Classifying LISA gravitational wave burst signals using Bayesian evidence (2009)
Feroz, Farhan, Gair, Jonathan R., Graff, Philip, Hobson, Michael P, Lasenby, Anthony
We consider the problem of characterisation of burst sources detected with the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) using the multi-modal nested sampling algorithm, MultiNest. We use MultiNest...
Exploring intermediate and massive black-hole binaries with the Einstein Telescope (2009)
Gair, Jonathan R., Mandel, Ilya, Miller, M. Coleman, Volonteri, Marta
We discuss the capability of a third-generation ground-based detector such as the Einstein Telescope (ET) to enhance our astrophysical knowledge through detections of gravitational waves emitted by...
Probing seed black holes using future gravitational-wave detectors (2009)
Gair, Jonathan R, Mandel, Ilya, Sesana, Alberto, Vecchio, Alberto
Identifying the properties of the first generation of seeds of massive black holes is key to understanding the merger history and growth of galaxies. Mergers between ~100 solar mass seed black holes...
Use of the MultiNest algorithm for gravitational wave data analysis (2009)
Feroz, Farhan, Gair, Jonathan R., Hobson, Michael P., Porter, Edward K.
We describe an application of the MultiNest algorithm to gravitational wave data analysis. MultiNest is a multimodal nested sampling algorithm designed to efficiently evaluate the Bayesian evidence...
Can we Detect Intermediate Mass Ratio Inspirals? (2008)
Mandel, Ilya, Gair, Jonathan R.
Gravitational waves emitted during intermediate-mass-ratio inspirals (IMRIs) of intermediate-mass black holes (IMBHs) into supermassive black holes could represent a very interesting source for LISA....
Rates and characteristics of intermediate mass ratio inspirals detectable by advanced LIGO (2008)
Mandel, Ilya, Brown, Duncan A., Gair, Jonathan R., Miller, M. Coleman
Gravitational waves (GWs) from the inspiral of a neutron star (NS) or stellar-mass black hole (BH) into an intermediate-mass black hole (IMBH) with mass M ~ 50–350 M⊙ may be detectable by the...
Time-frequency analysis of extreme-mass-ratio inspiral signals in mock LISA data (2008)
Gair, Jonathan R., Mandel, Ilya, Wen, Linqing
Extreme-mass-ratio inspirals (EMRIs) of compact objects with mass m ~ 1–10 Modot into massive black holes with mass M ~ 106 Modot can serve as excellent probes of strong-field general relativity....