Full control of the parameters of eccentric and precessing SpEC waveforms

Oral-In-person

Abstract

We build on prior work controlling initial data for simulating eccentric and precessing CBCs in the NR simulation code, SpEC. Initial data control for eccentric and/or precessing systems have been successfully implemented in SpEC using PN formalism. We combine the PN-based fit that can handle precession and the EOB-based fit that is based on the waveform to create a procedure that further improves initial data accuracy and generalizes the control process to enable greater applications of NR simulation data, such as waveform modeling and surrogate building.

Presenters

  • Taylor Knapp

    • Caltech

Authors

  • Taylor Knapp

    • Caltech
  • Katerina Chatziioannou

    • Caltech
  • Peter James Nee

    • Max Planck Institute For Gravitational Physics
  • Harald Pfeiffer

    • Max Planck Institute For Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute)