Search for gravitational waves from low mass compact binary coalescence in 186 days of LIGO’s fifth science run

B. P. Abbott et al. (LIGO Scientific Collaboration)
Phys. Rev. D 80, 047101 – Published 25 August 2009

Abstract

We report on a search for gravitational waves from coalescing compact binaries, of total mass between 2 and 35M, using LIGO observations between November 14, 2006 and May 18, 2007. No gravitational-wave signals were detected. We report upper limits on the rate of compact binary coalescence as a function of total mass. The LIGO cumulative 90%-confidence rate upper limits of the binary coalescence of neutron stars, black holes and black hole-neutron star systems are 1.4×102, 7.3×104 and 3.6×103yr1L101, respectively, where L10 is 1010 times the blue solar luminosity.

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  • Received 18 June 2009

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.80.047101

©2009 American Physical Society

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Vol. 80, Iss. 4 — 15 August 2009

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