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Dr Matthew Pitkin FHEA

Formerly at Lancaster University

  1. 2017
  2. Published

    Multi-messenger Observations of a Binary Neutron Star Merger

    LIGO collaboration, PESSTO collaboration et al., 16/10/2017, In: Astrophysical Journal Letters. 848, 2

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  3. Published

    GW170814: A Three-Detector Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Black Hole Coalescence

    LIGO Scientific Collaboration and Virgo Collaboration, 6/10/2017, In: Physical review letters. 119, 14, 16 p., 141101.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineLetterpeer-review

  4. Published

    Probing dynamical gravity with the polarization of continuous gravitational waves

    Isi, M., Pitkin, M. & Weinstein, A. J., 15/08/2017, In: Physical Review D. 96, 27 p., 042001.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  5. Published

    GW170104: Observation of a 50-Solar-Mass Binary Black Hole Coalescence at Redshift 0.2

    LIGO Scientific Collaboration and Virgo Collaboration, 1/06/2017, In: Physical review letters. 118, 22, 17 p., 221101.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineLetterpeer-review

  6. Published

    A nested sampling code for targeted searches for continuous gravitational waves from pulsars

    Pitkin, M., Isi, M., Veitch, J. & Woan, G., 05/2017, 46 p.

    Research output: Working paper

  7. Published

    First Search for Gravitational Waves from Known Pulsars with Advanced LIGO

    LIGO Scientific Collaboration and Virgo Collaboration, 1/04/2017, In: The Astrophysical Journal. 839, 1, 24 p., 12.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  8. Published

    Validating gravitational-wave detections: The Advanced LIGO hardware injection system

    Biwer, C., Barker, D., Batch, J. C., Betzwieser, J., Fisher, R. P., Goetz, E., Kandhasamy, S., Karki, S., Kissel, J. S., Lundgren, A. P., Macleod, D. M., Mullavey, A., Riles, K., Rollins, J. G., Thorne, K. A., Thrane, E., Abbott, T. D., Allen, B., Brown, D. A. & Charlton, P. & 27 others, Crowder, S. G., Fritschel, P., Kanner, J. B., Landry, M., Lazzaro, C., Millhouse, M., Pitkin, M., Savage, R. L., Shawhan, P., Shoemaker, D. H., Smith, J. R., Sun, L., Veitch, J., Vitale, S., Weinstein, A. J., Cornish, N., Essick, R. C., Fays, M., Katsavounidis, E., Lange, J., Littenberg, T. B., Lynch, R., Meyers, P. M., Pannarale, F., Prix, R., O'Shaughnessy, R. & Sigg, D., 27/03/2017, In: Physical Review D. 95, 15 p., 062002.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  9. Published

    Directional Limits on Persistent Gravitational Waves from Advanced LIGO's First Observing Run

    LIGO Scientific Collaboration and Virgo Collaboration, 24/03/2017, In: Physical review letters. 118, 12, 13 p., 121102.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineLetterpeer-review

  10. Published

    Upper Limits on the Stochastic Gravitational-Wave Background from Advanced LIGO's First Observing Run

    LIGO Scientific Collaboration and Virgo Collaboration, 24/03/2017, In: Physical review letters. 118, 12, 12 p., 121101.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineLetterpeer-review

  11. Published

    A targeted spectral interpolation algorithm for the detection of continuous gravitational waves

    Davies, G. S., Pitkin, M. & Woan, G., 1/01/2017, In: Classical and Quantum Gravity. 34, 1, 20 p., 015010.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  12. 2016
  13. Published

    Comparison of methods for the detection of gravitational waves from unknown neutron stars

    Walsh, S., Pitkin, M., Oliver, M., D'Antonio, S., Dergachev, V., Królak, A., Astone, P., Bejger, M., Di Giovanni, M., Dorosh, O., Frasca, S., Leaci, P., Mastrogiovanni, S., Miller, A., Palomba, C., Papa, M. A., Piccinni, O. J., Riles, K., Sauter, O. & Sintes, A. M., 1/12/2016, In: Physical Review D. 94, 12, 17 p., 124010.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  14. Published

    Properties of the Binary Black Hole Merger GW150914

    LIGO Scientific Collaboration and Virgo Collaboration, 1/06/2016, In: Physical review letters. 116, 24, p. 241102 19 p., 241102.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineLetterpeer-review

  15. Published

    Astrophysical calibration of gravitational-wave detectors

    Pitkin, M., Messenger, C. & Wright, L., 11/03/2016, In: Physical Review D. 93, 6, 11 p., 062002.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  16. Published

    Astrophysical Implications of the Binary Black-hole Merger GW150914

    LIGO Scientific Collaboration and Virgo Collaboration, 11/02/2016, In: The Astrophysical Journal. 818, 2, 15 p., L22.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineLetterpeer-review

  17. Published

    Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Black Hole Merger

    LIGO Scientific Collaboration and Virgo Collaboration, 11/02/2016, In: Physical review letters. 116, 6, 16 p., 061102.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineLetterpeer-review

  18. 2015
  19. Published

    First results and future prospects for dual-harmonic searches for gravitational waves from spinning neutron stars

    Pitkin, M., Gill, C., Jones, D. I., Woan, G. & Davies, G. S., 1/11/2015, In: Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 453, 4, p. 4399-4420 22 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  20. Published

    Upper limit to the transverse to longitudinal motion coupling of a waveguide mirror

    Leavey, S., Barr, B. W., Bell, A. S., Gordon, N., Gräf, C., Hild, S., Huttner, S. H., Kley, E.-B., Kroker, S., Macarthur, J., Messenger, C., Pitkin, M., Sorazu, B., Strain, K. & Tünnermann, A., 1/09/2015, In: Classical and Quantum Gravity. 32, 17, 16 p., 175005.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  21. Published

    Comment on "Measurements of Newton's gravitational constant and the length of day" by Anderson J. D. et al.

    Pitkin, M., 1/08/2015, In: EPL. 111, 3 p., 30002.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineComment/debate

  22. Published

    Detecting beyond-Einstein polarizations of continuous gravitational waves

    Isi, M., Weinstein, A. J., Mead, C. & Pitkin, M., 1/04/2015, In: Physical Review D. 91, 8, 18 p., 082002.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  23. Published

    Parameter estimation for compact binaries with ground-based gravitational-wave observations using the LALInference software library

    Veitch, J., Raymond, V., Farr, B., Farr, W., Graff, P., Vitale, S., Aylott, B., Blackburn, K., Christensen, N., Coughlin, M., Del Pozzo, W., Feroz, F., Gair, J., Haster, C.-J., Kalogera, V., Littenberg, T., Mandel, I., O'Shaughnessy, R., Pitkin, M. & Rodriguez, C. & 7 others, Röver, C., Sidery, T., Smith, R., Van Der Sluys, M., Vecchio, A., Vousden, W. & Wade, L., 1/02/2015, In: Physical Review D. 91, 4, 25 p., 042003.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  24. 2014
  25. Published

    A Bayesian method for detecting stellar flares

    Pitkin, M., Williams, D., Fletcher, L. & Grant, S. D. T., 1/12/2014, In: Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 445, p. 2268-2284 17 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  26. Published

    Advanced technologies for future ground-based, laser-interferometric gravitational wave detectors

    Hammond, G., Hild, S. & Pitkin, M., 1/12/2014, In: Journal of Modern Optics. 61, Sup1, p. S10-S45 36 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineReview articlepeer-review

  27. Published

    Gravitational Waves from Known Pulsars: Results from the Initial Detector Era

    LIGO Scientific Collaboration and Virgo Collaboration, 2/04/2014, In: The Astrophysical Journal. 785, 2, 18 p., 119.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  28. Published

    Glitch or Anti-glitch: A Bayesian View

    Hu, Y.-M., Pitkin, M., Heng, I. S. & Hendry, M. A., 21/03/2014, In: Astrophysical Journal Letters. 784, 2, 4 p., L41.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineLetterpeer-review

  29. 2012
  30. Published

    Extending gravitational wave burst searches with pulsar timing arrays

    Pitkin, M., 1/10/2012, In: Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 425, 4, p. 2688-2697 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  31. Published

    A new code for parameter estimation in searches for gravitational waves from known pulsars

    Pitkin, M., Gill, C., Veitch, J., Macdonald, E. & Woan, G., 1/06/2012, Journal of Physics Conference Series. Vol. 363. 9 p. 012041. (Journal of Physics Conference Series).

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  32. 2011
  33. Published

    Directional Limits on Persistent Gravitational Waves Using LIGO S5 Science Data

    LIGO Scientific Collaboration and Virgo Collaboration, 29/12/2011, In: prl. 107, 27, 9 p., 271102.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineLetterpeer-review

  34. Published

    A gravitational wave observatory operating beyond the quantum shot-noise limit

    LIGO Scientific Collaboration, 11/09/2011, In: Nature Physics. 7, 12, p. 962-965 4 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineLetterpeer-review

  35. Published

    Beating the Spin-down Limit on Gravitational Wave Emission from the Vela Pulsar

    LIGO Scientific Collaboration and Virgo Collaboration, 8/08/2011, In: The Astrophysical Journal. 737, 2, 16 p., 93.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  36. Published

    Prospects of observing continuous gravitational waves from known pulsars

    Pitkin, M., 1/08/2011, In: Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 415, 2, p. 1849-1863 15 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  37. Published

    Gravitational Wave Detection by Interferometry (Ground and Space)

    Pitkin, M., Reid, S., Rowan, S. & Hough, J., 1/07/2011, In: Living Reviews in Relativity. 14, 75 p., 5.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineReview articlepeer-review

  38. Published

    Search for gravitational waves from binary black hole inspiral, merger, and ringdown

    LIGO Scientific Collaboration and Virgo Collaboration, 6/06/2011, In: Physical Review D. 83, 12, 20 p., 122005.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  39. Published

    Search for Gravitational Wave Bursts from Six Magnetars

    LIGO Scientific Collaboration and Virgo Collaboration, 1/06/2011, In: Astrophysical Journal Letters. 734, 2, 9 p., L35.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineLetterpeer-review

  40. Published

    Search for gravitational waves associated with the August 2006 timing glitch of the Vela pulsar

    LIGO Scientific Collaboration, 1/02/2011, In: Physical Review D. 83, 4, 13 p., 042001.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  41. 2010
  42. Published

    Calibration of the LIGO gravitational wave detectors in the fifth science run

    LIGO Scientific Collaboration, 1/12/2010, In: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A. 624, 1, p. 223-240 18 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  43. Published

    Search for gravitational waves from compact binary coalescence in LIGO and Virgo data from S5 and VSR1

    LIGO Scientific Collaboration and Virgo Collaboration, 5/11/2010, In: Physical Review D. 82, 10, 11 p., 102001.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  44. Published

    First Search for Gravitational Waves from the Youngest Known Neutron Star

    LIGO Scientific Collaboration and Virgo Collaboration, 30/09/2010, In: The Astrophysical Journal. 722, 2, p. 1504-1513 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  45. Published

    Predictions for the rates of compact binary coalescences observable by ground-based gravitational-wave detectors

    LIGO Scientific Collaboration and Virgo Collaboration, 16/07/2010, In: Classical and Quantum Gravity. 27, 17, 25 p., 173001.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  46. Published

    Search For Gravitational-wave Bursts Associated with Gamma-ray Bursts using Data from LIGO Science Run 5 and Virgo Science Run 1

    LIGO Scientific Collaboration and Virgo Collaboration, 12/05/2010, In: The Astrophysical Journal. 715, 2, p. 1438-1452 15 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  47. Published

    Search for Gravitational-wave Inspiral Signals Associated with Short Gamma-ray Bursts During LIGO's Fifth and Virgo's First Science Run

    LIGO Scientific Collaboration and Virgo Collaboration, 12/05/2010, In: The Astrophysical Journal. 715, 2, p. 1453-1461 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  48. Published

    All-sky search for gravitational-wave bursts in the first joint LIGO-GEO-Virgo run

    LIGO Scientific Collaboration and Virgo Collaboration, 5/05/2010, In: Physical Review D. 81, 10, 20 p., 102001.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  49. Published

    Searches for Gravitational Waves from Known Pulsars with Science Run 5 LIGO Data

    LIGO Scientific Collaboration and Virgo Collaboration, 24/03/2010, In: The Astrophysical Journal. 713, 1, p. 671-685 15 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  50. 2009
  51. Published

    Search for gravitational-wave bursts in the first year of the fifth LIGO science run

    LIGO Scientific Collaboration, 11/11/2009, In: Physical Review D. 80, 10, 26 p., 102001.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  52. Published

    Search for high frequency gravitational-wave bursts in the first calendar year of LIGO's fifth science run

    LIGO Scientific Collaboration, 11/11/2009, In: Physical Review D. 80, 10, 14 p., 102002.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  53. Published

    First LIGO search for gravitational wave bursts from cosmic (super)strings

    LIGO Scientific Collaboration, 23/09/2009, In: Physical Review D. 80, 6, 11 p., 062002.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  54. Published

    Search for gravitational wave ringdowns from perturbed black holes in LIGO S4 data

    LIGO Scientific Collaboration, 9/09/2009, In: Physical Review D. 80, 6, 9 p., 062001.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  55. Published

    Search for gravitational waves from low mass compact binary coalescence in 186 days of LIGO's fifth science run

    LIGO Scientific Collaboration, 25/08/2009, In: Physical Review D. 80, 4, 8 p., 047101.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  56. Published

    An upper limit on the stochastic gravitational-wave background of cosmological origin

    LIGO Scientific Collaboration and Virgo Collaboration, 20/08/2009, In: Nature. 460, 7258, p. 990-994 5 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  57. Published

    Einstein@Home search for periodic gravitational waves in early S5 LIGO data

    LIGO Scientific Collaboration, 11/08/2009, In: Physical Review D. 80, 4, 14 p., 042003.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  58. Published

    Stacked Search for Gravitational Waves from the 2006 SGR 1900+14 Storm

    LIGO Scientific Collaboration, 30/07/2009, In: Astrophysical Journal Letters. 701, 2, p. L68-L74 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineLetterpeer-review

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