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"Prospects for Observing and Localizing Gravitational-Wave Transients with Advanced LIGO and Advanced Virgo"
Abbott, B. P. et al.
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Abstract
1
Introduction
2
Commissioning and Observing Phases
2.1
Commissioning and observing roadmap
2.2
Envisioned observing schedule
3
Searches for Gravitational-Wave Transients
3.1
Detection and false alarm rates
3.2
Sky localization
4
Observing Scenario
4.1
2015 – 2016 run (O1): aLIGO 40 – 80 Mpc
4.2
2016 – 2017 run (O2): aLIGO 80 – 120 Mpc, AdV 20 – 60 Mpc
4.3
2017 – 2018 run (O3): aLIGO 120 – 170 Mpc, AdV 60 – 85 Mpc
4.4
2019+ runs: aLIGO 200 Mpc, AdV 65 – 130 Mpc
4.5
2022+ runs: aLIGO (including India) 200 Mpc, AdV 130 Mpc
5
Conclusions
Acknowledgements
A
Changes Between Versions
A.1
Updates to detector commissioning
A.2
Updates to sky localization
References
LIGO Scientific Collaboration and Virgo Collaboration
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This study used noise from the sixth science run of initial LIGO, recolored to the expected O1 sensitivity curve. The
source catalog, as well as the analysis pipeline, is shared with
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