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  Searching for gravitational waves from Cassiopeia A with LIGO

Wette, K., Owen, B. J., Allen, B., Ashley, M., Betzwieser, J., Christensen, N., et al. (2008). Searching for gravitational waves from Cassiopeia A with LIGO. Classical and Quantum Gravity, 25(23): 235011. doi:10.1088/0264-9381/25/23/235011.

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Wette, Karl1, Author           
Owen, B. J.2, Author
Allen, B.1, Author           
Ashley, M.2, Author
Betzwieser, J.2, Author
Christensen, N.2, Author
Creighton, T. D.2, Author
Dergachev, V.2, Author
Gholami, I.3, Author
Goetz, E.2, Author
Gustafson, R.2, Author
Hammer, D.2, Author
Jones, D. I.2, Author
Krishnan, B.4, Author           
Landry, M.2, Author
Machenschalk, B.1, Author           
McClelland, D. E.2, Author
Mendell, G.2, Author
Messenger, C. J.1, Author           
Papa, M A.4, Author           
Patel, P.2, AuthorPitkin, Matthew2, AuthorPletsch, H. J.1, Author           Prix, R.1, Author           Riles, K.2, AuthorSancho de la Jordana, L. 2, AuthorScott, S. M.2, AuthorSintes, A. M.4, Author           Trias, M.2, AuthorWhelan, J. T.4, Author           Woan, G.2, Author more..
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1Observational Relativity and Cosmology, AEI-Hannover, MPI for Gravitational Physics, Max Planck Society, ou_24011              
2External Organizations, ou_persistent22              
3AEI-Golm, MPI for Gravitational Physics, Max Planck Society, Golm, DE, ou_24008              
4Astrophysical Relativity, AEI-Golm, MPI for Gravitational Physics, Max Planck Society, ou_24013              

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 Abstract: We describe a search underway for periodic gravitational waves from the central compact object in the supernova remnant Cassiopeia A. The object is the youngest likely neutron star in the Galaxy. Its position is well known, but the object does not pulse in any electromagnetic radiation band and thus presents a challenge in searching the parameter space of frequency and frequency derivatives. We estimate that a fully coherent search can, with a reasonable amount of time on a computing cluster, achieve a sensitivity at which it is theoretically possible (though not likely) to observe a signal even with the initial LIGO noise spectrum. Cassiopeia A is only the second object after the Crab pulsar for which this is true. The search method described here can also obtain interesting results for similar objects with current LIGO sensitivity.

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 Dates: 2008-12-07
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 Identifiers: DOI: 10.1088/0264-9381/25/23/235011
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Pages: - Volume / Issue: 25 (23) Sequence Number: 235011 Start / End Page: - Identifier: ISSN: 0264-9381