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Tunable compression of template banks for fast gravitational-wave detection...

One strategy for reducing the online computational cost of matched-filter searches for gravitational waves is to introduce a compressed basis for the waveform template bank in a grid-based search. In...

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$K$-corrections: an Examination of their Contribution to the Uncertainty of...

In this paper we provide formulae that can be used to determine the uncertainty contributed to a measurement by a $K$-correction and, thus, valuable information about which flux measurement will...

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WIMP detection and slow ion dynamics in carbon nanotube arrays [Replacement]

Large arrays of aligned carbon nanotubes (CNTs), open at one end, could be used as target material for the directional detection of weakly interacting dark matter particles (WIMPs). As a result of a...

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Static Multiresolution Grids with Inline Hierarchy Information for Cosmic Ray...

For numerical simulations of cosmic-ray propagation fast access to static magnetic field data is required. We present a data structure for multiresolution vector grids which is optimized for fast...

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Sky reconstruction from transit visibilities: PAON-4 and Tianlai Dish Array

The spherical harmonics $m$-mode decomposition is a powerful sky map reconstruction method suitable for radio interferometers operating in transit mode. It can be applied to various configurations,...

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WIMP detection and slow ion dynamics in carbon nanotube arrays [Replacement]

Large arrays of aligned carbon nanotubes (CNTs), open at one end, could be used as target material for the directional detection of weakly interacting dark matter particles (WIMPs). As a result of a...

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Gaussianisation for fast and accurate inference from cosmological data...

We present a method to transform multivariate unimodal non-Gaussian posterior probability densities into approximately Gaussian ones via non-linear mappings, such as Box--Cox transformations and...

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A comparison of methods for the detection of gravitational waves from unknown...

Rapidly rotating neutron stars are promising sources of continuous gravitational wave radiation for the LIGO and Virgo interferometers. The majority of neutron stars in our galaxy have not been...

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A comparison of methods for the detection of gravitational waves from unknown...

Rapidly rotating neutron stars are promising sources of continuous gravitational wave radiation for the LIGO and Virgo interferometers. The majority of neutron stars in our galaxy have not been...

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More on molecular excitations: Dark matter detection in ice [Replacement]

In this paper we investigate di-atomic molecules embedded in ice crystals under strain. In this environment coherent vibrations of many OH-bonds may be generated by one WIMP collision. The detection of...

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The effect of detector nonlinearity on WFIRST PSF profiles for weak...

Weak gravitational lensing (WL) is one of the most powerful techniques to learn about the dark sector of the universe. To extract the WL signal from astronomical observations, galaxy shapes must be...

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Analysis Framework for the Prompt Discovery of Compact Binary Mergers in...

We describe a stream-based analysis pipeline to detect gravitational waves from the merger of binary neutron stars, binary black holes, and neutron-star-black-hole binaries within ~ 1 minute of the...

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The Footprint Database and Web Services of the Herschel Space Observatory

Data from the Herschel Space Observatory is freely available to the public but no uniformly processed catalogue of the observations has been published so far. To date, the Herschel Science Archive does...

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Supplement: The Rate of Binary Black Hole Mergers Inferred from Advanced LIGO...

Supplemental information for a Letter reporting the rate of binary black hole (BBH) coalescences inferred from 16 days of coincident Advanced LIGO observations surrounding the transient gravitational...

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Fine-pitch CdTe detector for hard X-ray imaging and spectroscopy of the Sun...

We have developed a fine-pitch hard X-ray (HXR) detector using a cadmium telluride (CdTe) semiconductor for imaging and spectroscopy for the second launch of the Focusing Optics Solar X-ray Imager...

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Sky reconstruction for the Tianlai cylinder array

In this paper, we apply our sky map reconstruction method for transit type interferometers to the Tianlai cylinder array. The method is based on the spherical harmonic decomposition, and can be applied...

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DNest4: Diffusive Nested Sampling in C++ and Python

In probabilistic (Bayesian) inferences, we typically want to compute properties of the posterior distribution, describing knowledge of unknown quantities in the context of a particular dataset and the...

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The 4 Pi Sky Transient Alerts Hub

We introduce the 4 Pi Sky 'hub', a collection of open data-services and underlying software packages built for rapid, fully automated reporting and response to astronomical transient alerts. These...

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An novel analog programmable power supply for active gain control of the...

Silicon Photo-Multipliers (SiPM) are regarded as novel photo-detector to replace conventional Photo-Multiplier Tubes (PMTs). However, the breakdown voltage dependence on the ambient temperature results...

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Sensitivity of the space-based CHerenkov from Astrophysical Neutrinos...

Neutrinos with energies in the PeV to EeV range produce upgoing extensive air showers when they interact underground close enough to the surface of the Earth. We study the possibility for detection of...

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