Bayesian treatment of prospective LISA parameter estimation for massive black hole mergers

11th International LISA Symposium

Baker, John G.^1 ; Marsat, Sylvain^2

NASA - Goddard Space Flight Center, 8800 Greenbelt Road, Greenbelt

MD

20771, United States^1

Albert Einstein Institut, Am Muehlenberg 1, Potsdam-Golm

14476, Germany^2

关键词: Bayesian;    Fast analysis;    Incident waveform;    Instrumental response;    Massive black holes;    Matrix analysis;    Spherical harmonics;    Wave forms;   

Others  :  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1742-6596/840/1/012051/pdf
DOI  :  10.1088/1742-6596/840/1/012051

来源: IOP

【 摘 要 】

A full understanding of LISA's science capability will require accurate models of incident waveform signals and the instrumental response. While Fisher matrix analysis is useful for some estimates, a full Bayesian treatment is needed for important cases at the limit of LISA's capability. We will apply fast analysis algorithms enabling accurate treatment with EOB waveforms and the full-featured LISA response to study the significance of higher spherical harmonics and mergers in LISA analysis.