ESTIMATION OF THE PARAMETERS OF THE GRAVITATIONAL-WAVE SIGNAL OF A COALESCING BINARY-SYSTEM

Authors
KROLAK A LOBO JA MEERS BJ
Citation
A. Krolak et al., ESTIMATION OF THE PARAMETERS OF THE GRAVITATIONAL-WAVE SIGNAL OF A COALESCING BINARY-SYSTEM, Physical review. D. Particles and fields, 48(8), 1993, pp. 3451-3462
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Particles & Fields
Journal title
Physical review. D. Particles and fields → ACNP
ISSN journal
05562821
Volume
48
Issue
8
Year of publication
1993
Pages
3451 - 3462
Database
ISI
SICI code
0556-2821(1993)48:8<3451:EOTPOT>2.0.ZU;2-Q
Abstract
The statistical theory of signal detection and the estimation of its p arameters are reviewed and applied to the case of detection of the gra vitational-wave signal from a coalescing binary by a laser interferome ter. The correlation integral and the covariance matrix for all possib le static configurations are investigated numerically. Approximate ana lytic formulas are derived for the case of narrow band sensitivity con figuration of the detector.