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We discuss the statistical challenges presented by data from large-scale gravitational-wave interferometers now under construction. Extracting information from signals requires measuring parameters, and sophisticated algorithms may be required to attain maximal possible accuracy. Detecting continuous waves from neutron stars presents many problems, particularly for a survey of the sky, where optimum algorithms are not known.
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Schutz, B.F., Nicholson, D. (1997). LIGO: Identifying Gravitational Waves. In: Babu, G.J., Feigelson, E.D. (eds) Statistical Challenges in Modern Astronomy II. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-1968-2_13
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