Characterization of the LIGO detectors during their sixth science run

LIGO Scientific Collaboration, Virgo Collaboration, J. Aasi, Kat Grover, Ilya Mandel, Alberto Vecchio

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Abstract

In 2009–2010, the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) operated together with international partners Virgo and GEO600 as a network to search for gravitational waves (GWs) of astrophysical origin. The sensitivity of these detectors was limited by a combination of noise sources inherent to the instrumental design and its environment, often localized in time or frequency, that couple into the GW readout. Here we review the performance of the LIGO instruments during this epoch, the work done to characterize the detectors and their data, and the effect that transient and continuous noise artefacts have on the sensitivity of LIGO to a variety of astrophysical sources.
Original languageEnglish
Article number115012
Number of pages30
JournalClassical and Quantum Gravity
Volume32
Issue number11
Early online date13 May 2015
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 11 Jun 2015

Keywords

  • LIGO
  • gravitational waves
  • detector characterization

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