Searching for continuous gravitational waves from unknown neutron stars in binary systems

Event Date:
2024-11-27T10:00:00
2024-11-27T11:00:00
Event Location:
HENN 318
Speaker:
Dr. Pep Blai Covas Vidal, Junior Scientist in Continuous Gravitational Waves at the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics
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Intended Audience:
Everyone
Local Contact:

Jess Mciver (mciver@phas.ubc.ca)

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Abstract

Unknown neutron stars in binary systems might be one of the best sources of continuous gravitational waves (yet to be detected), due to their millisecond rotation rates and the  accretion from their companion that can source the required asymmetry. However, searching for these signals poses significant computational challenges due to the extensive number of unknown parameters and the substantial amount of data required to achieve detectable signal-to-noise ratios. In this talk I will review the different search results up to date and discuss recent advancements in data analysis techniques that improve the efficiency and sensitivity of these searches.

 

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Add to Calendar 2024-11-27T10:00:00 2024-11-27T11:00:00 Searching for continuous gravitational waves from unknown neutron stars in binary systems Event Information:   Abstract:  Unknown neutron stars in binary systems might be one of the best sources of continuous gravitational waves (yet to be detected), due to their millisecond rotation rates and the  accretion from their companion that can source the required asymmetry. However, searching for these signals poses significant computational challenges due to the extensive number of unknown parameters and the substantial amount of data required to achieve detectable signal-to-noise ratios. In this talk I will review the different search results up to date and discuss recent advancements in data analysis techniques that improve the efficiency and sensitivity of these searches.   Learn More: Article: More computing power to search for continuous gravitational waves, Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics Dr. Pep Blai Covas Vidal's contact page: Dr. Pep Blai Covas Vidal (mpg.de) and CV. Event Location: HENN 318