Search for continuous gravitational wave emission from the Milky Way center in O3 LIGO-Virgo data

(LIGO Scientific Collaboration, Virgo Collaboration, and KAGRA Collaboration)

doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.106.042003

Search for continuous gravitational wave emission from the Milky Way center in O3 LIGO-Virgo data

(LIGO Scientific Collaboration, Virgo Collaboration, and KAGRA Collaboration)

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We present a directed search for continuous gravitational wave (CW) signals emitted by spinning neutron stars located in the inner parsecs of the Galactic Center (GC). Compelling evidence for the presence of a numerous population of neutron stars has been reported in the literature, turning this region into a very interesting place to look for CWs. In this search, data from the full O3 LIGO-Virgo run in the detector frequency band [10,2000] Hz have been used. No significant detection was found and 95% confidence level upper limits on the signal strain amplitude were computed, over the full search band, with the deepest limit of about 7.6×10-26 at ≃142 Hz. These results are significantly more constraining than those reported in previous searches. We use these limits to put constraints on the fiducial neutron star ellipticity and r-mode amplitude. These limits can be also translated into constraints in the black hole mass-boson mass plane for a hypothetical population of boson clouds around spinning black holes located in the GC.

Original language	English
Article number	042003
Journal	Physical Review D
Volume	106
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.106.042003
State	Published - 15 Aug 2022
Externally published	Yes

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Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, India
Ministry of Education, India
Australian Research Council
ICTP South American Institute for Fundamental Research
National Research Foundation of Korea
Narodowe Centrum Nauki
Scottish Universities Physics Alliance
National Science Foundation
Science and Technology Facilities Council
Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning
Scottish Funding Council
Actions de Recherche Concertées
Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek
Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación
Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan
French Lyon Institute of Origins
Leverhulme Trust
Science and Engineering Research Board
Generalitat de Catalunya
Instituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare
Conselleria de Fons Europeus, Universitat i Cultura
Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology, India
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Canada Foundation for Innovation
Kavli Foundation
Nemzeti Kutatási Fejlesztési és Innovációs Hivatal
KISTI-GSDC
European Commission
European Social Fund
Russian Foundation for Basic Research
U.S. Department of Energy
Brazilian Ministry of Science, Technology, and Innovations
Agencia Estatal de Investigación
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
Research Grants Council, University Grants Committee
Direcció General de Política Universitària i Recerca, Govern Illes Balears
Russian Science Foundation
College of Natural Resources and Sciences, Humboldt State University
Advanced Technology Center
Fundacja na rzecz Nauki Polskiej
Hungarian Scientific Research Fund
Fonds De La Recherche Scientifique - FNRS
Conselleria de Innovación, Universidades, Ciencia y Sociedad Digital, Generalitat Valenciana
Royal Society
National Research Foundation
European Regional Development Fund
Ministerio de Universidades
Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek—Vlaanderen
University of Tokyo
Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute
National Natural Science Foundation of China
Academia Sinica	AS-CDA-105-M06
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science	18K03630, 17H06133, JP17H06361, 20A203, JP17H06364, 20H05854, JP17H06358, 20H05639
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia	Incentivo/SAU/LA0001/2013
Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung	42003

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Search for continuous gravitational wave emission from the Milky Way center in O3 LIGO-Virgo data

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