Bayesian approach to the follow-up of candidate gravitational wave signals
Bayesian approach to the follow-up of candidate gravitational wave signals
Ground-based gravitational wave laser interferometers (LIGO, GEO-600, Virgo, and Tama-300) have now reached high sensitivity and duty cycle. We present a Bayesian evidence-based approach to the search for gravitational waves, in particular aimed at the follow-up of candidate events generated by the analysis pipeline. We introduce and demonstrate an efficient …