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Portrait of Milan Wils

Milan Wils

PhD Candidate

2022 – present · Gravitational Wave Group

Publications

59 publications from Milan Wils's time with the group.

  • The impact of physically motivated calibration errors on search pipeline detection parameters for broadband burst Signals

    Milan Wils, Brad Ratto, Jeffrey S. Kissel, Tjonnie G.F. Li, Marek J. Szczepańczyk, Gabriele Vedovato, Michele Zanolin

    arXiv:2607.17439 preprint

  • Bayesian Calibration of Gravitational-Wave Detectors Using Null Streams Without Waveform Assumptions

    Isaac C.F. Wong, Francesco Cireddu, Milan Wils, Tom Colemont, Harsh Narola, Chris Van Den Broeck, Tjonnie G.F. Li

    arXiv:2510.06327 preprint

  • Potential impact of noise correlation in next-generation gravitational wave detectors

    Isaac C.F. Wong, Peter T.H. Pang, Milan Wils, Francesco Cireddu, Walter Del Pozzo, Tjonnie G.F. Li

    Phys.Rev.D 111, 044046 (2025) journal

  • Null-stream-based third-generation-ready glitch mitigation for gravitational wave measurements

    Harsh Narola, Thibeau Wouters, Luca Negri, Melissa Lopez, Tom Dooney, Francesco Cireddu, Milan Wils, Isaac C.F. Wong, Peter T.H. Pang, Justin Janquart, Anuradha Samajdar, Chris Van Den Broeck, Tjonnie G.F. Li

    Phys.Rev.D 112, 024079 (2025) journal

  • Likelihood for a network of gravitational-wave detectors with correlated noise

    Francesco Cireddu, Milan Wils, Isaac C.F. Wong, Peter T.H. Pang, Tjonnie G.F. Li, Walter Del Pozzo

    Phys.Rev.D 110, 104060 (2024) journal

  • Per-Wavelet Equalization for Discrete Wavelet Transform Based Multi-Carrier Modulation Systems

    Milan Wils, Mohit Sharma, Marc Moonen

    IEEE Open Journal of Signal Processing 4, 52-60 (2023) journal

Collaboration publications

  • Updated Upper Limits on the Isotropic Gravitational-Wave Background from LIGO, Virgo, and KAGRA Data through April 2025

    A.G. Abac et al. (incl. T.G.F. Li, M. Wils, I.C.F. Wong)

    arXiv:2608.23477 preprint

  • Upper limits on the isotropic gravitational-wave background from the first part of LIGO, Virgo, and KAGRA’s fourth observing run

    A. G. Abac et al. (incl. T. G. F. Li, M. Wils, I. C. F. Wong)

    Physical Review D 114, 042001 (2026) journal

  • GW240925 and GW250207: Astrophysical Calibration of Gravitational Wave Detectors

    A. G. Abac et al. (incl. T. G. F. Li, M. Wils, I. C. F. Wong)

    Physical Review Letters 137, 071401 (2026) journal

  • Constraints on ultralight bosons from merging binary and remnant black holes observed during the second and third parts of the fourth LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA observing run

    A.G. Abac et al. (incl. T.G.F. Li, M. Wils, I.C.F. Wong)

    arXiv:2608.11620 preprint

  • Advanced Virgo during the LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA fourth observing run

    F. Acernese et al. (incl. T.G.F. Li, M. Wils, I.C.F. Wong)

    arXiv:2607.26872 preprint

  • GWTC-5.0: Tests of General Relativity

    A.G. Abac et al. (incl. T.G.F. Li, M. Wils, I.C.F. Wong)

    arXiv:2607.19293 preprint

  • Calibration of the AdvancedVirgo+ Gravitational Wave Detector and Reconstruction of the Detector Strain h(t) during the Observing Run O4

    F. Acernese et al. (incl. T.G.F. Li, M. Wils, I.C.F. Wong)

    arXiv:2607.19273 preprint

  • Sub-Torque-Balance Upper Limits on Continuous Gravitational Waves from Scorpius X-1

    A.G. Abac et al. (incl. T.G.F. Li, M. Wils, I.C.F. Wong)

    arXiv:2607.07765 preprint

  • Narrowband Searches for Continuous Gravitational Waves from known Pulsars in the First Two Parts of the Fourth LIGO–Virgo–KAGRA Observing Run

    A. G. Abac et al. (incl. T. G. F. Li, M. Wils, I. C. F. Wong)

    The Astrophysical Journal 1005, 221 (2026) journal

  • GWTC-4.0: Population Properties of Merging Compact Binaries

    A. G. Abac et al. (incl. T. G. F. Li, A. Offermans, M. Wils, I. C. F. Wong)

    The Astrophysical Journal Letters 1005, L51 (2026) journal

  • Constraints on Gravitational Waves from the 2024 Vela Pulsar Glitch

    A. G. Abac et al. (incl. T. G. F. Li, M. Wils, I. C. F. Wong)

    The Astrophysical Journal 1005, 12 (2026) journal

  • GW230814: Investigation of a Loud Gravitational-wave Signal Observed with a Single Detector

    A. G. Abac et al. (incl. T. G. F. Li, M. Wils, I. C. F. Wong)

    The Astrophysical Journal Letters 1004, L23 (2026) journal

  • Open Data from LIGO, Virgo, and KAGRA through the Second Part of the Fourth Observing Run

    A.G. Abac et al. (incl. T.G.F. Li, M. Wils, I.C.F. Wong)

    arXiv:2605.27090 preprint

  • GWTC-5.0: Population Properties of Merging Compact Binaries

    A.G. Abac et al. (incl. T.G.F. Li, M. Wils, I.C.F. Wong)

    arXiv:2605.27226 preprint

  • GWTC-5.0: Observations from the Second Part of the Fourth LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA Observing Run and Updates to the Gravitational-Wave Transient Catalog

    A.G. Abac et al. (incl. T.G.F. Li, M. Wils, I.C.F. Wong)

    arXiv:2605.27225 preprint

  • GWTC-5.0: Methods for Identifying and Characterizing Gravitational-wave Transients

    A.G. Abac et al. (incl. T.G.F. Li, M. Wils, I.C.F. Wong)

    arXiv:2605.27224 preprint

  • GWTC-5.0: Constraints on the Cosmic Expansion Rate and Modified Gravitational-wave Propagation

    A.G. Abac et al. (incl. T.G.F. Li, M. Wils, I.C.F. Wong)

    arXiv:2605.27227 preprint

  • GWTC-5.0: An Introduction to Version 5.0 of the Gravitational-Wave Transient Catalog

    A.G. Abac et al. (incl. T.G.F. Li, M. Wils, I.C.F. Wong)

    arXiv:2605.27223 preprint

  • Deep Search for Joint Sources of Gravitational Waves and High-energy Neutrinos with IceCube during the Third Observing Run of LIGO and Virgo

    R. Abbasi et al. (incl. T. G. F. Li, A. Offermans, M. Wils, I. C. F. Wong)

    The Astrophysical Journal 1003, 41 (2026) journal

  • Searches for Binary Mergers with Sub-solar Mass Components in Data from the First Part of LIGO--Virgo--KAGRA's Fourth Observing Run

    A.G. Abac et al. (incl. T.G.F. Li, M. Wils, I.C.F. Wong)

    arXiv:2605.05444 preprint

  • The Science of the Einstein Telescope

    Adrian Abac et al. (incl. Francesco Cireddu, T.G.F. Li, Milan Wils, Isaac C.F. Wong)

    Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics 2026, 081 (2026) journal

  • Advanced Virgo Plus for O5 -- Design Report Overview

    F. Acernese et al. (incl. T.G.F. Li, M. Wils, I.C.F. Wong)

    arXiv:2603.20342 preprint

  • GWTC-4.0: Tests of General Relativity. III. Tests of the Remnants

    A.G. Abac et al. (incl. T.G.F. Li, M. Wils, I.C.F. Wong)

    arXiv:2603.19021 preprint

  • GWTC-4.0: Tests of General Relativity. II. Parameterized Tests

    A.G. Abac et al. (incl. T.G.F. Li, M. Wils, I.C.F. Wong)

    arXiv:2603.19020 preprint

  • GWTC-4.0: Tests of General Relativity. I. Overview and General Tests

    A.G. Abac et al. (incl. T.G.F. Li, M. Wils, I.C.F. Wong)

    arXiv:2603.19019 preprint

  • All-sky Searches for Continuous Gravitational Waves from Isolated Neutron Stars in the Data from the First Part of the Fourth LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA Observing Run

    A.G. Abac et al. (incl. T.G.F. Li, M. Wils, I.C.F. Wong)

    arXiv:2603.14168 preprint

  • Black Hole Spectroscopy and Tests of General Relativity with GW250114

    A. G. Abac et al. (incl. T. G. F. Li, M. Wils, I. C. F. Wong)

    Physical Review Letters 136, 041403 (2026) journal

  • Searches for Continuous Gravitational Waves from Supernova Remnants in the First Part of the LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA Fourth Observing Run

    A.G. Abac et al. (incl. T.G. F. Li, M. Wils, I.C. F. Wong)

    Astrophys.J. 1004, 204 (2026) journal

  • Search for planetary-mass ultracompact binaries using data from the first part of the LIGO–Virgo–KAGRA fourth observing run

    A.G. Abac et al. (incl. T.G.F. Li, M. Wils, I.C.F. Wong)

    Phys.Rev.D 114, 022005 (2026) journal

  • Open Data from LIGO, Virgo, and KAGRA through the First Part of the Fourth Observing Run

    A.G. Abac et al. (incl. T.G. F. Li, M. Wils, I.C. F. Wong)

    Astrophys.J. 1004, 232 (2026) journal

  • GWTC-4.0: Updating the Gravitational-Wave Transient Catalog with Observations from the First Part of the Fourth LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA Observing Run

    A.G. Abac et al. (incl. T.G. F. Li, M. Wils, I.C. F. Wong)

    Astrophys.J.Lett. 1004, L22 (2026) journal

  • GWTC-4.0: Methods for Identifying and Characterizing Gravitational-wave Transients

    A.G. Abac et al. (incl. T.G. F. Li, A. Offermans, M. Wils, I.C. F. Wong)

    Astrophys.J.Lett. 1004, L21 (2026) journal

  • GWTC-4.0: Constraints on the Cosmic Expansion Rate and Modified Gravitational-wave Propagation

    A.G. Abac et al. (incl. T.G.F. Li, M. Wils, I.C.F. Wong)

    Astrophys.J.Lett. 1007, L17 (2026) journal

  • Directional search for persistent gravitational waves: Results from the first part of LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA’s fourth observing run

    A.G. Abac et al. (incl. T.G.F. Li, M. Wils, I.C.F. Wong)

    Phys.Rev.D 114, 022001 (2026) journal

  • Directed searches for gravitational waves from ultralight vector boson clouds around merger remnant and galactic black holes during the first part of the fourth LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA observing run

    A.G. Abac et al. (incl. T.G.F. Li, M. Wils, I.C.F. Wong)

    Phys.Rev.D 114, 022006 (2026) journal

  • All-sky search for long-duration gravitational-wave transients in the first part of the fourth LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA observing run

    A.G. Abac et al. (incl. T.G.F. Li, M. Wils, I.C.F. Wong)

    Phys.Rev.D 113, 082004 (2026) journal

  • GWTC-4.0: Searches for Gravitational-Wave Lensing Signatures

    A.G. Abac et al. (incl. T.G.F. Li, M. Wils, I.C.F. Wong)

    arXiv:2512.16347 preprint

  • All-sky search for continuous gravitational-wave signals from unknown neutron stars in binary systems in the first part of the fourth LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA observing run

    A.G. Abac et al. (incl. T.G.F. Li, M. Wils, I.C.F. Wong)

    arXiv:2511.16863 preprint

  • Direct multi-model dark-matter search with gravitational-wave interferometers using data from the first part of the fourth LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA observing run

    A.G. Abac et al. (incl. T.G.F. Li, M. Wils, I.C.F. Wong)

    arXiv:2510.27022 preprint

  • Cosmological and High Energy Physics implications from gravitational-wave background searches in LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA's O1-O4a runs

    A.G. Abac et al. (incl. T.G.F. Li, M. Wils, I.C.F. Wong)

    arXiv:2510.26848 preprint

  • GW241011 and GW241110: Exploring Binary Formation and Fundamental Physics with Asymmetric, High-spin Black Hole Coalescences

    A. G. Abac et al. (incl. T. G. F. Li, M. Wils, I. C. F. Wong)

    The Astrophysical Journal Letters 993, L21 (2025) journal

  • GW231123: A Binary Black Hole Merger with Total Mass 190–265 M ⊙

    A. G. Abac et al. (incl. M. Wils, I. C. F. Wong)

    The Astrophysical Journal Letters 993, L25 (2025) journal

  • GW250114: Testing Hawking’s Area Law and the Kerr Nature of Black Holes

    A. G. Abac et al. (incl. T. G. F. Li, M. Wils, I. C. F. Wong)

    Physical Review Letters 135, 111403 (2025) journal

  • Swift-BAT GUANO Follow-up of Gravitational-wave Triggers in the Third LIGO–Virgo–KAGRA Observing Run

    Gayathri Raman et al. (incl. T.G. F. Li, A. Offermans, M. Wils, I.C. F. Wong)

    Astrophys.J. 980, 207 (2025) journal

  • Search for Gravitational Waves Emitted from SN 2023ixf

    A.G. Abac et al. (incl. T.G. F. Li, A. Offermans, M. Wils, I.C. F. Wong)

    Astrophys.J. 985, 183 (2025) journal

  • Search for Continuous Gravitational Waves from Known Pulsars in the First Part of the Fourth LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA Observing Run

    A.G. Abac et al. (incl. T.G. F. Li, A. Offermans, M. Wils, I.C. F. Wong)

    Astrophys.J. 983, 99 (2025) journal

  • Optical characterization of the Advanced Virgo gravitational wave detector for the O4 observing run

    F. Acernese et al. (incl. M. Wils)

    Appl.Opt. 64, 4710 (2025) journal

  • GWTC-4.0: An Introduction to Version 4.0 of the Gravitational-Wave Transient Catalog

    A.G. Abac et al. (incl. T.G. F. Li, A. Offermans, M. Wils, I.C. F. Wong)

    Astrophys.J.Lett. 995, L18 (2025) journal

  • All-sky search for short gravitational-wave bursts in the first part of the fourth LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA observing run

    A.G. Abac et al. (incl. T.G.F. Li, M. Wils, I.C.F. Wong)

    Phys.Rev.D 112, 102005 (2025) journal

  • Search for Eccentric Black Hole Coalescences during the Third Observing Run of LIGO and Virgo

    A. G. Abac et al. (incl. T. G. F. Li, A. Offermans, M. Wils, I. C. F. Wong)

    The Astrophysical Journal 973, 132 (2024) journal

  • Ultralight vector dark matter search using data from the KAGRA O3GK run

    A.G. Abac et al. (incl. T.G.F. Li, A. Offermans, M. Wils, I.C.F. Wong)

    Phys.Rev.D 110, 042001 (2024) journal

  • Observation of Gravitational Waves from the Coalescence of a 2.5–4.5 M $_{⊙}$ Compact Object and a Neutron Star

    A.G. Abac et al. (incl. T.G. F. Li, A. Offermans, M. Wils, I.C. F. Wong)

    Astrophys.J.Lett. 970, L34 (2024) journal

  • A Search Using GEO600 for Gravitational Waves Coincident with Fast Radio Bursts from SGR 1935+2154

    A.G. Abac et al. (incl. T.G. F. Li, A. Offermans, M. Wils, I.C. F. Wong)

    Astrophys.J. 977, 255 (2024) journal

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