Detector description and performance for the first coincidence observations between LIGO and GEO

Abbott, B. and Cantley, C.A., LIGO Scientific Collaboration (2004) Detector description and performance for the first coincidence observations between LIGO and GEO. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 517 (1-3). pp. 154-179. ISSN 0168-9002 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2003.11.124)

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Abstract

For 17 days in August and September 2002, the LIGO and GEO interferometer gravitational wave detectors were operated in coincidence to produce their first data for scientific analysis. Although the detectors were still far from their design sensitivity levels, the data can be used to place better upper limits on the flux of gravitational waves incident on the earth than previous direct measurements. This paper describes the instruments and the data in some detail, as a companion to analysis papers based on the first data.

  • Item type:Article
    ID code:67297
    Dates:
    Date
    Event
    21 January 2004
    Published
    Subjects:Science > Physics
    Department:Faculty of Engineering
    Depositing user: Pure Administrator
    Date deposited:14 Mar 2019 10:03
    Last modified:11 Nov 2024 12:15
    URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/67297
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