Gravitational wave detectors are already operating at interesting sensitivity levels, and they
have an upgrade path that should result in secure detections by 2014. We review the …

We review the formation and evolution of compact binary stars consisting of white dwarfs
(WDs), neutron stars (NSs), and black holes (BHs). Mergings of compact-star binaries are …

We describe the PyCBC search for gravitational waves from compact-object binary
coalescences in advanced gravitational-wave detector data. The search was used in the first …

Abstract On September 14, 2015, at 09∶ 50: 45 UTC the two detectors of the Laser
Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) simultaneously observed the binary …

Matched-filter searches for gravitational waves from coalescing compact binaries by the
LIGO Scientific Collaboration use the FINDCHIRP algorithm: an implementation of the …

Nanomechanical oscillators are at the heart of ultrasensitive detectors of force, mass and
motion,,,,. As these detectors progress to even better sensitivity, they will encounter …

Gravitational waves from the final stages of inspiraling binary neutron stars are expected to
be one of the most important sources for ground-based gravitational wave detectors. The …

We study the effect of spins on searches for gravitational waves from compact binary
coalescences in realistic simulated early advanced LIGO data. We construct a detection …

We present a detailed study of cosmological effects of homogeneous tachyon matter
coexisting with nonrelativistic matter and radiation, concentrating on the inverse square …

Searches for known waveforms in gravitational wave detector data are often done using
matched filtering. When used on real instrumental data, matched filtering often does not …