Sensitivity studies for third-generation gravitational wave observatories

Hild, S. et al. (2011) Sensitivity studies for third-generation gravitational wave observatories. Classical and Quantum Gravity, 28(9), 094013. (doi: 10.1088/0264-9381/28/9/094013)

Abstract

Advanced gravitational wave detectors, currently under construction, are expected to directly observe gravitational wave signals of astrophysical origin. The Einstein Telescope (ET), a third-generation gravitational wave detector, has been proposed in order to fully open up the emerging field of gravitational wave astronomy. In this paper we describe sensitivity models for ET and investigate potential limits imposed by fundamental noise sources. A special focus is set on evaluating the frequency band below 10 Hz where a complex mixture of seismic, gravity gradient, suspension thermal and radiation pressure noise dominates. We develop the most accurate sensitivity model, referred to as ET-D, for a third-generation detector so far, including the most relevant fundamental noise contributions.

• Item Type: Articles
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Rowan, Professor Sheila and Beveridge, Miss Nicola and Abernathy, Mr Matthew and Martin, Dr Iain and Nawrodt, Dr Ronny and Hammond, Professor Giles and Barr, Dr Bryan and Hild, Professor Stefan and Cumming, Dr Alan and Cunningham, Dr Liam and Veitch, Dr John and Woan, Professor Graham and Speirits, Dr Fiona and Heng, Professor Ik Siong and van Veggel, Dr Marielle and Nelson, Mr John and Huttner, Dr Sabina and Strain, Professor Kenneth and Graef, Dr Christian and Hendry, Professor Martin and Murray, Dr Peter
• Authors: Hild, S., Abernathy, M., Acernese, F., Amaro-Seoane, P., Andersson, N., Arun, K., Barone, F., Barr, B., Barsuglia, M., Beker, M., Beveridge, N., Birindelli, S., Bose, S., Bosi, L., Braccini, S., Bradaschia, C., Bulik, T., Calloni, E., Cella, G., Mottin, E.C., Chelkowski, S., Chincarini, A., Clark, J., Coccia, E., Colacino, C., Colas, J., Cumming, A., Cunningham, L., Cuoco, E., Danilishin, S., Danzmann, K., De Salvo, R., Dent, T., De Rosa, R., Di Fiore, L., Di Virgilio, A., Doets, M., Fafone, V., Falferi, P., Flaminio, R., Franc, J., Frasconi, F., Freise, A., Friedrich, D., Fulda, P., Gair, J., Gemme, G., Genin, E., Gennai, A., Giazotto, A., Glampedakis, K., Graef, C., Granata, M., Grote, H., Guidi, G., Gurkovsky, A., Hammond, G., Hannam, M., Harms, J., Heinert, D., Hendry, M., Heng, I., Hennes, E., Hough, J., Husa, S., Huttner, S., Jones, G., Khalili, F., Kokeyama, K., Kokkotas, K., Krishnan, B., Li, T.G.F., Lorenzini, M., Lück, H., Majorana, E., Mandel, I., Mandic, V., Mantovani, M., Martin, I., Michel, C., Minenkov, Y., Morgado, N., Mosca, S., Mours, B., Müller–Ebhardt, H., Murray, P., Nawrodt, R., Nelson, J., Oshaughnessy, R., Ott, C.D., Palomba, C., Paoli, A., Parguez, G., Pasqualetti, A., Passaquieti, R., Passuello, D., Pinard, L., Plastino, W., Poggiani, R., Popolizio, P., Prato, M., Punturo, M., Puppo, P., Rabeling, D., Rapagnani, P., Read, J., Regimbau, T., Rehbein, H., Reid, S., Ricci, F., Richard, F., Rocchi, A., Rowan, S., Rüdiger, A., Santamaría, L., Sassolas, B., Sathyaprakash, B., Schnabel, R., Schwarz, C., Seidel, P., Sintes, A., Somiya, K., Speirits, F., Strain, K., Strigin, S., Sutton, P., Tarabrin, S., Thüring, A., van den Brand, J., van Veggel, M., van den Broeck, C., Vecchio, A., Veitch, J., Vetrano, F., Vicere, A., Vyatchanin, S., Willke, B., Woan, G., and Yamamoto, K.
• 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
• Publisher: Institute of Physics
• ISSN: 0264-9381
• ISSN (Online): 1361-6382
• Published Online: 18 April 2011