Evidence-based search method for gravitational waves from neutron star ring-downs
Evidence-based search method for gravitational waves from neutron star ring-downs
The excitation of quadrupolar quasinormal modes in a neutron star leads to the emission of a short, distinctive, burst of gravitational radiation in the form of a decaying sinusoid or ``ring-down.'' We present a Bayesian analysis method which incorporates relevant prior information about the source and known instrumental artifacts to …