Rapid Localization of Gravitational Wave Sources from Compact Binary Coalescences Using Deep Learning

Chayan Chatterjee, Manoj Kovalam, Linqing Wen, Damon Beveridge, Foivos Diakogiannis, Kevin Vinsen

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Abstract

The mergers of neutron star-neutron star and neutron star-black hole binaries (NSBHs) are the most promising gravitational wave (GW) events with electromagnetic (EM) counterparts. The rapid detection, localization, and simultaneous multimessenger follow-up of these sources are of primary importance in the upcoming science runs of the LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA Collaboration. While prompt EM counterparts during binary mergers can last less than 2 s, the timescales of existing localization methods that use Bayesian techniques, vary from seconds to days. In this paper, we propose the first deep learning-based approach for rapid and accurate sky localization of all types of binary coalescences, including neutron star-neutron star and NSBHs for the first time. Specifically, we train and test a normalizing flow model on matched-filtering output from GW searches to obtain sky direction posteriors in around 1 s using a single P100 GPU, which is several orders of magnitude faster than full Bayesian techniques.

Original languageEnglish
Article number42
Number of pages12
JournalAstrophysical Journal
Volume959
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 10 Dec 2023

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