Year: 2021
Type: article
Abstract: The characterization of the Advanced LIGO detectors in the second and third observing runs has increased the sensitivity of the instruments, allowing for a higher number of detectable gravitational-wave signals, and provided confirmation of all observed gravitational-wave events. In this work, we present the methods used to characterize the LIGO detectors and curate the publicly available datasets, including the LIGO strain data and data quality products. We describe the essential role of these datasets in LIGO–Virgo Collaboration analyses of gravitational-waves from both transient and persistent sources and include details on the provenance of these datasets in order to support analyses of LIGO data by the broader community. Finally, we explain anticipated changes in the role of detector characterization and current efforts to prepare for the high rate of gravitational-wave alerts and events in future observing runs.
Source: Classical and Quantum Gravity
Authors: D Davis, J S Areeda, B K Berger, R Bruntz, A Effler, R C Essick, R P Fisher, P Godwin, E Goetz, A F Helmling-Cornell, B Hughey, E Katsavounidis, A P Lundgren, D M Macleod, Z Márka, T J Massinger, A Matas, J McIver, G Mo, K Mogushi, P Nguyen, L K Nuttall, R M S Schofield, D H Shoemaker, S Soni, A L Stuver, A L Urban, G Valdes, M Walker, R Abbott, C Adams, R X Adhikari, A Ananyeva, S Appert, K Arai, Y Asali, S M Aston, C Austin, A M Baer, M Ball, S W Ballmer, S Banagiri, D Barker, C Barschaw, L Barsotti, J Bartlett, J Betzwieser, R Beda, D Bhattacharjee, J Bidler, G Billingsley, S Biscans, C D Blair, R M Blair, N Bode, P Booker, R Bork, A Bramley, A F Brooks, D D Brown, A Buikema, C Cahillane, T A Callister, G Caneva Santoro, K C Cannon, J Carlin, K Chandra, X Chen, N Christensen, A A Ciobanu, F Clara, C M Compton, S J Cooper, K R Corley, M W Coughlin, S T Countryman, P B Covas, D C Coyne, S G Crowder, T Dal Canton, B Danila, L E H Datrier, G S Davies, T Dent, N A Didio, C Di Fronzo, K L Dooley, J C Driggers, P Dupej, S E Dwyer, T Etzel, M Evans, T M Evans, S Fairhurst, J Feicht, A Fernandez-Galiana, R Frey, P Fritschel, V V Frolov, P Fulda, M Fyffe, B U Gadre, J A Giaime, K D Giardina, G González, S Gras, C Gray, R Gray, A C Green, A Gupta, E K Gustafson, R Gustafson, J Hanks, J Hanson, T Hardwick, I W Harry, R K Hasskew, M C Heintze, J Heinzel, N A Holland, I J Hollows, C G Hoy, S Hughey, S P Jadhav, K Janssens, G Johns, J D Jones, S Kandhasamy, S Karki, M Kasprzack, K Kawabe, D Keitel, N Kijbunchoo, Y M Kim, P J King, J S Kissel, S Kulkarni, Rahul Kumar, M Landry, B B Lane, B Lantz, M Laxen, Y K Lecoeuche, J Leviton, J Liu, M Lormand, R Macas, A Macedo, M MacInnis, V Mandic, G L Mansell, S Márka, B Martinez, K Martinovic, D V Martynov, K Mason, F Matichard, N Mavalvala, R McCarthy, D E McClelland, S McCormick, L McCuller, C McIsaac, T McRae, G Mendell, K Merfeld, E L Merilh, P M Meyers, F Meylahn, I Michaloliakos, H Middleton, J C Mills, T Mistry, R Mittleman, G Moreno, C M Mow-Lowry, S Mozzon, L Mueller, N Mukund, A Mullavey, J Muth, T J N Nelson, A Neunzert, S Nichols, E Nitoglia, J Oberling, J J Oh, S H Oh, Richard J Oram, R G Ormiston, N Ormsby, C Osthelder, D J Ottaway, H Overmier, A Pai, J R Palamos, F Pannarale, W Parker, O Patane, M Patel, E Payne, A Pele, R Penhorwood, C J Perez, K S Phukon, M Pillas, M Pirello, H Radkins, K E Ramirez, J W Richardson, K Riles, K Rink, N A Robertson, J G Rollins, C L Romel, J H Romie, M P Ross, K Ryan, T Sadecki, M Sakellariadou, E J Sanchez, L E Sanchez, L Sandles, T R Saravanan, R L Savage, D Schaetzl, R Schnabel, E Schwartz, D Sellers, T Shaffer, D Sigg, A M Sintes, B J J Slagmolen, J R Smith, K Soni, B Sorazu, A P Spencer, K A Strain, D Strom, L Sun, M J Szczepańczyk, J Tasson, R Tenorio, M Thomas, P Thomas, K A Thorne, K Toland, C I Torrie, A Tran, G Traylor, M Trevor, M Tse, G Vajente, N van Remortel, D C Vander-Hyde, A Vargas, J Veitch, P J Veitch, K Venkateswara, G Venugopalan, A D Viets, V Villa-Ortega, T Vo, C Vorvick, M Wade, G S Wallace, R L Ward, J Warner, B Weaver, A J Weinstein, R Weiss, K Wette, D D White, L V White, C Whittle, A R Williamson, B Willke, C C Wipf, L Xiao, R Xu, H Yamamoto, Hang Yu, Haocun Yu, L Zhang, Y Zheng, M E Zucker, J Zweizig
Institutions: California Institute of Technology, California State University, Fullerton, Stanford University, Christopher Newport University, LIGO Scientific Collaboration, University of Chicago, Pennsylvania State University, Louisiana State University, University of British Columbia, Missouri University of Science and Technology, University of Oregon, Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Portsmouth, Cardiff University, Columbia University, Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics, Villanova University, Syracuse University, University of Minnesota, University of Washington Bothell, Leibniz University Hannover, The University of Adelaide, Flatiron Institute, Stony Brook University, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sapienza University of Rome, The University of Tokyo, The University of Melbourne, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, The University of Western Australia, Carleton College, University of Birmingham, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Bellevue College, Bellevue University, Université Paris-Saclay, University of Szeged, University of Glasgow, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, University of Mississippi, University of Florida, University of Michigan, Australian National University, University of Sheffield, Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Antwerp, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, University of London, National Institute for Mathematical Sciences, Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, Monash University, National Institute for Subatomic Physics, University of Amsterdam, University of Washington, Universität Hamburg, University of Maryland, College Park, Concordia University Wisconsin, Kenyon College, University of Strathclyde
Language: English
Subfield: Astronomy and Astrophysics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
Awards: G1036789809, The Operation and Maintenance of the Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory (LIGO), LIGO Laboratory Operations and Maintenance 2019-2023, The Construction of the Advanced Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory (AdvLIGO), Gravitational-wave Research, The A+ upgrade:Expanding the Advanced LIGO Horizon, Investigations in Gravitational Radiation, Gravitational Waves PROJECT COORDINATION, Exploring the Gravitational-wave Universe, Advanced LIGO Operations Support, Gravitational Waves at the University of Portsmouth, Collaborative Research: Paving the Way for Fractions: Exploring Foundational Concepts in First Grade, Investigations in Gravitational Radiation, Pinpointing the Origin of Noisy Compact Binary Mergers, G7671402506, NEW APPLICANT: Enabling rapid observation of compact binary mergers with a network of gravitational-wave observatories, Investigations in Gravitational Radiation
OpenAlex ID: W3121692012