Bridging Advanced LIGO to Desiign Performance and Further Sensitivity Enhancements

Research output

Research output per year 2011 2016 2017

• 25 Article
• 1 Letter

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• 2017

  GW170104; Observation of a 50 solar mass binary black hole coalescence at redshift 0.2

  The LIGO Scientific Collaboration, Vecchio, A. & Mow-Lowry, C., 1 Jun 2017, In: Physical Review Letters. 118, 22, 221101 .

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  • coalescing 100%
  • gravitons 49%
  • gravitational waves 40%
  • relativity 38%
  • orbitals 29%
  1592 Citations (Scopus)

  123 Downloads (Pure)
• 2016

  Astrophysical implications of the binary black hole merger GW150914

  The LIGO Scientific Collaboration, Vecchio, A., Mandel, I., Freise, A., Del Pozzo, W., Veitch, J., Farr, W., Berry, C., Mow-Lowry, C., Miao, H., Haster, C-J., Wang, H., Middleton, H., Thomas, E., Green, A., Vinciguerra, S. & Töyrä, D., 11 Feb 2016, In: The Astrophysical Journal. 818, 2, 15 p., L22.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • merger 100%
  • astrophysics 69%
  • detector 34%
  • LIGO (observatory) 28%
  • gravitational waves 22%
  482 Citations (Scopus)

• Characterization of transient noise in Advanced LIGO relevant to gravitational wave signal GW150914

  The LIGO Scientific Collaboration, Mandel, I., Vecchio, A., Freise, A., Veitch, J., Del Pozzo, W., Farr, W., Miao, H., Berry, C., Haster, C-J., Mow-Lowry, C., Middleton, H., Wang, H., Green, A., Thomas, E., Vinciguerra, S. & Töyrä, D., 6 Jun 2016, In: Classical and Quantum Gravity. 33, 13

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  • LIGO (observatory) 100%
  • gravitational waves 78%
  • characterization 44%
  • detectors 44%
  • background noise 22%
  162 Citations (Scopus)

• GW150914: first results from the search for binary black hole coalescence with Advanced LIGO

  The LIGO Scientific Collaboration & Virgo Collaboration, 7 Jun 2016, In: Physical Review D. 93, 12, 122003.

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  • matched filters 100%
  • LIGO (observatory) 93%
  • coalescing 72%
  • false alarms 50%
  • detectors 41%
  234 Citations (Scopus)

  201 Downloads (Pure)

• GW150914: the Advanced LIGO detectors in the era of first discoveries

  The LIGO Scientific Collaboration, Virgo Collaboration, Mandel, I., Green, A., Middleton, H., Haster, C-J., Thomas, E., Töyrä, D., Vinciguerra, S., Wang, H., Berry, C., Del Pozzo, W., Farr, W., Freise, A., Miao, H., Mow-Lowry, C., Vecchio, A., Veitch, J. & Martynov, D., 1 Apr 2016, In: Physical Review Letters. 116, 13, 12 p., 131103.

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  • LIGO (observatory) 100%
  • detectors 44%
  • gravitational waves 31%
  • signal to noise ratios 26%
  • launching 19%
  328 Citations (Scopus)

  290 Downloads (Pure)

• GW150914: Implications for the Stochastic Gravitational-Wave Background from Binary Black Holes

  The LIGO Scientific Collaboration, Mandel, I., Vecchio, A., Freise, A., Veitch, J., Del Pozzo, W., Miao, H., Farr, W., Berry, C., Mow-Lowry, C., Haster, C-J., Middleton, H., Thomas, E., Green, A., Wang, H., Vinciguerra, S. & Töyrä, D., 31 Mar 2016, In: Physical Review Letters. 116, 13-1 April 2016

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  • gravitational waves 100%
  • LIGO (observatory) 95%
  • coalescing 24%
  • confidence 24%
  • universe 20%
  195 Citations (Scopus)

• GW151226: observation of gravitational waves from a 22-solar-mass binary black hole coalescence

  The LIGO Scientific Collaboration, Green, A., Middleton, H., Haster, C-J., Thomas, E., Töyrä, D., Vinciguerra, S., Wang, H., Berry, C., Del Pozzo, W., Farr, W., Freise, A., Miao, H., Mow-Lowry, C., Vecchio, A., Veitch, J., Mandel, I., Stevenson, S. & Gaebel, S., 15 Jun 2016, In: Physical Review Letters. 116, 24, 14 p., 241103.

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  • gravitational waves 100%
  • coalescing 98%
  • LIGO (observatory) 63%
  • matched filters 34%
  • stellar mass 26%
  2230 Citations (Scopus)

  190 Downloads (Pure)

• High-energy neutrino follow-up search of gravitational wave event GW150914 with ANTARES and IceCube

  The LIGO Scientific Collaboration, Green, A., Vecchio, A., Freise, A., Del Pozzo, W., Mandel, I., Veitch, J., Haster, C-J., Middleton, H., Wang, H., Farr, W., Berry, C., Miao, H., Thomas, E., Töyrä, D., Vinciguerra, S. & Mow-Lowry, C., 23 Jun 2016, In: Physical Review D (Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology). 93, 12-15 June 2016

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  • gravitational waves 100%
  • neutrinos 84%
  • energy 30%
  • LIGO (observatory) 15%
  • detectors 14%
  99 Citations (Scopus)

• Observation of gravitational waves from a binary black hole merger

  The LIGO Scientific Collaboration & Virgo Collaboration, 11 Feb 2016, In: Physical Review Letters. 116, 6, 16 p., 061102.

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  • gravitational waves 100%
  • false alarms 22%
  • matched filters 22%
  • LIGO (observatory) 21%
  • stellar mass 17%
  6036 Citations (Scopus)

  229 Downloads (Pure)

• Observing gravitational-wave transient GW150914 with minimal assumptions

  The LIGO Scientific Collaboration, Mandel, I., Vecchio, A., Freise, A., Del Pozzo, W., Veitch, J., Farr, W., Miao, H., Mow-Lowry, C., Berry, C., Haster, C-J., Middleton, H., Wang, H., Thomas, E., Green, A., Vinciguerra, S. & Töyrä, D., 7 Jun 2016, In: Physical Review D (Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology). 93, 12-15 June 16

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  • gravitational waves 100%
  • waveforms 45%
  • detectors 28%
  • chirp 27%
  101 Citations (Scopus)

• Properties of the binary black hole merger GW150914

  The LIGO Scientific Collaboration & Virgo Collaboration, 14 Jun 2016, In: Physical Review Letters. 116, 24, 19 p., 241102.

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  • LIGO (observatory) 100%
  • gravitational waves 78%
  • relativity 36%
  • waveforms 35%
  • intervals 29%
  479 Citations (Scopus)

  140 Downloads (Pure)

• Prospects for Observing and Localizing Gravitational-Wave Transients with Advanced LIGO and Advanced Virgo

  The LIGO Scientific Collaboration, Mandel, I., Green, A., Middleton, H., Haster, C-J., Thomas, E., Töyrä, D., Vinciguerra, S., Wang, H., Berry, C., Del Pozzo, W., Farr, W., Freise, A., Miao, H., Mow-Lowry, C., Vecchio, A. & Veitch, J., 8 Feb 2016, In: Living Reviews in Relativity.

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  389 Citations (Scopus)

• Sensitivity of the Advanced LIGO detectors at the beginning of gravitational wave astronomy

  The LIGO Scientific Collaboration, Martynov, D., Mandel, I., Green, A., Middleton, H., Vecchio, A., Freise, A., Del Pozzo, W., Veitch, J., Haster, C-J., Wang, H., Farr, W., Berry, C., Vinciguerra, S., Thomas, E., Töyrä, D., Miao, H. & Mow-Lowry, C., 2 Jun 2016, In: Physical Review D (Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology). 93, 11-1 June 2016, 112004.

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  • LIGO (observatory) 100%
  • astronomy 85%
  • gravitational waves 78%
  • coalescing 51%
  • sensitivity 47%
  175 Citations (Scopus)

  164 Downloads (Pure)

• Tests of general relativity with GW150914

  The LIGO Scientific Collaboration, Vecchio, A., Freise, A., Mandel, I., Veitch, J., Del Pozzo, W., Farr, W., Berry, C., Miao, H., Mow-Lowry, C., Haster, C-J., Middleton, H., Wang, H., Thomas, E., Green, A., Vinciguerra, S. & Töyrä, D., 3 Jun 2016, In: Physical Review Letters. 116, 22, 19 p., 221101.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • relativity 100%
  • gravitons 64%
  • LIGO (observatory) 33%
  • gravitational fields 26%
  • gravitational waves 26%
  776 Citations (Scopus)

• The rate of binary black hole mergers inferred from Advanced LIGO observations surrounding GW150914

  The LIGO Scientific Collaboration, Virgo Collaboration & Farr, W., 30 Nov 2016, In: Astrophysical Journal Letters. 833, 1, 8 p., L1.

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  • merger 100%
  • LIGO (observatory) 99%
  • false alarms 30%
  • detector 29%
  • actuators 27%
  181 Citations (Scopus)

  77 Downloads (Pure)
• 2015

  Advanced LIGO

  The LIGO Scientific Collaboration & Freise, A., 3 Mar 2015, In: Classical and Quantum Gravity. 32, 7, 074001.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • LIGO (observatory) 100%
  • recycling 36%
  • gravitational waves 31%
  • sensitivity 28%
  • low frequencies 22%
  1151 Citations (Scopus)

• Directed search for gravitational waves from Scorpius X-1 with initial LIGO data

  Aylott, B., Berry, C., Bond, C., Brown, D., Del Pozzo, W., Farr, W., Freise, A., Haster, C-J., Mandel, I., Miao, H., Middleton, H., Sidery, T., Stevenson, S., Vecchio, A., Veitch, J., Vousden, W., Wang, H., Wang, M., The LIGO Scientific Collaboration & Virgo Collaboration, 26 Mar 2015, In: Physical Review D. 91, 20 p., 062008.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • LIGO (observatory) 100%
  • gravitational waves 78%
  • x ray binaries 42%
  • false alarms 35%
  • sidebands 27%
  40 Citations (Scopus)

• Limits on anisotropy in the nanohertz stochastic gravitational-wave background

  EPTA collaboration & Taylor, S. R., 22 Jul 2015, In: Physical Review Letters. 115, 041101.

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  • gravitational waves 100%
  • anisotropy 65%
  • angular distribution 58%
  • isotropy 39%
  • monopoles 35%
  40 Citations (Scopus)

  117 Downloads (Pure)
• 2014

  Parameter estimation on compact binary coalescences with abruptly terminating gravitational waveforms

  Mandel, I., Berry, C. P. L., Ohme, F., Fairhurst, S. & Farr, W. M., 7 Aug 2014, In: Classical and Quantum Gravity. 31, 15, 155005.

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  • stopping 100%
  • coalescing 91%
  • waveforms 83%
  • cut-off 63%
  • templates 53%
  39 Citations (Scopus)

• Reconstructing the sky location of gravitational-wave detected compact binary systems: Methodology for testing and comparison

  Sidery, T., Aylott, B., Christensen, N., Farr, B., Farr, W., Feroz, F., Gair, J., Grover, K., Graff, P., Hanna, C., Kalogera, V., Mandel, I., O'Shaughnessy, R., Pitkin, M., Price, L., Raymond, V., Röver, C., Singer, L., Van Der Sluys, M., Smith, R. J. E., & 3 othersVecchio, A., Veitch, J. & Vitale, S., 18 Apr 2014, In: Physical Review D. 89, 8, 084060.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • gravitational waves 100%
  • sky 97%
  • methodology 83%
  • triangulation 35%
  • data products 22%
  42 Citations (Scopus)

• The first two years of electromagnetic follow-up with advanced ligo and virgo

  Singer, L. P., Price, L. R., Farr, B., Urban, A. L., Pankow, C., Vitale, S., Veitch, J., Farr, W. M., Hanna, C., Cannon, K., Downes, T., Graff, P., Haster, C. J., Mandel, I., Sidery, T. & Vecchio, A., 10 Nov 2014, In: The Astrophysical Journal. 795, 2, 16 p., 105.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • LIGO (observatory) 100%
  • sky 60%
  • electromagnetism 57%
  • detection 47%
  • detector 42%
  147 Citations (Scopus)
• 2013

  Experimental test of higher-order Laguerre-Gauss modes in the 10 m Glasgow prototype interferometer

  Sorazu, B., Barr, B. W., Bell, A. S., Hild, S., Huttner, S. H., MacArthur, J., Strain, K. A., Fulda, P. J., Bond, C., Carbone, L. & Freise, A., 7 Feb 2013, In: Classical and Quantum Gravity. 30, 3

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • interferometers 100%
  • prototypes 97%
  • gravitational waves 66%
  • astigmatism 50%
  • detectors 38%
  22 Citations (Scopus)

• Generation of high-purity higher-order Laguerre-Gauss beams at high laser power

  Carbone, L., Bogan, C., Fulda, P., Freise, A. & Willke, B., 18 Jun 2013, In: Physical Review Letters. 110, 25, 5 p., 251101.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review

  • high power lasers 100%
  • purity 89%
  • gravitational waves 50%
  • interferometers 42%
  • LIGO (observatory) 32%
  24 Citations (Scopus)

• Realistic polarizing Sagnac topology with DC readout for the Einstein Telescope

  Wang, M., Bond, C., Brown, D., Brückner, F., Carbone, L., Palmer, R. & Freise, A., 14 May 2013, In: Physical Review D. 87, 9

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • readout 100%
  • topology 96%
  • direct current 86%
  • telescopes 83%
  • detectors 61%
  16 Citations (Scopus)
• 2012

  Sensors and actuators for the Advanced LIGO mirror suspensions

  Carbone, L., Aston, S., Cutler, R. M., Freise, A., Hoyland, D., Lodhia, D., Speake, C. C., Vecchio, A., Greenhalgh, J., Heefner, J., Robertson, N. A., Lockerbie, N. A. & Strain, K. A., 9 May 2012, In: Classical and Quantum Gravity. 29, 11, 115005.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • LIGO (observatory) 100%
  • actuators 65%
  • mirrors 57%
  • sensors 49%
  • electronics 27%
  46 Citations (Scopus)
• 2011

  Higher order Laguerre-Gauss mode degeneracy in realistic, high finesse cavities

  Bond, C., Fulda, P., Carbone, L., Kokeyama, K. & Freise, A., 1 Nov 2011, In: Physical Review D. 84, 10

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  • cavities 100%
  • mirrors 66%
  • LIGO (observatory) 58%
  • surface distortion 35%
  • thermal noise 26%
  31 Citations (Scopus)