Most gravitational wave (GW) searches target violent events in the Universe, including the recent detection from a binary black hole merger GW150914. We look at one of the less conventional potential sources of GWs: the Sun. One conjecture states that a magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) dynamo at the core of the Sun can be a potential source of continuous wave (CW) GWs. We present a data analysis method using a Bayesian inference approach to detect GWs from the Sun. The method proposes using 2 LIGO detectors, with S6 data, filtered between 100 and 150 Hz, pointing at the Sun using a the time-delay between the detectors. Using the method we expect to be able to make an upper limit on the GWs emitted from the Sun.

Presented by Shaun Cole.