%0 Journal Article %1 citeulike:4544955 %A Acernese, F. %A Alshourbagy, M. %A Antonucci, F. %A Aoudia, S. %A Arun, K. G. %A Astone, P. %A Ballardin, G. %A Barone, F. %A Barsotti, L. %A Barsuglia, M. %A Bauer, Th %A Bigotta, S. %A Birindelli, S. %A Bizouard, M. A. %A Boccara, C. %A Bondu, F. %A Bonelli, L. %A Bosi, L. %A Braccini, S. %A Bradaschia, C. %A Brillet, A. %A Brisson, V. %A Bulten, H. J. %A Buskulic, D. %A Cagnoli, G. %A Calloni, E. %A Campagna, E. %A Canuel, B. %A Carbognani, F. %A Carbone, L. %A Cavalier, F. %A Cavalieri, R. %A Cella, G. %A Cesarini, E. %A Chassande-Mottin, E. %A Chatterji, S. %A Christensen, N. %A Clapson, A. C. %A Cleva, F. %A Coccia, E. %A Colombini, M. %A Corda, C. %A Corsi, A. %A Cottone, F. %A Coulon, J. P. %A Cuoco, E. %A D'Antonio, S. %A Dari, A. %A Dattilo, V. %A Davier, M. %A Rosa, De R. %A Prete, Del M. %A Fiore, Di L. %A Lieto, Di A. %A Emilio, %A Virgilio, Di A. %A Fafone, V. %A Ferrante, I. %A Fidecaro, F. %A Fiori, I. %A Flaminio, R. %A Fournier, J. D. %A Frasca, S. %A Frasconi, F. %A Gammaitoni, L. %A Garufi, F. %A Genin, E. %A Gennai, A. %A Giazotto, A. %A Granata, M. %A Granata, V. %A Greverie, C. %A Guidi, G. %A Heitmann, H. %A Hello, P. %A Hild, S. %A Huet, D. %A Penna, La P. %A Laval, M. %A Leroy, N. %A Letendre, N. %A Lorenzini, M. %A Loriette, V. %A Losurdo, G. %A Mackowski, J. M. %A Majorana, E. %A Man, N. %A Mantovani, M. %A Marchesoni, F. %A Marion, F. %A Marque, J. %A Martelli, F. %A Masserot, A. %A Menzinger, F. %A Michel, C. %A Milano, L. %A Minenkov, Y. %A Mitra, S. %A Moreau, J. %A Morgado, N. %A Mohan, M. %A Morgia, A. %A Mosca, S. %A Mours, B. %A Neri, I. %A Nocera, F. %A Pagliaroli, G. %A Palomba, C. %A Paoletti, F. %A Pardi, S. %A Pasqualetti, A. %A Passaquieti, R. %A Passuello, D. %A Persichetti, G. %A Piergiovanni, F. %A Pinard, L. %A Poggiani, R. %A Punturo, M. %A Puppo, P. %A Rabaste, O. %A Rapagnani, P. %A Regimbau, T. %A Ricci, F. %A Rocchi, A. %A Rolland, L. %A Romano, R. %A Ruggi, P. %A Sassolas, B. %A Sentenac, D. %A Swinkels, B. L. %A Terenzi, R. %A Toncelli, A. %A Tonelli, M. %A Tournefier, E. %A Travasso, F. %A Vajente, G. %A Brand, %A Putten, %A Verkindt, D. %A Vetrano, F. %A Vicere, A. %A Vinet, J. Y. %A Vocca, H. %A Was, M. %A Yvert, M. %D 2009 %J Classical and Quantum Gravity %K virgo %N 8 %P 085009+ %R 10.1088/0264-9381/26/8/085009 %T Gravitational wave burst search in the Virgo C7 data %U http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0264-9381/26/8/085009 %V 26 %X A search for gravitational wave burst events has been performed with the Virgo C7 commissioning run data that have been acquired in September 2005 over 5 days. It focused on unmodeled short duration signals in the frequency range 150 Hz to 2 kHz. A search aimed at detecting the GW emission from the merger and ring-down phases of binary black hole coalescences was also carried out. An extensive understanding of the data was required to be able to handle a burst search using the output of only one detector. A 90\% confidence level upper limit on the number of expected events given the Virgo C7 sensitivity curve has been derived as a function of the signal strength, for unmodeled gravitational wave searches. The sensitivity of the analysis presented is, in terms of the root sum square strain amplitude, hrss ? 10?20 Hz?1/2. This can be interpreted in terms of a frequentist upper limit on the rate R\_90\% of detectable gravitational wave bursts at the level of 1.1 events per day at a 90\% confidence level. From the binary black hole search, we obtained the distance reach at 50\% and 90\% efficiency as a function of the total mass of the final black hole. The maximal detection distance for non-spinning high and equal mass black hole binary system obtained by this analysis in C7 data is ?2.9 +- 0.1 Mpc for a detection efficiency of 50\% for a binary of total mass 80 M?.

@article{citeulike:4544955, abstract = {A search for gravitational wave burst events has been performed with the Virgo C7 commissioning run data that have been acquired in September 2005 over 5 days. It focused on unmodeled short duration signals in the frequency range 150 Hz to 2 kHz. A search aimed at detecting the GW emission from the merger and ring-down phases of binary black hole coalescences was also carried out. An extensive understanding of the data was required to be able to handle a burst search using the output of only one detector. A 90\% confidence level upper limit on the number of expected events given the Virgo C7 sensitivity curve has been derived as a function of the signal strength, for unmodeled gravitational wave searches. The sensitivity of the analysis presented is, in terms of the root sum square strain amplitude, hrss [?] 10[?]20 Hz[?]1/2. This can be interpreted in terms of a frequentist upper limit on the rate {\cal{R}}\_{90\%} of detectable gravitational wave bursts at the level of 1.1 events per day at a 90\% confidence level. From the binary black hole search, we obtained the distance reach at 50\% and 90\% efficiency as a function of the total mass of the final black hole. The maximal detection distance for non-spinning high and equal mass black hole binary system obtained by this analysis in C7 data is [?]2.9 +- 0.1 Mpc for a detection efficiency of 50\% for a binary of total mass 80 M[?].}, added-at = {2009-05-19T18:00:18.000+0200}, author = {Acernese, F. and Alshourbagy, M. and Antonucci, F. and Aoudia, S. and Arun, K. G. and Astone, P. and Ballardin, G. and Barone, F. and Barsotti, L. and Barsuglia, M. and Bauer, Th and Bigotta, S. and Birindelli, S. and Bizouard, M. A. and Boccara, C. and Bondu, F. and Bonelli, L. and Bosi, L. and Braccini, S. and Bradaschia, C. and Brillet, A. and Brisson, V. and Bulten, H. J. and Buskulic, D. and Cagnoli, G. and Calloni, E. and Campagna, E. and Canuel, B. and Carbognani, F. and Carbone, L. and Cavalier, F. and Cavalieri, R. and Cella, G. and Cesarini, E. and Chassande-Mottin, E. and Chatterji, S. and Christensen, N. and Clapson, A. C. and Cleva, F. and Coccia, E. and Colombini, M. and Corda, C. and Corsi, A. and Cottone, F. and Coulon, J. P. and Cuoco, E. and D'Antonio, S. and Dari, A. and Dattilo, V. and Davier, M. and Rosa, De R. and Prete, Del M. and Fiore, Di L. and Lieto, Di A. and Emilio and Virgilio, Di A. and Fafone, V. and Ferrante, I. and Fidecaro, F. and Fiori, I. and Flaminio, R. and Fournier, J. D. and Frasca, S. and Frasconi, F. and Gammaitoni, L. and Garufi, F. and Genin, E. and Gennai, A. and Giazotto, A. and Granata, M. and Granata, V. and Greverie, C. and Guidi, G. and Heitmann, H. and Hello, P. and Hild, S. and Huet, D. and Penna, La P. and Laval, M. and Leroy, N. and Letendre, N. and Lorenzini, M. and Loriette, V. and Losurdo, G. and Mackowski, J. M. and Majorana, E. and Man, N. and Mantovani, M. and Marchesoni, F. and Marion, F. and Marque, J. and Martelli, F. and Masserot, A. and Menzinger, F. and Michel, C. and Milano, L. and Minenkov, Y. and Mitra, S. and Moreau, J. and Morgado, N. and Mohan, M. and Morgia, A. and Mosca, S. and Mours, B. and Neri, I. and Nocera, F. and Pagliaroli, G. and Palomba, C. and Paoletti, F. and Pardi, S. and Pasqualetti, A. and Passaquieti, R. and Passuello, D. and Persichetti, G. and Piergiovanni, F. and Pinard, L. and Poggiani, R. and Punturo, M. and Puppo, P. and Rabaste, O. and Rapagnani, P. and Regimbau, T. and Ricci, F. and Rocchi, A. and Rolland, L. and Romano, R. and Ruggi, P. and Sassolas, B. and Sentenac, D. and Swinkels, B. L. and Terenzi, R. and Toncelli, A. and Tonelli, M. and Tournefier, E. and Travasso, F. and Vajente, G. and Brand and Putten and Verkindt, D. and Vetrano, F. and Vicere, A. and Vinet, J. Y. and Vocca, H. and Was, M. and Yvert, M.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/22c56e46f682f33de4dcfe222ceaf8b53/earthfare}, citeulike-article-id = {4544955}, description = {CiteULike: Everyone's library}, doi = {10.1088/0264-9381/26/8/085009}, interhash = {5a92126c327a4168374c2f0b03ce58aa}, intrahash = {2c56e46f682f33de4dcfe222ceaf8b53}, journal = {Classical and Quantum Gravity}, keywords = {virgo}, number = 8, pages = {085009+}, posted-at = {2009-05-19 14:01:23}, priority = {2}, timestamp = {2009-05-19T18:03:27.000+0200}, title = {Gravitational wave burst search in the Virgo C7 data}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0264-9381/26/8/085009}, volume = 26, year = 2009 }