Advanced LIGO

Aasi, J. et al. (2015) Advanced LIGO. Classical and Quantum Gravity, 32(7), 074001. (doi: 10.1088/0264-9381/32/7/074001)

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Abstract

The Advanced LIGO gravitational wave detectors are second-generation instruments designed and built for the two LIGO observatories in Hanford, WA and Livingston, LA, USA. The two instruments are identical in design, and are specialized versions of a Michelson interferometer with 4 km long arms. As in Initial LIGO, Fabry–Perot cavities are used in the arms to increase the interaction time with a gravitational wave, and power recycling is used to increase the effective laser power. Signal recycling has been added in Advanced LIGO to improve the frequency response. In the most sensitive frequency region around 100 Hz, the design strain sensitivity is a factor of 10 better than Initial LIGO. In addition, the low frequency end of the sensitivity band is moved from 40 Hz down to 10 Hz. All interferometer components have been replaced with improved technologies to achieve this sensitivity gain. Much better seismic isolation and test mass suspensions are responsible for the gains at lower frequencies. Higher laser power, larger test masses and improved mirror coatings lead to the improved sensitivity at mid and high frequencies. Data collecting runs with these new instruments are planned to begin in mid-2015.

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Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Grant, Mr Alastair and Bell, Mr Christopher and Messenger, Dr Christopher and Bell, Dr Angus and Hammond, Professor Giles and Hild, Professor Stefan and Barr, Dr Bryan and Sorazu Lucio, Dr Borja and Reid, Professor Stuart and Craig, Mr Kieran and Leavey, Mr Sean and Steinlechner, Dr Jessica and Logue, Mr Joshua and Veitch, Dr John and Heng, Professor Ik Siong and van Veggel, Dr Marielle and Newton, Dr Gavin and Fan, Dr Xilong and Torrie, Dr Calum and Davies, Mr Gareth and Hu, Mr Yiming and Graef, Dr Christian and Hendry, Professor Martin and Douglas, Miss Rebecca and Scott, Dr Jamie and Santiago Prieto, Mr Ricardo and Rowan, Professor Sheila and Abernathy, Mr Matthew and MacArthur, Mr John and Martin, Dr Iain and Robertson, Professor Norna and Cumming, Dr Alan and Berry, Dr Christopher and Cunningham, Dr Liam and Woan, Professor Graham and Steinlechner, Dr Sebastian and Hough, Professor James and Huttner, Dr Sabina and Bassiri, Mr Riccardo and Strain, Professor Kenneth and Jones, Mr Russell and Haughian, Dr Karen and Murray, Dr Peter and Pitkin, Dr Matthew
Authors: Aasi, J., Abbott, B. P., Abbott, R., Abbott, T., Abernathy, M. R., Ackley, K., Adams, C., Adams, T., Addesso, P., Adhikari, R. X., Adya, V., Affeldt, C., Aggarwal, N., Aguiar, O. D., Ain, A., Ajith, P., Alemic, A., Allen, B., Amariutei, D., Anderson, S. B., Anderson, W. G., Arai, K., Araya, M. C., Arceneaux, C., Areeda, J. S., Ashton, G., Ast, S., Aston, S. M., Aufmuth, P., Aulbert, C., Aylott, B. E., Babak, S., Baker, P. T., Ballmer, S. W., Barayoga, J. C., Barbet, M., Barclay, S., Barish, B. C., Barker, D., Barr, B., Barsotti, L., Bartlett, J., Barton, M. A., Bartos, I., Bassiri, R., Batch, J. C., Baune, C., Behnke, B., Bell, A. S., Bell, C., Benacquista, M., Bergman, J., Bergmann, G., Berry, C. P. L., Betzwieser, J., Bhagwat, S., Bhandare, R., Bilenko, I. A., Billingsley, G., Birch, J., Biscans, S., Biwer, C., Blackburn, J. K., Blackburn, L., Blair, C. D., Blair, D., Bock, O., Bodiya, T. P., Bojtos, P., Bond, C., Bork, R., Born, M., Bose, S., Brady, P. R., Braginsky, V. B., Brau, J. E., Bridges, D. O., Brinkmann, M., Brooks, A. F., Brown, D. A., Brown, D. D., Brown, N. M., Buchman, S., Buikema, A., Buonanno, A., Cadonati, L., Calderón Bustillo, J., Camp, J. B., Cannon, K. C., Cao, J., Capano, C. D., Caride, S., Caudill, S., Cavaglià, M., Cepeda, C., Chakraborty, R., Chalermsongsak, T., Chamberlin, S. J., Chao, S., Charlton, P., Chen, Y., Cho, H. S., Cho, M., Chow, J. H., Christensen, N., Chu, Q., Chung, S., Ciani, G., Clara, F., Clark, J. A., Collette, C., Cominsky, L., Constancio, M., Cook, D., Corbitt, T. R., Cornish, N., Corsi, A., Costa, C. A., Coughlin, M. W., Countryman, S., Couvares, P., Coward, D. M., Cowart, M. J., Coyne, D. C., Coyne, R., Craig, K., Creighton, J. D. E., Creighton, T. D., Cripe, J., Crowder, S. G., Cumming, A., Cunningham, L., Cutler, C., Dahl, K., Dal Canton, T., Damjanic, M., Danilishin, S. L., Danzmann, K., Dartez, L., Dave, I., Daveloza, H., Davies, G. S., Daw, E. 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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:IOP Publishing Ltd.
ISSN:0264-9381
ISSN (Online):1361-6382

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