1. Inspiral Analysis Group Results
and Plans
Patrick Brady, UWM
for the Inspiral Group
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2. S3/S4 Joint Analysis S3/S4 analysis is complete: 6 searches
Primordial black holes, binary neutron stars, binary black holes over two data sets. No plausible detections.
Paper draft circulated earlier in the week. Thomas Cokelaer corresponding author.
Will keep paper moving through LSC publication process
Want final version in mid December; approval?
Backed up by several technical papers: galaxy pop., systematics, pipeline, tuning.
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3. List of projects - Urgent
S5 BNS/BBH; paper by Feb '07; see later
S3 Spinning BBH (new analysis); paper in prep
S4 Ringdown (new analysis); paper in Mar '07
Follow-ups/detection checklist
Most urgent project being addressed by group,
Automation of follow-ups,
Improving vetoes, signal-based vetoes, .....
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4. List of projects – cont'd
S5 GRB triggered search; paper in Jun '07
S4/S5 Spinning BBH; improved search methods; preliminary results in March.
S5 higher mass (>~ 30Msun); preliminary results in March.
Signal based vetoes
Hierarchical pipeline
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5. Publication plan for S5 data
Masses m1,m2>1.0Msun, m1+m2<~30.0Msun
One calendar year analysis
Return epoch #1 to blind. Tune and analyze.
Improvements: Better cover mass range, i.e. eliminate squares; chisq for higher masses; coherent H1/H2 statistic; Improve mapping between SNR and false alarm; Improve coincidence methods
Complete result including draft paper Feb '07.
08/15/2006

6. Final Issue: Preparing for detection
Group continues to gear its detection checklist
Prepare proposal for full scale mock detection challenge; ideas right now.
Discussion of blind analysis procedures to avoid bias at detection stage; recent dry run reminded people that this goes both ways.
08/15/2006

7. List of papers Galaxy pop (Nov 06) S3/S4 joint (Nov 06)
Salmon: draft
Green: mature draft
Galaxy pop (Nov 06)
Pipeline (Nov 06)
Tuning (Nov 06)
Systematics (Nov 06)
S3/S4 joint (Nov 06)
S3 SBBH (Mar '07)
S4 Ringdown (Mar '07)
S5 Calendar yr(Feb '07)
S5 GRBs (Jun '07)
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