Abstract
We present an all-sky search for gravitational waves in the frequency range 1 to 6 kHz during the first calendar year of LIGO's fifth science run. This is the first untriggered LIGO burst analysis to be conducted above 3 kHz. We discuss the unique properties of interferometric data in this regime. 161.3 days of triple-coincident data were analyzed. No gravitational events above threshold were observed and a frequentist upper limit of 5.4''year-1 on the rate of strong gravitational-wave bursts was placed at a 90% confidence level. Implications for specific theoretical models of gravitational-wave emission are also discussed.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1-13 |
Number of pages | 13 |
Journal | Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology |
Volume | 80 |
Issue number | 10 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2009 |