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Implication of Eccentricity for GWDA<br />

Martel Poisson<br />

Investigated reduction <strong>in</strong> SNR if eccentric signals are recd but<br />

searched for <strong>in</strong> data by circular templates - nonoptimal signal<br />

process<strong>in</strong>g<br />

Found that for a b<strong>in</strong>ary system of given total mass, the loss <strong>in</strong>creases<br />

with <strong>in</strong>creas<strong>in</strong>g eccentricity<br />

For a given eccentricity, loss decreases as total mass is <strong>in</strong>creased<br />

Fitt<strong>in</strong>g factor (FF) (Apostolatos) to measure degree of optimality of a<br />

given set of templates. FF is the ratio of the actual signal-to-noise<br />

ratio, obta<strong>in</strong>ed when search<strong>in</strong>g for eccentric signals us<strong>in</strong>g circular<br />

templates, to the SNR that would be obta<strong>in</strong>ed if eccentric<br />

templates were used.<br />

FF close to unity <strong>in</strong>dicates that the circular templates are quite<br />

effective at captur<strong>in</strong>g an eccentric signal. FF much smaller than<br />

unity <strong>in</strong>dicates that the circular templates do poorly, and a set of<br />

eccentric templates would be required for a successful search.<br />

The loss <strong>in</strong> event rate caused by us<strong>in</strong>g nonoptimal templates is given<br />

by 1 − FF 3 .<br />

BRI-IHP06-I – p.13/??

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