Stochastic background search correlating ALLEGRO with LIGO engineering data

Whelan, J.T., Daw, E., Heng, I. , McHugh, M.P. and Lazzarini, A. (2003) Stochastic background search correlating ALLEGRO with LIGO engineering data. Classical and Quantum Gravity, 20(17), S689-S695. (doi: 10.1088/0264-9381/20/17/312)

Abstract

We describe the role of correlation measurements between the LIGO interferometer in Livingston, LA, and the ALLEGRO resonant bar detector in Baton Rouge, LA, in searches for a stochastic background of gravitational waves. Such measurements provide a valuable complement to correlations between interferometers at the two LIGO sites, since they are sensitive in a different, higher, frequency band. Additionally, the variable orientation of the ALLEGRO detector provides a means to distinguish gravitational wave correlations from correlated environmental noise. We describe the analysis underway to set a limit on the strength of a stochastic background at frequencies near 900 Hz using ALLEGRO data and data from LIGO's E7 Engineering Run.

• Item Type: Articles
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Heng, Professor Ik Siong
• Authors: Whelan, J.T., Daw, E., Heng, I., McHugh, M.P., and Lazzarini, A.
• College/School: College of Science and Engineering > School of Physics and Astronomy
• Journal Name: Classical and Quantum Gravity
• Publisher: Institute of Physics
• ISSN: 0264-9381
• ISSN (Online): 1361-6382