Characterization of the LIGO detectors during their sixth science run
In 2009-2010, the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) operated together with international partners Virgo and GEO600 as a network to search for gravitational waves (GWs) of astrophysical origin. The sensitivity of these detectors was limited by a combination of noise sources i...
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| author | Aggarwal, Nancy Barnum, Sam Barsotti, Lisa Bodiya, Timothy P. |
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| description | In 2009-2010, the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) operated together with international partners Virgo and GEO600 as a network to search for gravitational waves (GWs) of astrophysical origin. The sensitivity of these detectors was limited by a combination of noise sources inherent to the instrumental design and its environment, often localized in time or frequency, that couple into the GW readout. Here we review the performance of the LIGO instruments during this epoch, the work done to characterize the detectors and their data, and the effect that transient and continuous noise artefacts have on the sensitivity of LIGO to a variety of astrophysical sources. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/1212302022-09-29T12:02:05Z Characterization of the LIGO detectors during their sixth science run Aggarwal, Nancy Barnum, Sam Barsotti, Lisa Bodiya, Timothy P. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics Lincoln Laboratory LIGO (Observatory : Massachusetts Institute of Technology) MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research In 2009-2010, the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) operated together with international partners Virgo and GEO600 as a network to search for gravitational waves (GWs) of astrophysical origin. The sensitivity of these detectors was limited by a combination of noise sources inherent to the instrumental design and its environment, often localized in time or frequency, that couple into the GW readout. Here we review the performance of the LIGO instruments during this epoch, the work done to characterize the detectors and their data, and the effect that transient and continuous noise artefacts have on the sensitivity of LIGO to a variety of astrophysical sources. 2019-06-10T16:58:11Z 2019-06-10T16:58:11Z 2015-05 2014-11 2019-03-19T18:38:30Z Article http://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle 0264-9381 1361-6382 https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/121230 Aasi, J et al. “Characterization of the LIGO Detectors During Their Sixth Science Run.” Classical and Quantum Gravity 32, 11 (May 2015): 115012 © IOP Publishing Ltd http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0264-9381/32/11/115012 Classical and Quantum Gravity Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ application/pdf IOP Publishing arXiv |
| spellingShingle | Aggarwal, Nancy Barnum, Sam Barsotti, Lisa Bodiya, Timothy P. Characterization of the LIGO detectors during their sixth science run |
| title | Characterization of the LIGO detectors during their sixth science run |
| title_full | Characterization of the LIGO detectors during their sixth science run |
| title_fullStr | Characterization of the LIGO detectors during their sixth science run |
| title_full_unstemmed | Characterization of the LIGO detectors during their sixth science run |
| title_short | Characterization of the LIGO detectors during their sixth science run |
| title_sort | characterization of the ligo detectors during their sixth science run |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/121230 |
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