Estimation of systematic error from bulk deformation of end test mass induced by photon calibrator for LIGO post-O5 gravitational wave projects
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: We studied bulk deformation of the end test masses (ETMs) of gravitational wave (GW) detectors caused by calibration devices named Photon Calibrator (Pcal). This bulk deformation is one of the source of calibration error since it induces non-linear displacement from the ideal pendulum motion of the ETM. Particularly, it is the dominant error source above 1500 Hz which is crucial to the studies of neutron star mergers. The displacement also depends on beam offsets of the main interferometer (IFO) beam and Pcal beams. We conceptually described frequency dependent effect of bulk deformation and evaluated it in several cases of the beam offset with finite-element analysis (FEA) software, for ETM models of Advanced LIGO (aLIGO), KAGRA, Advanced Virgo (AdVirgo), and LIGO A#.
Source: Classical and Quantum Gravity
Language: English
Subfield: Astronomy and Astrophysics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
Estimated APC paid: $3,325
Funders: National Science Foundation, National Research Foundation, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Academia Sinica, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Ministry of Science and ICT, South Korea, National Science and Technology Council, Science and Technology Facilities Council, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
Award: G4418063479
OpenAlex ID: W7203906536