Search for Gravitational Waves from Scorpius X-1 in the First Advanced LIGO Observing Run with a Hidden Markov Model

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

6-27-2017

Keywords

Gravitational waves, Neutron stars, LIGO

Abstract

Results are presented from a semicoherent search for continuous gravitational waves from the brightest low-mass X-ray binary, Scorpius X-1, using data collected during the first Advanced LIGO observing run. The search combines a frequency domain matched filter (Bessel-weighted F-statistic) with a hidden Markov model to track wandering of the neutron star spin frequency. No evidence of gravitational waves is found in the frequency range 60–650 Hz. Frequentist 95% confidence strain upper limits, h95%0=4.0×10−25, 8.3×10−25, and 3.0×10−25 for electromagnetically restricted source orientation, unknown polarization, and circular polarization, respectively, are reported at 106 Hz. They are ≤10 times higher than the theoretical torque-balance limit at 106 Hz.

Journal Title

Physical Review D

Volume

95

Issue

12

First Page

122003

DOI

10.1103/PhysRevD.95.122003

First Department

Physics

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