{
  "id": "0908.2356",
  "version": "v2",
  "published": "2009-08-17T13:34:23.000Z",
  "updated": "2009-12-07T14:01:30.000Z",
  "title": "Triangulation of gravitational wave sources with a network of detectors",
  "authors": [
    "Stephen Fairhurst"
  ],
  "comment": "20 pages, 5 figures",
  "journal": "New J.Phys.11:123006,2009; Erratum-ibid.13:069602,2011",
  "doi": "10.1088/1367-2630/11/12/123006 10.1088/1367-2630/13/6/069602",
  "categories": [
    "gr-qc",
    "astro-ph.CO"
  ],
  "abstract": "There is significant benefit to be gained by pursuing multi-messenger astronomy with gravitational wave and electromagnetic observations. In order to undertake electromagnetic follow-ups of gravitational wave signals, it will be necessary to accurately localize them in the sky. Since gravitational wave detectors are not inherently pointing instruments, localization will occur primarily through triangulation with a network of detectors. We investigate the expected timing accuracy for observed signals and the consequences for localization. In addition, we discuss the effect of systematic uncertainties in the waveform and calibration of the instruments on the localization of sources. We provide illustrative results of timing and localization accuracy as well as systematic effects for coalescing binary waveforms.",
  "revisions": [
    {
      "version": "v2",
      "updated": "2009-12-07T14:01:30.000Z"
    }
  ],
  "analyses": {
    "keywords": [
      "gravitational wave sources",
      "triangulation",
      "localization",
      "gravitational wave signals",
      "undertake electromagnetic follow-ups"
    ],
    "tags": [
      "journal article"
    ],
    "publication": {
      "journal": "New Journal of Physics",
      "year": 2009,
      "month": "Dec",
      "volume": 11,
      "number": 12,
      "pages": 123006
    },
    "note": {
      "typesetting": "TeX",
      "pages": 20,
      "language": "en",
      "license": "arXiv",
      "status": "editable",
      "inspire": 828769,
      "adsabs": "2009NJPh...11l3006F"
    }
  }
}