MHz gravitational wave constraints with decameter Michelson interferometers
A new detector, the Fermilab Holometer, consists of separate yet identical 39-meter Michelson interferometers. Strain sensitivity achieved is better than 10[superscript -21]/√Hz between 1 to 13 MHz from a 130-h data set. This measurement exceeds the sensitivity and frequency range made from previous...
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| author | Chou, Aaron S. Gustafson, Richard Hogan, Craig Kamai, Brittany Kwon, Ohkyung Larson, Shane L. Meyer, Stephan S. Richardson, Jonathan Stoughton, Chris Tomlin, Raymond Lanza Jr, Robert K McCuller, Lee P Weiss, Rainer |
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| description | A new detector, the Fermilab Holometer, consists of separate yet identical 39-meter Michelson interferometers. Strain sensitivity achieved is better than 10[superscript -21]/√Hz between 1 to 13 MHz from a 130-h data set. This measurement exceeds the sensitivity and frequency range made from previous high frequency gravitational wave experiments by many orders of magnitude. Constraints are placed on a stochastic background at 382 Hz resolution. The 3σ upper limit on Ω[subscript GW], the gravitational wave energy density normalized to the closure density, ranges from 5.6×10[superscript 12] at 1 MHz to 8.4×10[superscript 15] at 13 MHz. Another result from the same data set is a search for nearby primordial black hole binaries (PBHB). There are no detectable monochromatic PBHBs in the mass range 0.83–3.5×10[superscript 21] g between the Earth and the Moon. Projections for a chirp search with the same data set increase the mass range to 0.59-2.5×10[superscript 25] g and distances out to Jupiter. This result presents a new method for placing limits on a poorly constrained mass range of primordial black holes. Additionally, solar system searches for PBHBs place limits on their contribution to the total dark matter fraction. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/1072142022-09-28T12:12:17Z MHz gravitational wave constraints with decameter Michelson interferometers Chou, Aaron S. Gustafson, Richard Hogan, Craig Kamai, Brittany Kwon, Ohkyung Larson, Shane L. Meyer, Stephan S. Richardson, Jonathan Stoughton, Chris Tomlin, Raymond Lanza Jr, Robert K McCuller, Lee P Weiss, Rainer Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research Lanza Jr, Robert K McCuller, Lee P Weiss, Rainer A new detector, the Fermilab Holometer, consists of separate yet identical 39-meter Michelson interferometers. Strain sensitivity achieved is better than 10[superscript -21]/√Hz between 1 to 13 MHz from a 130-h data set. This measurement exceeds the sensitivity and frequency range made from previous high frequency gravitational wave experiments by many orders of magnitude. Constraints are placed on a stochastic background at 382 Hz resolution. The 3σ upper limit on Ω[subscript GW], the gravitational wave energy density normalized to the closure density, ranges from 5.6×10[superscript 12] at 1 MHz to 8.4×10[superscript 15] at 13 MHz. Another result from the same data set is a search for nearby primordial black hole binaries (PBHB). There are no detectable monochromatic PBHBs in the mass range 0.83–3.5×10[superscript 21] g between the Earth and the Moon. Projections for a chirp search with the same data set increase the mass range to 0.59-2.5×10[superscript 25] g and distances out to Jupiter. This result presents a new method for placing limits on a poorly constrained mass range of primordial black holes. Additionally, solar system searches for PBHBs place limits on their contribution to the total dark matter fraction. United States. Dept. of Energy (Contract DE-AC02-07CH11359) United States. Dept. of Energy (Early Career Research Program FNAL FWP 11-03) Templeton Foundation National Science Foundation (U.S.) (Grants PHY- 1205254 and DGE-1144082) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Grant NNX09AR38G) Fermi Research Alliance University of Chicago. Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics University of Chicago. Fermilab Strategic Collaborative Initiatives Science Support Consortium National Science Foundation (U.S.). Graduate Research Fellowship Program (Grant DGE-0638477) Universities Research Association (U.S.). Visiting Scholars Program 2017-03-07T17:03:05Z 2017-03-07T17:03:05Z 2017-03 2016-11 2017-03-03T23:00:08Z Article http://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle 2470-0010 2470-0029 http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/107214 Chou, Aaron S. et al. “MHz Gravitational Wave Constraints with Decameter Michelson Interferometers.” Physical Review D 95.6 (2017): n. pag. © 2017 American Physical Society en http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.95.063002 Physical Review D Article is made available in accordance with the publisher's policy and may be subject to US copyright law. Please refer to the publisher's site for terms of use. American Physical Society application/pdf American Physical Society American Physical Society |
| spellingShingle | Chou, Aaron S. Gustafson, Richard Hogan, Craig Kamai, Brittany Kwon, Ohkyung Larson, Shane L. Meyer, Stephan S. Richardson, Jonathan Stoughton, Chris Tomlin, Raymond Lanza Jr, Robert K McCuller, Lee P Weiss, Rainer MHz gravitational wave constraints with decameter Michelson interferometers |
| title | MHz gravitational wave constraints with decameter Michelson interferometers |
| title_full | MHz gravitational wave constraints with decameter Michelson interferometers |
| title_fullStr | MHz gravitational wave constraints with decameter Michelson interferometers |
| title_full_unstemmed | MHz gravitational wave constraints with decameter Michelson interferometers |
| title_short | MHz gravitational wave constraints with decameter Michelson interferometers |
| title_sort | mhz gravitational wave constraints with decameter michelson interferometers |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/107214 |
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