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arxiv: 1303.2174 · v2 · submitted 2013-03-09 · 🌌 astro-ph.HE · gr-qc

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Techniques for targeted Fermi-GBM follow-up of gravitational-wave events

Lindy Blackburn , Michael S. Briggs , Jordan Camp , Nelson Christensen , Valerie Connaughton , Peter Jenke , John Veitch
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classification 🌌 astro-ph.HE gr-qc
keywords gravitational-waveadvancedfermi-gbmtargetedbenefitsbinarycomecounterparts
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The Advanced LIGO and Advanced Virgo ground-based gravitational-wave detectors are projected to come online 2015-2016, reaching a final sensitivity sufficient to observe dozens of binary neutron star mergers per year by 2018. We present a fully-automated, targeted search strategy for prompt gamma-ray counterparts in offline Fermi-GBM data. The multi-detector method makes use of a detailed model response of the instrument, and benefits from time and sky location information derived from the gravitational-wave signal.

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