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Searching the LIGO data for coincidences with Gamma Ray Bursts

Alexander Dietz Louisiana State University for the LIGO Scientific Collaboration. Searching the LIGO data for coincidences with Gamma Ray Bursts. LIGO-G060179-00-Z. Gamma Ray Bursts. Properties of the bursts Known to be cosmological in origin Last from few milliseconds to several minutes

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Searching the LIGO data for coincidences with Gamma Ray Bursts

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  1. Alexander Dietz Louisiana State University for the LIGO Scientific Collaboration Searching the LIGO data for coincidences with Gamma Ray Bursts LIGO-G060179-00-Z

  2. APS 2006 LIGO-G060179-00-Z Gamma Ray Bursts • Properties of the bursts • Known to be cosmological in origin • Last from few milliseconds to several minutes • Long GRBs • Last more than 2 seconds • Associated with stellar collapse • Short GRBs • Last less than 2 seconds • Evidence for compact binary progenitors

  3. APS 2006 LIGO-G060179-00-Z Learning about GRB progenitors with LIGO • LIGO provides a way to look for GRB progenitors • Coincident detection of a GRB and a gravitational-wave signal Would confirm compact binary as progenitor Gravitational-wave observation can at least bound the distance to the GRB • If a close GRB is confirmed without LIGO detection Rule out compact binary as progenitor

  4. Off-source On-source Off-source How is the search done? • GRB trigger gives estimate of binary merger time. • Assume GW signal is in 180s segment around GRB trigger • Compare triggers from on-source to off-source APS 2006 LIGO-G060179-00-Z

  5. APS 2006 LIGO-G060179-00-Z The GRB triggered search can probe deeper into the noise than the blind search! Inspiral search pipeline • Other inspiral searches are blind • Location and time of binary inspiral & merger are unknown • GRB triggered search: • Sky location gives time-delay between sites • Relative amplitude known in each instrument • Quite rare events (one short GRB per month)

  6. APS 2006 LIGO-G060179-00-Z Inspiral search pipeline • Same pipeline as blind inspiral searches • (see prev. talk by Duncan Brown) • Searching component masses between1 and 30 Mסּ • Some parameters chosen differently • Only analyze data around GRB trigger • Use lower SNR threshold in filtering step • Advantage • Decrease SNR threshold to 4 would increase range of search by factor of 2

  7. APS 2006 LIGO-G060179-00-Z What can we expect? • Even in the case of no-detection: • Derive exclusion area for masses

  8. APS 2006 LIGO-G060179-00-Z Summary & Outlook • GRB triggered search: Location and time known • Much deeper search possible • Uses same pipeline as other inspiral searches • Injections and Timeslides are almost done • Much higher detection range possible (redshift 0.02) • To be done: • Refine pipeline parameters (coincidence window) • Simulate a real GRB • Compare foreground with background

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