Gravitoastronomy with neutron stars

摘要

Recent advances in gravitational wave detectors mean that we can start to make astrophysically important statements about the physics of neutron stars based on observed upper limits to their gravitational luminosity. Here we consider statements we can already make about a selection of known radio pulsars, based on data from the LIGO and GEO 600 detectors, and look forward to what could be learned from the first detections.