Searches for inspiral gravitational waves associated with short gamma-ray bursts in LIGO's fifth and Virgo's first science run

TL;DR

This paper reports on a targeted search for gravitational-wave signals from short gamma-ray bursts using LIGO and Virgo data, aiming to detect signals from compact object mergers.

Contribution

It introduces a focused search method for gravitational waves associated with short gamma-ray bursts in LIGO and Virgo data.

Findings

Analyzed data around 22 short gamma-ray bursts.

Set upper limits on gravitational-wave signals.

Improved search sensitivity for compact mergers.

Abstract

This brief report describes the search for gravitational-wave inspiral signals from short gamma-ray bursts. Since these events are probably created by the merger of two compact objects, a targeted search with a lower threshold can be made. The data around 22 short gamma-ray bursts have been analyzed.