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Exploring the Parameter Space of Compact Binary Population Synthesis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 May 2017

Jim W. Barrett ,
Ilya Mandel ,
Coenraad J. Neijssel ,
Simon Stevenson  and
Alejandro Vigna-Gómez
Jim W. Barrett
Affiliation:
School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, B15 2TT, United Kingdom email: jbarrett@star.sr.bham.ac.uk
Ilya Mandel
Affiliation:
School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, B15 2TT, United Kingdom email: jbarrett@star.sr.bham.ac.uk
Coenraad J. Neijssel
Affiliation:
School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, B15 2TT, United Kingdom email: jbarrett@star.sr.bham.ac.uk
Simon Stevenson
Affiliation:
School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, B15 2TT, United Kingdom email: jbarrett@star.sr.bham.ac.uk
Alejandro Vigna-Gómez
Affiliation:
School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, B15 2TT, United Kingdom email: jbarrett@star.sr.bham.ac.uk
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Abstract

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As we enter the era of gravitational wave astronomy, we are beginning to collect observations which will enable us to explore aspects of astrophysics of massive stellar binaries which were previously beyond reach. In this paper we describe COMPAS (Compact Object Mergers: Population Astrophysics and Statistics), a new platform to allow us to deepen our understanding of isolated binary evolution and the formation of gravitational-wave sources. We describe the computational challenges associated with their exploration, and present preliminary results on overcoming them using Gaussian process regression as a simulation emulation technique.

Keywords

gravitational wavesmethods: data analysis(stars:) binaries: general
Type
Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 12 , Symposium S325: Astroinformatics , October 2016 , pp. 46 - 50
Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2017 

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