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Phys. Rev. D 63, 082002 (2001) [7 pages]

Correlation between gamma-ray bursts and gravitational waves

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P. Tricarico *, A. Ortolan, A. Solaroli, and G. Vedovato
I.N.F.N., Laboratori Nazionali di Legnaro, via Romea, 4, I-35020 Legnaro, Padova, Italy

L. Baggio, M. Cerdonio, L. Taffarello, and J. Zendri
Physics Department, University of Padova and I.N.F.N. Sezione di Padova, Via Marzolo, 8, I-35100 Padova, Italy

R. Mezzena, G. A. Prodi, and S. Vitale
Physics Department, University of Trento and I.N.F.N. Gruppo Collegato di Trento, Sezione di Padova, I-38050 Povo, Italy

P. Fortini
Physics Department, University of Ferrara, and I.N.F.N. Sezione di Ferrara, via Paradiso, 12, I-44100 Ferrara, Italy

M. Bonaldi and P. Falferi
Centro di Fisica degli Stati Aggregati, I.T.C.-C.N.R., Trento, Italy
I.N.F.N. Gruppo Collegato di Trento, Sezione di Padova, I-38050 Povo, Italy

Received 20 November 2000; published 19 March 2001

The cosmological origin of γ-ray bursts (GRB’s) is now commonly accepted and, according to several models for the central engine, GRB sources should also emit at the same time gravitational wave bursts (GWB’s). We have performed two correlation searches between the data of the resonant gravitational wave detector AURIGA and GRB arrival times collected in the BATSE 4B catalogue. No correlation was found and an upper limit hRMS<~1.5×10-18 on the averaged amplitude of gravitational waves associated with γ-ray bursts has been set for the first time.


©2001 The American Physical Society

URL: http://link.aps.org/abstract/PRD/v63/e082002
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevD.63.082002
PACS: 04.80.Nn, 98.70.Rz

* Corresponding author. Email address: pasquale.tricarico@lnl.infn.it

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