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Bayesian inference for compact binary coalescences with BILBY: Validation and application to the first LIGO-Virgo gravitational-wave transient catalogue

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Bayesian inference for compact binary coalescences with BILBY: Validation and application to the first LIGO-Virgo gravitational-wave transient catalogue. / Romero-Shaw, I. M.; Talbot, C.; Biscoveanu, S. et al.
In: Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Vol. 499, No. 3, 01.12.2020, p. 3295–3319.

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Romero-Shaw, IM, Talbot, C, Biscoveanu, S, D'Emilio, V, Ashton, G, Berry, CPL, Coughlin, S, Galaudage, S, Hoy, C, Hübner, M, Phukon, KS, Pitkin, M, Rizzo, M, Sarin, N, Smith, R, Stevenson, S, Vajpeyi, A, Aréne, M, Athar, K, Banagiri, S, Bose, N, Carney, M, Chatziioannou, K, Clark, JA, Colleoni, M, Cotesta, R, Edelman, B, Estellés, H, Garcia-Quirós, C, Ghosh, A, Green, R, Haster, C-J, Husa, S, Keitel, D, Kim, AX, Hernandez-Vivanco, F, Magaña Hernandez, I, Karathanasis, C, Lasky, PD, De Lillo, N, Lower, ME, Macleod, D, Mateu-Lucena, M, Miller, A, Millhouse, M, Morisaki, S, Oh, SH, Ossokine, S, Payne, E, Powell, J, Pratten, G, Pürrer, M, Ramos-Buades, A, Raymond, V, Thrane, E, Veitch, J, Williams, D, Williams, MJ & Xiao, L 2020, 'Bayesian inference for compact binary coalescences with BILBY: Validation and application to the first LIGO-Virgo gravitational-wave transient catalogue', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 499, no. 3, pp. 3295–3319. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/staa2850

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Romero-Shaw, I. M., Talbot, C., Biscoveanu, S., D'Emilio, V., Ashton, G., Berry, C. P. L., Coughlin, S., Galaudage, S., Hoy, C., Hübner, M., Phukon, K. S., Pitkin, M., Rizzo, M., Sarin, N., Smith, R., Stevenson, S., Vajpeyi, A., Aréne, M., Athar, K., ... Xiao, L. (2020). Bayesian inference for compact binary coalescences with BILBY: Validation and application to the first LIGO-Virgo gravitational-wave transient catalogue. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 499(3), 3295–3319. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/staa2850

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Romero-Shaw IM, Talbot C, Biscoveanu S, D'Emilio V, Ashton G, Berry CPL et al. Bayesian inference for compact binary coalescences with BILBY: Validation and application to the first LIGO-Virgo gravitational-wave transient catalogue. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 2020 Dec 1;499(3):3295–3319. Epub 2020 Sept 21. doi: 10.1093/mnras/staa2850

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Romero-Shaw, I. M. ; Talbot, C. ; Biscoveanu, S. et al. / 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. 2020 ; Vol. 499, No. 3. pp. 3295–3319.

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title = "Bayesian inference for compact binary coalescences with BILBY: Validation and application to the first LIGO-Virgo gravitational-wave transient catalogue",
abstract = "Gravitational waves provide a unique tool for observational astronomy. While the first LIGO–Virgo catalogue of gravitational-wave transients (GWTC-1) contains eleven signals from black hole and neutron star binaries, the number of observations is increasing rapidly as detector sensitivity improves. To extract information from the observed signals, it is imperative to have fast, flexible, and scalable inference techniques. In a previous paper, we introduced BILBY: a modular and user-friendly Bayesian inference library adapted to address the needs of gravitational-wave inference. In this work, we demonstrate that BILBY produces reliable results for simulated gravitational-wave signals from compact binary mergers, and verify that it accurately reproduces results reported for the eleven GWTC-1 signals. Additionally, we provide configuration and output files for all analyses to allow for easy reproduction, modification, and future use. This work establishes that BILBY is primed and ready to analyse the rapidly growing population of compact binary coalescence gravitational-wave signals.",
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author = "Romero-Shaw, {I. M.} and C. Talbot and S. Biscoveanu and V. D'Emilio and G. Ashton and Berry, {C. P. L.} and S. Coughlin and S. Galaudage and C. Hoy and M. H{\"u}bner and Phukon, {K. S.} and M. Pitkin and M. Rizzo and N. Sarin and R. Smith and S. Stevenson and A. Vajpeyi and M. Ar{\'e}ne and K. Athar and S. Banagiri and N. Bose and M. Carney and K. Chatziioannou and Clark, {J. A.} and M. Colleoni and R. Cotesta and B. Edelman and H. Estell{\'e}s and C. Garcia-Quir{\'o}s and Abhirup Ghosh and R. Green and Haster, {C. -J.} and S. Husa and D. Keitel and Kim, {A. X.} and F. Hernandez-Vivanco and {Maga{\~n}a Hernandez}, I. and C. Karathanasis and Lasky, {P. D.} and {De Lillo}, N. and Lower, {M. E.} and D. Macleod and M. Mateu-Lucena and A. Miller and M. Millhouse and S. Morisaki and Oh, {S. H.} and S. Ossokine and E. Payne and J. Powell and G. Pratten and M. P{\"u}rrer and A. Ramos-Buades and V. Raymond and E. Thrane and J. Veitch and D. Williams and Williams, {M. J.} and L. Xiao",
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TY - JOUR

T1 - Bayesian inference for compact binary coalescences with BILBY

T2 - Validation and application to the first LIGO-Virgo gravitational-wave transient catalogue

AU - Romero-Shaw, I. M.

AU - Talbot, C.

AU - Biscoveanu, S.

AU - D'Emilio, V.

AU - Ashton, G.

AU - Berry, C. P. L.

AU - Coughlin, S.

AU - Galaudage, S.

AU - Hoy, C.

AU - Hübner, M.

AU - Phukon, K. S.

AU - Pitkin, M.

AU - Rizzo, M.

AU - Sarin, N.

AU - Smith, R.

AU - Stevenson, S.

AU - Vajpeyi, A.

AU - Aréne, M.

AU - Athar, K.

AU - Banagiri, S.

AU - Bose, N.

AU - Carney, M.

AU - Chatziioannou, K.

AU - Clark, J. A.

AU - Colleoni, M.

AU - Cotesta, R.

AU - Edelman, B.

AU - Estellés, H.

AU - Garcia-Quirós, C.

AU - Ghosh, Abhirup

AU - Green, R.

AU - Haster, C. -J.

AU - Husa, S.

AU - Keitel, D.

AU - Kim, A. X.

AU - Hernandez-Vivanco, F.

AU - Magaña Hernandez, I.

AU - Karathanasis, C.

AU - Lasky, P. D.

AU - De Lillo, N.

AU - Lower, M. E.

AU - Macleod, D.

AU - Mateu-Lucena, M.

AU - Miller, A.

AU - Millhouse, M.

AU - Morisaki, S.

AU - Oh, S. H.

AU - Ossokine, S.

AU - Payne, E.

AU - Powell, J.

AU - Pratten, G.

AU - Pürrer, M.

AU - Ramos-Buades, A.

AU - Raymond, V.

AU - Thrane, E.

AU - Veitch, J.

AU - Williams, D.

AU - Williams, M. J.

AU - Xiao, L.

N1 - This is a pre-copy-editing, author-produced PDF of an article accepted for publication in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society following peer review. The definitive publisher-authenticated version I M Romero-Shaw, [et al.], Bayesian inference for compact binary coalescences with BILBY: Validation and application to the first LIGO–Virgo gravitational-wave transient catalogue, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 499 (3), is available online at: https://academic.oup.com/mnras/article-abstract/499/3/3295/5909620

PY - 2020/12/1

Y1 - 2020/12/1

N2 - Gravitational waves provide a unique tool for observational astronomy. While the first LIGO–Virgo catalogue of gravitational-wave transients (GWTC-1) contains eleven signals from black hole and neutron star binaries, the number of observations is increasing rapidly as detector sensitivity improves. To extract information from the observed signals, it is imperative to have fast, flexible, and scalable inference techniques. In a previous paper, we introduced BILBY: a modular and user-friendly Bayesian inference library adapted to address the needs of gravitational-wave inference. In this work, we demonstrate that BILBY produces reliable results for simulated gravitational-wave signals from compact binary mergers, and verify that it accurately reproduces results reported for the eleven GWTC-1 signals. Additionally, we provide configuration and output files for all analyses to allow for easy reproduction, modification, and future use. This work establishes that BILBY is primed and ready to analyse the rapidly growing population of compact binary coalescence gravitational-wave signals.

AB - Gravitational waves provide a unique tool for observational astronomy. While the first LIGO–Virgo catalogue of gravitational-wave transients (GWTC-1) contains eleven signals from black hole and neutron star binaries, the number of observations is increasing rapidly as detector sensitivity improves. To extract information from the observed signals, it is imperative to have fast, flexible, and scalable inference techniques. In a previous paper, we introduced BILBY: a modular and user-friendly Bayesian inference library adapted to address the needs of gravitational-wave inference. In this work, we demonstrate that BILBY produces reliable results for simulated gravitational-wave signals from compact binary mergers, and verify that it accurately reproduces results reported for the eleven GWTC-1 signals. Additionally, we provide configuration and output files for all analyses to allow for easy reproduction, modification, and future use. This work establishes that BILBY is primed and ready to analyse the rapidly growing population of compact binary coalescence gravitational-wave signals.

KW - gravitational waves

KW - stars: neutron

KW - stars: black holes

KW - methods: data analysis

KW - transients: black hole mergers

KW - transients: neutron star mergers

KW - Astrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics

KW - General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology

U2 - 10.1093/mnras/staa2850

DO - 10.1093/mnras/staa2850

M3 - Journal article

VL - 499

SP - 3295

EP - 3319

JO - Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

JF - Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

SN - 0035-8711

IS - 3

ER -