A method for estimating time-frequency characteristics of compact binary mergers to improve searches for inspiral, merger and ring-down phases separately

Classical and Quantum Gravity

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Hanna, Chad ^a,b   Megevand, Miguel ^b   Ochsner, Evan ^c   Palenzuela, Carlos ^b,d  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Bldg 142   (United States)

^d ALBERT EINSTEIN INSTITUT   (Germany)

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EID: 62649146439     PISSN: 02649381     EISSN: 13616382     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0264-9381/26/1/015009     Document Type: Article

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