Gravitational-wave sensitivity curves

Robert H. Cole; Christopher P. L. Berry; Chris Moore

doi:10.1088/0264-9381/32/1/015014

Gravitational-wave sensitivity curves

Robert H. Cole, Christopher P. L. Berry, Chris Moore

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Abstract

There are several common conventions in use by the gravitational-wave community to describe the amplitude of sources and the sensitivity of detectors. These are frequently confused. We outline the merits of and differences between the various quantities used for parameterizing noise curves and characterizing gravitational-wave amplitudes. We conclude by producing plots that consistently compare different detectors. Similar figures can be generated on-line for general use at \url{http://rhcole.com/apps/GWplotter}.

Original language	English
Article number	015014
Number of pages	25
Journal	Classical and Quantum Gravity
Volume	32
Issue number	1
Early online date	8 Dec 2014
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1088/0264-9381/32/1/015014
Publication status	Published - Jan 2015

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Paper to accompany resource at http://rhcole.com/apps/GWplotter

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gr-qc
astro-ph.HE

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