General documentation

MBTA software documentation

An MBTA documentation updated for its v5 version can be found here.

The documentation for the v4 version also contains some interesting details on the mbta processing.

FdIOServer is used for the preprocessing and the documentation of the Fd library can be consulted here.

MBTA publication

[1] T. Adams et al. “Low-latency analysis pipeline for compact binary coalescences in the advanced gravitational wave detector era”. In: Class. Quant. Grav. 33.17 (2016), p. 175012. DOI: 10.1088/0264-9381/33/17/175012. arXiv:1512.02864 [gr-qc]. [reader friendly version].

[2] F. Aubin et al. “The MBTA pipeline for detecting compact binary coalescences in the third LIGO–Virgo observing run”. In: Class. Quant. Grav. 38.9 (2021), p. 095004. DOI: 10.1088/1361-6382/abe913. arXiv: 2012.11512 [gr-qc]. [reader friendly version].

[3] Nicolas Andres et al. “Assessing the compact-binary merger candidates reported by the MBTA pipeline in the LIGO–Virgo O3 run: probability of astrophysical origin, classification, and associated uncertainties”. In: Class. Quant. Grav. 39.5 (2022), p. 055002. DOI: 10.1088/1361-6382/ac482a. arXiv: 2110.10997 [gr-qc]. [reader friendly version].

[4] Christopher Allene et al. “Relative calibration of the LIGO and Virgo detectors using astrophysical events from their third observing run”. In: Class. Quant. Grav. 39 (2022), p. 195019. DOI: 10.1088/1361-6382/ac8c7b. arXiv: 2204.00337 [gr-qc]. [reader friendly version].

[5] Florian Aubin. “Recherche à faible latence d’ondes gravitationnelles émises lors de coalescences de binaires compactes durant la troisième période d’observation de Advanced Virgo et Advanced LIGO”. 2020CHAMA024. PhD thesis. 2020.

[6] Vincent Juste. “Search for compact binary coalescence using a single gravitational waves detector with the MBTA data analysis pipeline”. PhD thesis. 2023.

[7] Elisa Nitoglia. “Gravitational-wave data analysis for standard and non-standard sources of compact binary coalescences in the third LIGO-Virgo observing run”. PhD thesis. 2023. PhD thesis. 2023.

MBTA meetings

List of 2024 meetings.

List of 2023 meetings.

MBTA reviews

Materials for the LVK internal review and sign-off for the O4 online and offline analysis are available on the O4ReviewMeetings, O4bReviewMeetings, and O4aSSMReview.

MBTA offline results

Results of the O4a offline allsky analysis (detection of GW signals from coalescences of compact objects (black holes or neutron stars))

Results of the O4a offline subsolar analysis (detection of GW signals from coalescences of compact objects including at least one subsolar source)