Description
The Numerical INJection Analysis (NINJA) project is a collaborative effort between members of the numerical relativity and gravitational-wave data analysis communities. The purpose of NINJA is to study the sensitivity of existing gravitational-wave search algorithms using numerically generated waveforms and to foster closer collaboration between the numerical relativity and data analysis communities. We describe the results of the first NINJA analysis which focused on gravitational waveforms from binary black hole coalescence. Ten numerical relativity groups contributed numerical data which were used to generate a set of gravitational-wave signals. These signals were injected into a simulated data set, designed to mimic the response of the Initial LIGO and Virgo gravitational wave detectors. Nine groups analyzed this data using search and parameter estimation pipelines. Matched filter algorithms, un-modelled-burst searches and Bayesian parameter-estimation and model-selection algorithms were applied to the data. We report the efficiency of these search methods in detecting the numerical waveforms and measuring their parameters. We describe preliminary comparisons between the different search methods and suggest improvements for future NINJA analyses.
Date of creation, presentation, or exhibit
11-17-2008
Document Type
Conference Paper
Department, Program, or Center
School of Physics and Astronomy (COS)
Recommended Citation
Nakano, Hiroyuki; Campanelli, Manuela; Lousto, Carlos; and Zlochower, Yosef, "Testing gravitational-wave searches with numerical relativity waveforms: Results from the first Numerical INJection Analysis (NINJA) project" (2008). Accessed from
https://repository.rit.edu/other/146
Campus
RIT – Main Campus
Comments
The 18th Workshop on General Relativity and Gravitation in Japan Also archived in: arXiv:0901.3861 v1 Jan 24 2009 Note: imported from RIT’s Digital Media Library running on DSpace to RIT Scholar Works in February 2014.