Characterization of the LIGO detectors during their sixth science run

The LIGO Scientific Collaboration; Virgo Collaboration; I. W. Harry; D. Keitel; A. P. Lundgren; L. K. Nuttall

doi:10.1088/0264-9381/32/11/115012

Characterization of the LIGO detectors during their sixth science run

The LIGO Scientific Collaboration, Virgo Collaboration, I. W. Harry, D. Keitel, A. P. Lundgren, L. K. Nuttall

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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.

Original language	English
Article number	115012
Journal	Classical and Quantum Gravity
Volume	32
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1088/0264-9381/32/11/115012
Publication status	Published - 13 May 2015

Keywords

gr-qc
astro-ph.IM
RCUK
STFC

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Characterization of the LIGO detectors during their sixth science run

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