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dc.contributor.authorAasi, J.-
dc.contributor.authorAbadie, J.-
dc.contributor.authorIyer, B.R.-
dc.contributor.author+120 Co-authors-
dc.date.accessioned2014-07-17T12:50:10Z-
dc.date.available2014-07-17T12:50:10Z-
dc.date.issued2014-03-
dc.identifier.citationAstrophysical Journal Supplement, 2014, Vol.211, p7en
dc.identifier.issn0067-0049-
dc.identifier.issn1538-4365(Online)-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2289/5920-
dc.descriptionRestricted Accessen
dc.description.abstractDuring the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory and Virgo joint science runs in 2009-2010, gravitational wave (GW) data from three interferometer detectors were analyzed within minutes to select GW candidate events and infer their apparent sky positions. Target coordinates were transmitted to several telescopes for follow-up observations aimed at the detection of an associated optical transient. Images were obtained for eight such GW candidates. We present the methods used to analyze the image data as well as the transient search results. No optical transient was identified with a convincing association with any of these candidates, and none of the GW triggers showed strong evidence for being astrophysical in nature. We compare the sensitivities of these observations to several model light curves from possible sources of interest, and discuss prospects for future joint GW-optical observations of this type.en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherInstitute of Physics for American Astronomical Societyen
dc.relation.urihttp://arxiv.org/abs/1310.2314en
dc.relation.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0067-0049/211/1/7en
dc.relation.urihttp://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2014ApJS..211....7Aen
dc.rights2014 American Astronomical Society. This article may be downloaded for personal use only. Any other use requires prior permission of the author and the American Astronomical Society.en
dc.subjectGravitational wavesen
dc.subjectStarsen
dc.subjectNeutron surveysen
dc.titleFirst searches for optical counterparts to gravitational-wave candidate eventsen
dc.typeArticleen
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