Robust vetoes for gravitational-wave burst triggers using known instrumental couplings

Classical and Quantum Gravity

Volumn 23, Issue 20, 2006, Pages 5825-5837

  Ajith, P ^a   Hewitson, M ^a   Smith, J R ^a   Strain, K A ^a,b  

^a LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33749058276     PISSN: 02649381     EISSN: 13616382     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0264-9381/23/20/005     Document Type: Article

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