Institute of Technology
B. Allen - University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
A. Allocca - University of Siena
E. Amador Ceron - University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
D. Amariutei - University of Florida
R. A. Anderson - California Institute of Technology
S. B. Anderson - California Institute of Technology
W. G. Anderson - University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
K. Arai - California Institute of Technology
M. C. Araya - California Institute of Technology
C. Arceneaux - University of Mississippi
J. Areeda - California State University, Fullerton
S. Ast - Leibniz University Hannover
S. M. Aston - California Institute of Technology
P. Astone
P. Aufmuth - Leibniz University Hannover
C. Aulbert - Albert Einstein Institution
L. Austin - California Institute of Technology
B. E. Aylott - University of Birmingham
S. Babak - Albert Einstein Institution
P. T. Baker - Montana State University
G. Ballardin
S. W. Ballmer - Syracuse University
J. C. Barayoga - California Institute of Technology
D. Barker - National Science Foundation
S. H. Barnum - Massachusetts Institute of Technology
F. Barone - University of Salerno
B. Barr - University of Glasgow
L. Barsotti - Massachusetts Institute of Technology
M. Barsuglia - APC - Cosmologie
M. A. Barton - National Science Foundation
I. Bartos - Columbia University
R. Bassiri - University of Glasgow
A. Basti - University of Pisa
J. Batch - National Science Foundation
J. Bauchrowitz - Albert Einstein Institution
Th. S. Bauer
M. Bebronne - Université Savoie Mont Blanc
B. Behnke - Albert Einstein Institution
M. Bejger
M. G. Beker
A. S. Bell - University of Glasgow
C. Bell - University of Glasgow
I. Belopolski - Columbia University
G. Bergmann - Albert Einstein Institution
J. M. Berliner - National Science Foundation
A. Bertolini
D. Bessis - University of Texas at Brownsville
J. Betzwieser - California Institute of Technology
P. T. Beyersdorf - San Jose State University
T. Bhadbhade - Stanford University
I. A. Bilenko - Lomonosov Moscow State University
G. Billingsley - California Institute of Technology
J. Birch - California Institute of Technology
M. Bitossi
M. A. Bizouard - University of Paris-Sud
E. Black - California Institute of Technology
J. K. Blackburn - California Institute of Technology
L. Blackburn - Goddard Space Flight Center
D. Blair - University of Western Australia
M. Blom
O. Bock - Albert Einstein Institution
T. P. Bodiya - Massachusetts Institute of Technology
M. Boer - French National Centre for Scientific Research
C. Bogan - Albert Einstein Institution
C. Bond - University of Birmingham
François Bondu - University of Rennes 1
L. Bonelli - University of Pisa
R. Bonnand - French National Centre for Scientific Research
R. Bork - California Institute of Technology
M. Born - Albert Einstein Institution
S. Bose - Washington State University
L. Bosi
J. Bowers - Louisiana State University
C. Bradaschia
P. R. Brady - University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
V. B. Braginsky - Lomonosov Moscow State University
M. Branchesi - University of Urbino
C. A. Brannen - Washington State University
J. E. Brau - University of Oregon
J. Breyer - Albert Einstein Institution
T. Briant - Sorbonne University
D. O. Bridges - California Institute of Technology
A. Brillet - Université Côte d'Azur
M. Brinkmann - Albert Einstein Institution
Michael Y. Wang - UMMG Dept of Neurological Surgery
Publication Details: The Astrophysical journal. Supplement series, Vol.211(1), p.7
Publisher: American Astronomical Society
Academic Unit: UMMG Dept of Neurological Surgery; Miller School of Medicine
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article
Record Identifier: 991031739827002976