Gravitational-wave Research
Lead Research Organisation:
CARDIFF UNIVERSITY
Department Name: School of Physics and Astronomy
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Organisations
- CARDIFF UNIVERSITY (Lead Research Organisation)
- Max Planck Society (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW (Collaboration)
- LIGO Scientific Collaboration (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM (Collaboration)
- University of the West of Scotland (Collaboration)
- University of the Balearic Islands (Collaboration)
Publications
Vermeulen S
(2021)
Direct limits for scalar field dark matter from a gravitational-wave detector
in Nature
Soares-Santos M
(2019)
First Measurement of the Hubble Constant from a Dark Standard Siren using the Dark Energy Survey Galaxies and the LIGO/Virgo Binary-Black-hole Merger GW170814
in The Astrophysical Journal Letters
Romero-Shaw I
(2020)
Bayesian inference for compact binary coalescences with bilby : validation and application to the first LIGO-Virgo gravitational-wave transient catalogue
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Rich Abbott
(2021)
Open data from the first and second observing runs of Advanced LIGO and Advanced Virgo
in SoftwareX
Relton P
(2022)
Addressing the challenges of detecting time-overlapping compact binary coalescences
in Physical Review D
Relton P
(2021)
Parameter estimation bias from overlapping binary black hole events in second generation interferometers
in Physical Review D
Qi H
(2021)
Python-based reduced order quadrature building code for fast gravitational wave inference
in Physical Review D
Morisaki Soichiro
(2020)
Prompt and accurate sky localization of gravitational-wave sources
in Gamma-ray Bursts in the Gravitational Wave Era 2019
Morisaki S
(2020)
Prompt and accurate sky localization of gravitational-wave sources
in Journal of Physics: Conference Series
Morisaki S
(2020)
Rapid parameter estimation of gravitational waves from binary neutron star coalescence using focused reduced order quadrature
in Physical Review D
Kalaghatgi C
(2020)
Parameter estimation with a spinning multimode waveform model
in Physical Review D
Hoy C
(2021)
PESummary: The code agnostic Parameter Estimation Summary page builder
in SoftwareX
Hernandez Vivanco F
(2019)
Measuring the neutron star equation of state with gravitational waves: The first forty binary neutron star merger observations
in Physical Review D
Hannam Mark
(2021)
Measurement of general-relativistic precession in a black-hole binary
in arXiv e-prints
Hamburg R
(2020)
A Joint Fermi-GBM and LIGO/Virgo Analysis of Compact Binary Mergers from the First and Second Gravitational-wave Observing Runs
in The Astrophysical Journal
D'Emilio V
(2021)
Density estimation with Gaussian processes for gravitational wave posteriors
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Collaboration T
(2019)
All-sky search for short gravitational-wave bursts in the second Advanced LIGO and Advanced Virgo run
in arXiv e-prints
Collaboration T
(2021)
Constraints on the cosmic expansion history from GWTC-3
in arXiv e-prints
Collaboration T
(2022)
All-sky search for continuous gravitational waves from isolated neutron stars using Advanced LIGO and Advanced Virgo O3 data
in arXiv e-prints
Collaboration T
(2021)
Search for subsolar-mass binaries in the first half of Advanced LIGO and Virgo's third observing run
in arXiv e-prints
Collaboration T
(2021)
Tests of General Relativity with GWTC-3
in arXiv e-prints
Collaboration T
(2021)
Narrowband searches for continuous and long-duration transient gravitational waves from known pulsars in the LIGO-Virgo third observing run
in arXiv e-prints
Collaboration T
(2021)
All-sky, all-frequency directional search for persistent gravitational-waves from Advanced LIGO's and Advanced Virgo's first three observing runs
in arXiv e-prints
Collaboration T
(2021)
Search for continuous gravitational waves from 20 accreting millisecond X-ray pulsars in O3 LIGO data
in arXiv e-prints
Collaboration T
(2021)
Search for Gravitational Waves Associated with Gamma-Ray Bursts Detected by Fermi and Swift During the LIGO-Virgo Run O3b
in arXiv e-prints
Collaboration T
(2021)
All-sky search for short gravitational-wave bursts in the third Advanced LIGO and Advanced Virgo run
in arXiv e-prints
Collaboration T
(2021)
GWTC-2.1: Deep Extended Catalog of Compact Binary Coalescences Observed by LIGO and Virgo During the First Half of the Third Observing Run
in arXiv e-prints
Collaboration T
(2021)
All-sky search for long-duration gravitational-wave bursts in the third Advanced LIGO and Advanced Virgo run
in arXiv e-prints
Collaboration T
(2021)
All-sky search for gravitational wave emission from scalar boson clouds around spinning black holes in LIGO O3 data
in arXiv e-prints
Collaboration T
(2021)
GWTC-3: Compact Binary Coalescences Observed by LIGO and Virgo During the Second Part of the Third Observing Run
in arXiv e-prints
Collaboration T
(2021)
Searches for Gravitational Waves from Known Pulsars at Two Harmonics in the Second and Third LIGO-Virgo Observing Runs
in arXiv e-prints
Collaboration T
(2019)
Search for intermediate mass black hole binaries in the first and second observing runs of the Advanced LIGO and Virgo network
in arXiv e-prints
Collaboration T
(2021)
Constraints on dark photon dark matter using data from LIGO's and Virgo's third observing run
in arXiv e-prints
Collaboration T
(2022)
Search for gravitational waves from Scorpius X-1 with a hidden Markov model in O3 LIGO data
in arXiv e-prints
Collaboration T
(2021)
The population of merging compact binaries inferred using gravitational waves through GWTC-3
in arXiv e-prints
Collaboration T
(2021)
Search of the Early O3 LIGO Data for Continuous Gravitational Waves from the Cassiopeia A and Vela Jr. Supernova Remnants
in arXiv e-prints
Collaboration T
(2021)
Search for lensing signatures in the gravitational-wave observations from the first half of LIGO-Virgo's third observing run
in arXiv e-prints
Chatziioannou K
(2019)
On the properties of the massive binary black hole merger GW170729
in Physical Review D
Burns E
(2019)
A Fermi Gamma-Ray Burst Monitor Search for Electromagnetic Signals Coincident with Gravitational-wave Candidates in Advanced LIGO's First Observing Run
in The Astrophysical Journal
Barausse E
(2020)
Prospects for fundamental physics with LISA
in General Relativity and Gravitation
Adhikari R
(2019)
Astrophysical science metrics for next-generation gravitational-wave detectors
in Classical and Quantum Gravity
Abbott R
(2021)
Population Properties of Compact Objects from the Second LIGO-Virgo Gravitational-Wave Transient Catalog
in The Astrophysical Journal Letters
Abbott R
(2021)
Search for Lensing Signatures in the Gravitational-Wave Observations from the First Half of LIGO-Virgo's Third Observing Run
in The Astrophysical Journal
Abbott R
(2021)
Searches for Continuous Gravitational Waves from Young Supernova Remnants in the Early Third Observing Run of Advanced LIGO and Virgo
in The Astrophysical Journal
Abbott R
(2021)
Constraints on Cosmic Strings Using Data from the Third Advanced LIGO-Virgo Observing Run
in Physical Review Letters
Abbott R
(2021)
Observation of Gravitational Waves from Two Neutron Star-Black Hole Coalescences
in The Astrophysical Journal Letters
Description | Advanced LIGO Operations Support |
Amount | £1,259,847 (GBP) |
Funding ID | ST/V001337/1 |
Organisation | Science and Technologies Facilities Council (STFC) |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 01/2020 |
End | 09/2023 |
Description | Exploring the Gravitational-wave Universe |
Amount | £1,859,398 (GBP) |
Funding ID | ST/V005618/1 |
Organisation | Science and Technologies Facilities Council (STFC) |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 10/2021 |
End | 09/2024 |
Description | GEO600 |
Organisation | Max Planck Society |
Department | Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics |
Country | Germany |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Detector characterisation and data analysis; strategic plans, scientific motivation for improving detector sensitivity. |
Collaborator Contribution | Building, maintaining, and operating the detector, detector characterisation and data analysis. |
Impact | A working gravitational wave detector, development of advanced technology for advanced and third generation detectors. |
Description | GEO600 |
Organisation | University of Birmingham |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Detector characterisation and data analysis; strategic plans, scientific motivation for improving detector sensitivity. |
Collaborator Contribution | Building, maintaining, and operating the detector, detector characterisation and data analysis. |
Impact | A working gravitational wave detector, development of advanced technology for advanced and third generation detectors. |
Description | GEO600 |
Organisation | University of Glasgow |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Detector characterisation and data analysis; strategic plans, scientific motivation for improving detector sensitivity. |
Collaborator Contribution | Building, maintaining, and operating the detector, detector characterisation and data analysis. |
Impact | A working gravitational wave detector, development of advanced technology for advanced and third generation detectors. |
Description | GEO600 |
Organisation | University of the Balearic Islands |
Country | Spain |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Detector characterisation and data analysis; strategic plans, scientific motivation for improving detector sensitivity. |
Collaborator Contribution | Building, maintaining, and operating the detector, detector characterisation and data analysis. |
Impact | A working gravitational wave detector, development of advanced technology for advanced and third generation detectors. |
Description | GEO600 |
Organisation | University of the West of Scotland |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Detector characterisation and data analysis; strategic plans, scientific motivation for improving detector sensitivity. |
Collaborator Contribution | Building, maintaining, and operating the detector, detector characterisation and data analysis. |
Impact | A working gravitational wave detector, development of advanced technology for advanced and third generation detectors. |
Description | LIGO Scientific Collaboration |
Organisation | LIGO Scientific Collaboration |
Country | United States |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Search algorithms and software, data analysis and astrophysical interpretation, scientific motivation for improvement in detector sensitivity |
Collaborator Contribution | Building, maintaining, and operating the LIGO detectors |
Impact | Publications, conference plenaries, conference contributions |
Title | Gravitational Wave Analysis Software |
Description | Software to perform parameter estimation and model selection, especially (but not limited to) for gravitational waves emitted by merging black holes and neutron stars. |
Type Of Technology | Software |
Year Produced | 2019 |
Open Source License? | Yes |
Impact | Next generation software to be used by the LIGO-Virgo collaboration in the analysis of gravitational waves. |
URL | https://lscsoft.docs.ligo.org/bilby/index.html |
Description | Interview for national and international news |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
Results and Impact | Interview in both print media (BBC, The Guardian) and local TV (BBC Wales) on gravitational-wave analysis results. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-57639520 https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/jun/29/gravitational-waves-from-star-eating-black-holes-detected-on-earth |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
URL | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-57639520 |
Description | Presentations at the Cardiff University Open Day |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
Results and Impact | Presentations to prospective undergraduate students at the Cardiff University Open Day, Cardiff, UK. Title: Exploding stars, black holes and gravitational waves. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018,2019,2020,2021,2022 |
Description | Public outreach presentation at the Cardiff, Bristol and Bath Astronomical Societies |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Presentation on gravitational-wave research titled "Stellar-size Black holes" at a joint event of the Bath, Bristol and Cardiff astronomical societies |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
URL | https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/extreme-stellar-environments-tickets-169977235487 |