Extending Searches for New Types of Gravitational-Wave Sources

该项目将通过了解现有的PyCBC管道如何对不同的探测器噪声源做出反应，并研究克服噪声的新解决方案，使搜索紧致二进制聚结更加敏感。这将扩大搜索频率，并打开中等质量黑洞空间，回答黑洞是否可以在对不稳定超新星区域具有质量的问题。他们项目的另一方面将侧重于分析响应引力波信号而拍摄的光学图像，并了解不同类型引力波源的光学信号范围。

This project will look at making the search for compact binary coalescences more sensitive, by understanding how the existing PyCBC pipeline reacts to different sources of detector noise and researching novel solutions to overcome the noise. This will extend the search down in frequency and open up the intermediate mass black hole space, answering the question of whether black holes can have a mass in the pair instability supernova region. The other aspect of their project will focus on analysing optical images taken in response to gravitational-wave signals, and understanding the range of optical signals present for different types of gravitational-wave sources.