Accurate calibration of test mass displacement in the LIGO interferometers
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Goetz, E; Savage, RL; Garofoli, J; Gonzalez, G; Hirose, E; Kalmus, P; Kawabe, K; Kissel, J; Landry, M; O'Reilly, B; Siemens, X; Stuver, A; Sung, M
Published in: Classical and Quantum Gravity
April 14, 2010
We describe three fundamentally different methods we have applied to calibrate the test mass displacement actuators to search for systematic errors in the calibration of the LIGO gravitational-wave detectors. The actuation frequencies tested range from 90 Hz to 1 kHz and the actuation amplitudes range from 10-6 m to 10-18 m. For each of the four test mass actuators measured, the weighted mean coefficient over all frequencies for each technique deviates from the average actuation coefficient for all three techniques by less than 4%. This result indicates that systematic errors in the calibration of the responses of the LIGO detectors to differential length variations are within the stated uncertainties. © 2010 IOP Publishing Ltd.
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Classical and Quantum Gravity
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1361-6382
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0264-9381
Publication Date
April 14, 2010
Volume
27
Issue
8
Related Subject Headings
- Nuclear & Particles Physics
- 51 Physical sciences
- 49 Mathematical sciences
- 02 Physical Sciences
- 01 Mathematical Sciences
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Goetz, E., Savage, R. L., Garofoli, J., Gonzalez, G., Hirose, E., Kalmus, P., … Sung, M. (2010). Accurate calibration of test mass displacement in the LIGO interferometers. Classical and Quantum Gravity, 27(8). https://doi.org/10.1088/0264-9381/27/8/084024
Goetz, E., R. L. Savage, J. Garofoli, G. Gonzalez, E. Hirose, P. Kalmus, K. Kawabe, et al. “Accurate calibration of test mass displacement in the LIGO interferometers.” Classical and Quantum Gravity 27, no. 8 (April 14, 2010). https://doi.org/10.1088/0264-9381/27/8/084024.
Goetz E, Savage RL, Garofoli J, Gonzalez G, Hirose E, Kalmus P, et al. Accurate calibration of test mass displacement in the LIGO interferometers. Classical and Quantum Gravity. 2010 Apr 14;27(8).
Goetz, E., et al. “Accurate calibration of test mass displacement in the LIGO interferometers.” Classical and Quantum Gravity, vol. 27, no. 8, Apr. 2010. Scopus, doi:10.1088/0264-9381/27/8/084024.
Goetz E, Savage RL, Garofoli J, Gonzalez G, Hirose E, Kalmus P, Kawabe K, Kissel J, Landry M, O’Reilly B, Siemens X, Stuver A, Sung M. Accurate calibration of test mass displacement in the LIGO interferometers. Classical and Quantum Gravity. 2010 Apr 14;27(8).
Published In
Classical and Quantum Gravity
DOI
EISSN
1361-6382
ISSN
0264-9381
Publication Date
April 14, 2010
Volume
27
Issue
8
Related Subject Headings
- Nuclear & Particles Physics
- 51 Physical sciences
- 49 Mathematical sciences
- 02 Physical Sciences
- 01 Mathematical Sciences