Black Hole Spectroscopy, Final System Parameters

ORAL

Abstract

Given a gravitational wave signal containing merger and ring-down, we present a method for estimating the start of ring-down, and extracting quasi-normal mode information from the signal. The application of this method to numerical relativity waveforms may reveal information about the source generating the gravitational waves beyond the final mass and spin of the black hole. We investigate the potential for recovering the system's initial and final parameters from these modes.

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Authors

  • Lionel London

    The Georgia Institute of Technology

  • James Healy

    Center for Relativistic Astrophysics and School of Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology, The Georgia Institute of Technology, Georgia Institute of Technology

  • Sam Finn

    Penn State

  • Deirdre Shoemaker

    Center for Relativistic Astrophysics and School of Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology, The Georgia Institute of Technology, Georgia Tech, Georgia Institute of Technology