Projects with GWOSC data

Some examples of projects using GWOSC data are shown on this page.

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Scientific Publications

Below are the most recent publications citing GWOSC, based on a query to INSPIRE.

1) Deep learning for multimessenger core-collapse supernova detection

M. Lopez Portilla, I. Di Palma, M. Drago, et al.
arxiv:2011.13733 | INSPIRE

2) Targeted modeling of GW150914's binary black hole source with dart_board

Jeff J. Andrews, Julianne Cronin, Vicky Kalogera, et al.
arxiv:2011.13918 | INSPIRE

3) On the reliability of parameter estimates in the first observing run of Advanced LIGO

Suman Kulkarni, Collin D. Capano
arxiv:2011.13764 | INSPIRE

4) State of the field: Binary black hole spins, natal kicks, and prospects for isolated field formation after GWTC-2

T.A. Callister, W.M. Farr, M. Renzo
arxiv:2011.09570 | INSPIRE

5) Search for Black Hole Merger Families

Doğa Veske, Andrew G. Sullivan, Zsuzsa Márka, et al.
arxiv:2011.06591 | INSPIRE

6) Constraints on ultralight scalar bosons within black hole spin measurements from LIGO-Virgo's GWTC-2

Ken K.Y. Ng, Salvatore Vitale, Otto A. Hannuksela, et al.
arxiv:2011.06010 | INSPIRE

7) Search for Continuous Gravitational Waves from Scorpius X-1 in LIGO O2 Data

Yuanhao Zhang, Maria Alessandra Papa, Badri Krishnan, et al.
arxiv:2011.04414 | INSPIRE

8) Quantum black hole spectroscopy: probing the quantum nature of the black hole area using LIGO-Virgo ringdown detections

Danny Laghi, Gregorio Carullo, John Veitch, et al.
arxiv:2011.03816 | INSPIRE

9) Joint constraints on the field-cluster mixing fraction, common envelope efficiency, and globular cluster radii from a population of binary hole mergers via deep learning

Kaze W.K. Wong, Katelyn Breivik, Kyle Kremer, et al.
arxiv:2011.03564 | INSPIRE

10) Deep Learning Ensemble for Real-time Gravitational Wave Detection of Spinning Binary Black Hole Mergers

Wei Wei, Asad Khan, E.A. Huerta, et al.
arxiv:2010.15845 | INSPIRE

11) Pure polarization test of GW170814 and GW170817 using waveforms consistent with modified theories of gravity

Hiroki Takeda, Soichiro Morisaki, Atsushi Nishizawa
arxiv:2010.14538 | INSPIRE

12) Tests of General Relativity with Binary Black Holes from the second LIGO-Virgo Gravitational-Wave Transient Catalog

R. Abbott, T.D. Abbott, S. Abraham, et al.
arxiv:2010.14529 | INSPIRE

13) GWTC-2: Compact Binary Coalescences Observed by LIGO and Virgo During the First Half of the Third Observing Run

R. Abbott, T.D. Abbott, S. Abraham, et al.
arxiv:2010.14527 | INSPIRE

14) Population Properties of Compact Objects from the Second LIGO-Virgo Gravitational-Wave Transient Catalog

R. Abbott, T.D. Abbott, S. Abraham, et al.
arxiv:2010.14533 | INSPIRE

15) Constraining Mirror Dark Matter Inside Neutron Stars

Raul Ciancarella, Francesco Pannarale, Andrea Addazi, et al.
arxiv:2010.12904 | INSPIRE

16) A semi-supervised Machine Learning search for never-seen Gravitational-Wave sources

Tom Marianer, Dovi Poznanski, J. Xavier Prochaska
arxiv:2010.11949 | INSPIRE

17) GW190521 may be an intermediate mass ratio inspiral

Alexander H. Nitz, Collin D. Capano
arxiv:2010.12558 | INSPIRE

View all publications on INSPIRE HEP

Other Projects

Pioneer Academics student projects (2019)

Projects mentored by Eric Myers
Final papers: Langqing Yi | Erim Esref HAKKI | Jiawei Qiu

Effect of Low Frequency Noise in Detection of Gravitational Waves

Baisakhi Mitra
Report on github

Gravitational Wave Events (iPhone App)

Peter Kramer
Available from Apple

Pioneer Academics student projects (2018)

Projects mentored by Eric Myers
Final papers: Jingyi Zhang | Yue Pan

Pioneer Academics student projects (2017)

Projects mentored by Eric Myers
Final papers: Joalda Morancy | Kriti Verma

Evidence for Small-Strain Burst Sources Proliferating in Enhanced-LIGO Time Series Data

Stanley W. Wong and Baokun Gu
Report on Google Docs

Calculating detection ranges for binary black holes

Bassel Heiba
Code on github

GW150914 Kaggle Projects

Created by Elena Cuoco
GW150914 data in Kaggle

Online Course - LIGO: Detecting Gravitational Waves

Created at Sonoma State University by Lynn Cominsky
SSU LIGO Courses | 2016 Course

Pioneer Academics student projects

Projects mentored by Eric Myers
Final papers: Zhehao Lu | Minqi Fu

Art Installation: Void

Emma Wadley
See photo at right

Modified LIGO data analysis notebook

Valentin Baillard
Azure | mybinder | github

Physics From Planet Earth homework problems

Joe Amato and Enrique (Kiko) Galvez
See Gravitational Radiation 2 and Gravitational Radiation 3

Non-Gaussian noise and data analysis of laser interferometric gravitational wave detectors

Takahiro Yamamoto, Ph.D. Thesis
See JGW-P1605355

Gravitational Wave Detection in the Introductory Lab

Lior M. Burko
Georgia Gwinnett College,
See arxiv:1602.04666

Pioneer Academics student projects

Projects mentored by Eric Myers
Final papers: Jinghong Liang | William Li

Searching for Compact Binaries in LIGO Data

Shannon Wang
Date Completed: September 2014
Report: Paper

Recovering S5 Burst Injections

Alexander Cole
Date Completed: May 2014
Presentation: Paper | Slides

S5 Data Time Dependence of Duty Cycles and Spacetime Detection Volumes

Gary LaMotte
Date Completed: April 2014
Presentation: Slides

Recovering Hardware Injections in LIGO S5 Data

Ashley Disbrow
Date Completed: September 2013
Presentations: Poster | Slides

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