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Activity Number: 539 - Challenging Signal Detection Problems in Astronomy
Type: Topic Contributed
Date/Time: Thursday, August 6, 2020 : 1:00 PM to 2:50 PM
Sponsor: Astrostatistics Special Interest Group
Abstract #313241
Title: Challenges for Detecting Gravitational Wave Signals
Author(s): Jess McIver*
Companies: Univ of British Columbia
Keywords: Gravitational waves; Noise characterization; Signal processing; Time series analysis
Abstract:

Ground-based gravitational-wave detector data is non-stationary and contains a high rate of transient noise artifacts. This transient noise can mimic or obscure true astrophysical gravitational-wave events, reducing the effective reach of searches for these signals. This talk will summarize the methods employed by the LIGO, Virgo, and KAGRA collaborations to characterize and mitigate the impact of transient noise, including regression, statistical correlation, and machine learning.


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