Astrophysics from data analysis of spherical gravitational wave detectors
- Resource Type
- Authors
- César A. Costa; Nadja S. Magalhães; Helmo A. B. Araújo; C. H. Lenzi; Rubens M. Marinho; Odylio D. Aguiar
- Source
- General Relativity and Gravitation. 40:183-190
- Subject
- Physics
Gravitational-wave observatory
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)
Gravitational wave
General relativity
Astrophysics (astro-ph)
Detector
Phase (waves)
FOS: Physical sciences
Astrophysics
Gravitation
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
Amplitude
Transducer
- Language
- ISSN
- 1572-9532
0001-7701
The direct detection of gravitational waves will provide valuable astrophysical information about many celestial objects. Also, it will be an important test to general relativity and other theories of gravitation. The gravitational wave detector SCHENBERG has recently undergone its first test run. It is expected to have its first scientific run soon. In this work the data analysis system of this spherical, resonant mass detector is tested through the simulation of the detection of gravitational waves generated during the inspiralling phase of a binary system. It is shown from the simulated data that it is not necessary to have all six transducers operational in order to determine the source's direction and the wave's amplitudes.
Comment: 8 pages and 3 figures