Optically targeted search for gravitational waves emitted by core-collapse supernovae during the first and second observing runs of advanced LIGO and advanced Virgo

LIGO Scientific Collaboration, Virgo Collaboration, ASAS-SN Collaboration, DLT40 Collaboration

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Abstract

We present the results from a search for gravitational-wave transients associated with core-collapse supernovae observed within a source distance of approximately 20 Mpc during the first and second observing runs of Advanced LIGO and Advanced Virgo. No significant gravitational-wave candidate was detected. We report the detection efficiencies as a function of the distance for waveforms derived from multidimensional numerical simulations and phenomenological extreme emission models. The sources with neutrino-driven explosions are detectable at the distances approaching 5 kpc, and for magnetorotationally driven explosions the distances are up to 54 kpc. However, waveforms for extreme emission models are detectable up to 28 Mpc. For the first time, the gravitational-wave data enabled us to exclude part of the parameter spaces of two extreme emission models with confidence up to 83%, limited by coincident data coverage. Besides, using ad hoc harmonic signals windowed with Gaussian envelopes, we constrained the gravitational-wave energy emitted during core collapse at the levels of 4.27 x 10(-4) M(circle dot)c(2) and 1.28 x 10(-1) M(circle dot)c(2) for emissions at 235 and 1304 Hz, respectively. These constraints are 2 orders of magnitude more stringent than previously derived in the corresponding analysis using initial LIGO, initial Virgo, and GEO 600 data.
Original languageEnglish
Article number084002
Number of pages24
JournalPhysical Review D
Volume101
Issue number8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2 Apr 2020

Keywords

  • BAR-MODE INSTABILITY
  • CURVE
  • EXPLOSION MECHANISM
  • II-P SUPERNOVA
  • NEUTRINO BURST
  • PROGENITOR
  • RADIATION
  • SHOCK BREAKOUT
  • SIMULATIONS
  • STARS

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