@article{a9e238543a864345adfb623daa7ca3b4,
title = "Characterization of the LIGO detectors during their sixth science run",
abstract = "In 2009-2010, the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observa- tory (LIGO) operated together with international partners Virgo and GEO600 as a network to search for gravitational waves of astrophysical origin. The sensitiv- ity 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 gravitational-wave readout. Here we review the performance of the LIGO instruments during this epoch, the work done to characterize the de- tectors and their data, and the effect that transient and continuous noise artefacts have on the sensitivity of LIGO to a variety of astrophysical sources. ",
keywords = "gr-qc, astro-ph.IM, RCUK, STFC",
author = "{The LIGO Scientific Collaboration} and {Virgo Collaboration} and J. Aasi and J. Abadie and Abbott, {B. P.} and R. Abbott and T. Abbott and Abernathy, {M. R.} and T. Accadia and F. Acernese and Adhikari, {R. X.} and C. Affeldt and M. Agathos and N. Aggarwal and Aguiar, {O. D.} and P. Ajith and B. Allen and A. Allocca and Ceron, {E. Amador} and D. Amariutei and Anderson, {R. A.} and Anderson, {W. G.} and K. Arai and Araya, {M. C.} and C. Arceneaux and J. Areeda and S. Ast and Aston, {S. M.} and P. Astone and P. Aufmuth and C. Aulbert and L. Austin and Aylott, {B. E.} and S. Babak and Baker, {P. T.} and G. Ballardin and Ballmer, {S. W.} and Barayoga, {J. C.} and D. Barker and Barnum, {S. H.} and F. Barone and B. Barr and L. Barsotti and M. Barsuglia and Barton, {M. A.} and I. Bartos and Harry, {I. W.} and D. Keitel and Lundgren, {A. P.} and Nuttall, {L. K.}",
note = "31 pages, 13 figures ",
year = "2015",
month = may,
day = "13",
doi = "10.1088/0264-9381/32/11/115012",
language = "English",
volume = "32",
journal = "Classical and Quantum Gravity",
issn = "0264-9381",
publisher = "IOP Publishing",
number = "11",
}