Academic literature on the topic 'Third observing run'

Abstract The third observing run of Advanced LIGO and Advanced Virgo took place between 2019 April and 2020 March and resulted in dozens of gravitational-wave candidates, many of which are now published as confident detections. A crucial requirement of the third observing run was the rapid identification and public reporting of compact binary mergers, which enabled massive follow-up observation campaigns with electromagnetic and neutrino observatories. PyCBC Live is a low-latency search for compact binary mergers based on frequency-domain matched filtering, which was used during the second and third observing runs, together with other low-latency analyses, to generate these rapid alerts from the data acquired by LIGO and Virgo. This paper describes and evaluates the improvements made to PyCBC Live after the second observing run, which defined its operation and performance during the third observing run.

The DESGW group seeks to identify electromagnetic counterparts of gravitational wave events seen by the LIGO-VIRGO network, such as those expected from binary neutron star mergers or neutron star-black hole mergers. DESGW was active throughout the first two LIGO observing seasons, following up several binary black hole mergers and the first binary neutron star merger, GW170817. This work describes the modifications to the observing strategy generation and image processing pipeline between the second (ending in August 2017) and third (beginning in April 2019) LIGO observing seasons. The modifications include a more robust observing strategy generator, further parallelization of the image reduction software and difference imaging processing pipeline, data transfer streamlining, and a web page listing identified counterpart candidates that updates in real time. Taken together, the additional parallelization steps enable the identification of potential electromagnetic counterparts within fully calibrated search images in less than one hour, compared to the 3-5 hours it would typically take during the first two seasons. These performance improvements are critical to the entire EM follow-up community, as rapid identification (or rejection) of candidates enables detailed and rapid spectroscopic follow-up by multiple instruments, leading to more information about the environment immediately following such gravitational wave events.

The first twenty years of operation of gravitational-wave interferometers have shown that these detectors are affected by physical disturbances from the surrounding environment. These are seismic, acoustic, or electromagnetic disturbances that are mainly produced by the experiment infrastructure itself. Ambient noise can limit the interferometer sensitivity or potentially generate transients of non-astrophysical origin. Between 1 April 2019 and 27 March 2020, the network of second generation interferometers—LIGO, Virgo and GEO—performed the third joined observing run, named O3, searching for gravitational signals from the deep universe. A thorough investigation has been done on each detector before and during data taking in order to optimize its sensitivity and duty cycle. In this paper, we first revisit typical sources of environmental noise and their coupling paths, and we then describe investigation methods and tools. Finally, we illustrate applications of these methods in the hunt for environmental noise at the Virgo interferometer during the O3 run and its preparation phase. In particular, we highlight investigation techniques that might be useful for the next observing runs and the future generation of terrestrial interferometers.

Abstract The global network of gravitational-wave observatories now includes five detectors, namely LIGO Hanford, LIGO Livingston, Virgo, KAGRA, and GEO 600. These detectors collected data during their third observing run, O3, composed of three phases: O3a starting in 2019 April and lasting six months, O3b starting in 2019 November and lasting five months, and O3GK starting in 2020 April and lasting two weeks. In this paper we describe these data and various other science products that can be freely accessed through the Gravitational Wave Open Science Center at https://gwosc.org. The main data set, consisting of the gravitational-wave strain time series that contains the astrophysical signals, is released together with supporting data useful for their analysis and documentation, tutorials, as well as analysis software packages.

Abstract We describe the method used by the multi-band template analysis (MBTA) pipeline to compute the probability of astrophysical origin, p astro, of compact binary coalescence candidates in LIGO–Virgo data from the third observing run (O3). The calculation is performed as part of the offline analysis and is used to characterize candidate events, along with their source classification. The technical details and the implementation are described, as well as the results from the first half of the third observing run (O3a) published in GWTC-2.1. The performance of the method is assessed on injections of simulated gravitational-wave signals in O3a data using a parameterization of p astro as a function of the MBTA combined ranking statistic. Possible sources of statistical and systematic uncertainties are discussed, and their effect on p astro quantified.

Abstract Using data from the IceCube Neutrino Observatory, we searched for high-energy neutrino emission from the gravitational-wave events detected by the advanced LIGO and Virgo detectors during their third observing run. We did a low-latency follow-up on the public candidate events released during the detectors’ third observing run and an archival search on the 80 confident events reported in the GWTC-2.1 and GWTC-3 catalogs. An extended search was also conducted for neutrino emission on longer timescales from neutron star containing mergers. Follow-up searches on the candidate optical counterpart of GW190521 were also conducted. We used two methods; an unbinned maximum likelihood analysis and a Bayesian analysis using astrophysical priors, both of which were previously used to search for high-energy neutrino emission from gravitational-wave events. No significant neutrino emission was observed by any analysis, and upper limits were placed on the time-integrated neutrino flux as well as the total isotropic equivalent energy emitted in high-energy neutrinos.

ABSTRACT The Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory followed up 18 gravitational wave (GW) triggers from the LIGO/Virgo collaboration during the O3 observing run in 2019/2020, performing approximately 6500 pointings in total. Of these events, four were finally classified (if real) as binary black hole (BH) triggers, six as binary neutron star (NS) events, two each of NSBH and Mass Gap triggers, one an unmodelled (Burst) trigger, and the remaining three were subsequently retracted. Thus far, four of these O3 triggers have been formally confirmed as real gravitational wave events. While no likely electromagnetic counterparts to any of these GW events have been identified in the X-ray data (to an average upper limit of 3.60 × 10−12 erg cm−2 s−1 over 0.3–10 keV), or at other wavelengths, we present a summary of all the Swift-XRT observations performed during O3, together with typical upper limits for each trigger observed. The majority of X-ray sources detected during O3 were previously uncatalogued; while some of these will be new (transient) sources, others are simply too faint to have been detected by earlier survey missions such as ROSAT. The all-sky survey currently being performed by eROSITA will be a very useful comparison for future observing runs, reducing the number of apparent candidate X-ray counterparts by up to 95 per cent.

Abstract In this paper, I review the latest results by the LIGO-Virgo-Kagra Collaboration for the targeted search of continuous gravitational waves (CWs) from 236 pulsars. First, I present an overview of the types of the CW search. Then, I show the results obtained using data from the third observing run of LIGO and Virgo detectors combined with data from the second observing run. No evidence of gravitational waves has been found but it is possible to set upper limits on the CW amplitude and on the pulsar ellipticity at 95% confidence level. 23 of the analyzed pulsars have strain amplitudes that are lower than the limits calculated from their electromagnetically measured spin-down rates.

Cette thèse de doctorat présente une enquête approfondie sur la détection des signaux d'ondes gravitationnelles provenant de fusions binaires compactes, en mettant l'accent particulier sur l'analyse des données de la troisième campagne d'observation de la Collaboration LIGO-Virgo. Le manuscrit commence par fournir une introduction aux principes fondamentaux de la théorie de la relativité générale, y compris la prédiction de l'existence des ondes gravitationnelles et un aperçu des sources astrophysiques qui génèrent ces ondes. Il fournit également une description détaillée des interféromètres, les instruments utilisés dans les observatoires d'ondes gravitationnelles, ainsi que leur fonctionnement de base. Ensuite, le manuscrit se concentre sur les techniques avancées d'analyse des données développées pour extraire les signaux d'ondes gravitationnelles du bruit du détecteur. Une attention particulière est accordée au pipeline d'analyse MBTA (Multi-Band Template Analysis), auquel l'auteur contribue activement en tant que membre de l'équipe MBTA. Le fonctionnement et la méthodologie du pipeline MBTA sont décrits en détail, mettant en évidence son rôle dans la détection et l'analyse des signaux d'ondes gravitationnelles. Ensuite, le manuscrit présente les résultats obtenus à partir de l'analyse standard réalisée pour rechercher des signaux provenant de trous noirs binaires, d'étoiles à neutrons binaires et de binaires trou noir-étoile à neutrons dans les données recueillies lors de la troisième campagne d'observation. L'analyse comprend un examen approfondi des signaux observés, de leurs propriétés et des implications astrophysiques des fusions détectées. De plus, le manuscrit explore les dernières avancées dans la recherche des ondes gravitationnelles émises par des binaires de masse sub-solaire, qui impliquent des systèmes binaires comprenant au moins un objet ayant une masse inférieure à celle du Soleil, offrant une enquête approfondie sur la méthodologie et les résultats de la recherche de masse sub-solaire lors de la troisième campagne d'observation. Grâce à cette enquête approfondie, le manuscrit vise à contribuer à l'avancement de l'astronomie des ondes gravitationnelles, offrant une exploration complète de la recherche sur les ondes gravitationnelles, couvrant les principales réalisations de la troisième campagne d'observation dans les recherches standard et de masse sub-solaire
This PhD thesis presents a comprehensive investigation into the detection of gravitational wave signals from compact binary mergers, with a specific focus on the analysis of data from the third observing run of the LIGO-Virgo Collaboration. The manuscript begins by providing an introduction to the fundamental principles of the theory of General Relativity, including the prediction of the existence of gravitational waves and an overview of the astrophysical sources that generate these waves. It also provides a detailed description of interferometers, the instruments used in gravitational wave observatories, and their basic functioning. Subsequently, the manuscript focuses on advanced data analysis techniques developed to extract gravitational wave signals from the detector noise. Special attention is given to the Multi-Band Template Analysis (MBTA) pipeline, which the author actively contributes to as part of the MBTA team. The functioning and methodology of the MBTA pipeline are described in detail, highlighting its role in the detection and analysis of gravitational wave signals. The manuscript then proceeds to present the results obtained from the standard analysis conducted to search for signals originating from the coalescence of binary black holes, binary neutron stars, and black hole-neutron star binaries in the data collected during the third observing run. The analysis includes a comprehensive examination of the observed signals, their properties, and the astrophysical implications of the detected mergers. Additionally, the manuscript explores the latest advancements in the search for gravitational waves emitted by sub-solar mass binaries, which involve binary systems comprising at east one object with a mass below the threshold of the mass of the Sun, providing an in-depth investigation into the methodology and results of the sub-solar mass search during the third observing run. Through this comprehensive investigation, the manuscript aims at contributing to the advancement of gravitational wave astronomy, offering a comprehensive exploration of gravitational wave research, encompassing the main achievement of the third observing run in both standard and sub-solar mass searches

Introduction: Neurofunctional rehabilitation often employs various approaches to enhance recruitment and muscle strength through overflow, a phenomenon that amplifies the motor response of homologous muscles in the contralateral segment. overflow has been well documented in the literature, particularly in techniques like FNP and cross-education. The phenomenon of overflow is known to facilitate muscle activity in muscles that are not actively stimulated, resulting in unintentional contractions during a resisted isometric activity. Objectives: The objective of this study was to investigate the overflow mechanisms of non-homologous contralateral muscles of the lower limb during an instructed handgrip task. Methods: A total of 90 individuals, with a motor preference for their right upper limb (RUL), were divided into control (CG) and resisted isometry group (RIG) and underwent a protocol involving three maximal hand grip contractions with their RUL and LUL. In assessment 2, the CG performed the same protocol as baseline, while the RIG group performed three maximal isometric contractions of left hip flexion with three maximal contractions of hand flexion with their RUL. statistical analysis was conducted by a multiple comparison analysis of variance with P < 0.05. Results: Observing the data from evaluation 1, both the CG and RIG showed a reduction in strength between the third and first attempt for both the left and right upper limbs (F = 1.07, F = 0.68, respectively). In evaluation 2, the decrease occurred only for the CG in both upper limbs (F = 0.15, F = 1.29, respectively). Conclusion: Our study revealed that maximal muscle strength was maintained in RIG individuals during assessment 2, indicating the existence of overflow when performing an isometric hip flexion task concomitantly with the palmar grip.