Gravitational Wave Strain

Binary inspiral chirp — LIGO-style h(t), spectrogram, matched filter

GW inspiral: h(t) ∝ M_chirp^(5/3) · f(t)^(2/3) · cos(Φ(t)) | Chirp mass M_c = (m₁m₂)^(3/5)/(m₁+m₂)^(1/5) | Frequency sweeps as f∝(t_c−t)^(−3/8)