Commissioning, characterization and operation of the dual- recycled GEO 600

Smith, J.R. et al. (2004) Commissioning, characterization and operation of the dual- recycled GEO 600. Classical and Quantum Gravity, 21(20), S1737-S1745. (doi: 10.1088/0264-9381/21/20/016)

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Publisher's URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0264-9381/21/20/016

Abstract

The German-British laser-interferometric gravitational-wave detector GEO 600 is currently being commissioned as part of a worldwide network of gravitational-wave detectors. GEO 600 recently became the first kilometre-scale interferometer to employ dual recycling-an optical configuration that combines power recycling and signal recycling. We present a brief overview of the commissioning of this dual-recycled interferometer, the performance results achieved during a subsequent extended data-taking period, and the plans intended to bring GEO 600 to its final configuration.

Item Type:Articles
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Heptonstall, Dr Alastair and Cagnoli, Dr Gianpietro and Cantley, Dr Caroline and Rowan, Professor Sheila and Messenger, Dr Christopher and Casey, Dr Morag and Barr, Dr Bryan and Robertson, Dr David and Reid, Professor Stuart and Veitch, Dr John and Plissi, Dr Michael and Woan, Professor Graham and Heng, Professor Ik Siong and Crooks, Dr David and Hough, Professor James and Ward, Professor Henry and Sneddon, Dr Peter and Newton, Dr Gavin and Huttner, Dr Sabina and Perreur-Lloyd, Mr Michael and Strain, Professor Kenneth and Jones, Mr Russell and Killow, Dr Christian and Pitkin, Dr Matthew and Murray, Dr Peter
Authors: Smith, J.R., Allen, B., Aufmuth, P., Aulbert, C., Babak, S., Balasubramanian, R., Barr, B., Berukoff, S., Bunkowski, A., Cagnoli, G., Cantley, C., Casey, M., Chelkowski, S., Churches, D., Cokelaer, T., Colacino, C.N., Crooks, D., Cutler, C., Danzmann, K., Davies, R., Dupuis, R.J., Elliffe, E., Fallnich, C., Franzen, A., Freise, A., Gossler, S., Grant, A., Grote, H., Grunewald, S., Harms, J., Heinzel, G., Heng, I., Heptonstall, A., Heurs, M., Hewitson, M., Hild, S., Hough, J., Itoh, Y., Jones, R., Huttner, S., Kawabe, K., Killow, C., Kotter, K., Krishnan, B., Leonhardt, V., Luck, H., Machenschalk, B., Malec, M., Mercer, R.A., Messenger, C., Mohanty, S., Mossavi, K., Mukherjee, S., Murray, P., Nagano, S., Newton, G., Papa, M.A., Perreur-Lloyd, M., Pitkin, M., Plissi, M., Quetschke, V., Re, V., Reid, S., Ribichini, L., Robertson, D., Robertson, N., Romano, J.D., Rowan, S., Rudiger, A., Sathyaprakash, B.S., Schilling, R., Schnabel, R., Schutz, B.F., Seifert, F., Sintes, A.M., Sneddon, P., Strain, K., Taylor, I., Taylor, R., Thuring, A., Ungarelli, C., Vahlbruch, H., Vecchio, A., Veitch, J., Ward, H., Weiland, U., Welling, H., Williams, P., Willke, B., Winkler, W., Woan, G., and Zawischa, I.
Subjects:Q Science > QC Physics
College/School:College of Science and Engineering > School of Physics and Astronomy
Research Centre:College of Science and Engineering > School of Physics and Astronomy > Institute for Gravitational Research
Journal Name:Classical and Quantum Gravity
ISSN:0264-9381
ISSN (Online):1361-6382

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