Calibration of the ALLEGRO resonant detector

McHugh, M.P., Johnson, W.W., Hamilton, W.O., Hanson, J., Heng, I.S., McNeese, D., Miller, P., Nettles, D., Weaver, J. and Zhang, P. (2005) Calibration of the ALLEGRO resonant detector. Classical and Quantum Gravity, 22, S965-S973. (doi: 10.1088/0264-9381/22/18/S10)

Abstract

We describe a method for calibrating the ALLEGRO resonant detector. The resulting response function can be used to transform the observed data backwards to gravitational strain data. These data are the input to a cross-correlation analysis to search for stochastic gravitational waves.

• Item Type: Articles
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Heng, Professor Ik Siong
• Authors: McHugh, M.P., Johnson, W.W., Hamilton, W.O., Hanson, J., Heng, I.S., McNeese, D., Miller, P., Nettles, D., Weaver, J., and Zhang, P.
• 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