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A Study of Cooling Time Reduction of Interferometric Cryogenic Gravitational Wave Detectors Using a High-Emissivity Coating

In interferometric cryogenic gravitational wave detectors, there are plans to cool mirrors and their suspension systems (payloads) in order to reduce thermal noise, that is, one of the fundamental noise sources. Because of the large payload…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2014-03-05 Y. Sakakibara , N. Kimura , T. Suzuki , K. Yamamoto , D. Chen , S. Koike , C. Tokoku , T. Uchiyama , M. Ohashi , K. Kuroda

Quantum noise in laser-interferometer gravitational-wave detectors with a heterodyne readout scheme

We analyze and discuss the quantum noise in signal-recycled laser interferometer gravitational-wave detectors, such as Advanced LIGO, using a heterodyne readout scheme and taking into account the optomechanical dynamics. Contrary to…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2014-11-17 Alessandra Buonanno , Yanbei Chen , Nergis Mavalvala

Quantum sensors with matter waves for GW observation

Quantum sensors exploiting matter waves interferometry promise to realize a new generation of Gravitational Wave detectors. The intrinsic stability of specific atomic energy levels makes atom interferometers and clocks ideal candidates to…

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Exploring the Sensitivity of Next Generation Gravitational Wave Detectors

The second-generation of gravitational-wave detectors are just starting operation, and have already yielding their first detections. Research is now concentrated on how to maximize the scientific potential of gravitational-wave astronomy.…

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Brinkmann , P. Brockill , J. E. Broida , A. F. Brooks , D. A. Brown , D. D. Brown , N. M. Brown , S. Brunett , C. C. Buchanan , A. Buikema , A. Buonanno , R. L. Byer , M. Cabero , L. Cadonati , C. Cahillane , J. Calder'on Bustillo , T. Callister , J. B. Camp , K. C. Cannon , J. Cao , C. D. Capano , S. Caride , S. Caudill , M. Cavagli`a , C. B. Cepeda , S. J. Chamberlin , M. Chan , S. Chao , P. Charlton , B. D. Cheeseboro , H. Y. Chen , Y. Chen , C. Cheng , H. S. Cho , M. Cho , J. H. Chow , N. Christensen , Q. Chu , S. Chung , G. Ciani , F. Clara , J. A. Clark , C. G. Collette , L. Cominsky , M. Constancio , D. Cook , T. R. Corbitt , N. Cornish , A. Corsi , C. A. Costa , M. W. Coughlin , S. B. Coughlin , S. T. Countryman , P. Couvares , E. E. Cowan , D. M. Coward , M. J. Cowart , D. C. Coyne , R. Coyne , K. Craig , J. D. E. Creighton , J. Cripe , S. G. Crowder , A. Cumming , L. Cunningham , T. Dal Canton , S. L. Danilishin , K. Danzmann , N. S. Darman , A. Dasgupta , C. F. 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Goetz , R. Goetz , L. Gondan , G. Gonz'alez , A. Gopakumar , N. A. Gordon , M. L. Gorodetsky , S. E. Gossan , C. Graef , P. B. Graff , A. Grant , S. Gras , C. Gray , A. C. Green , H. Grote , S. Grunewald , X. Guo , A. Gupta , M. K. Gupta , K. E. Gushwa , E. K. Gustafson , R. Gustafson , J. J. Hacker , B. R. Hall , E. D. Hall , G. Hammond , M. Haney , M. M. Hanke , J. Hanks , C. Hanna , M. D. Hannam , J. Hanson , T. Hardwick , G. M. Harry , I. W. Harry , M. J. Hart , M. T. Hartman , C. -J. Haster , K. Haughian , M. C. Heintze , M. Hendry , I. S. Heng , J. Hennig , J. Henry , A. W. Heptonstall , M. Heurs , S. Hild , D. Hoak , K. Holt , D. E. Holz , P. Hopkins , J. Hough , E. A. Houston , E. J. Howell , Y. M. Hu , S. Huang , E. A. Huerta , B. Hughey , S. Husa , S. H. Huttner , T. Huynh-Dinh , N. Indik , D. R. Ingram , R. Inta , H. N. Isa , M. Isi , T. Isogai , B. R. Iyer , K. Izumi , H. Jang , K. Jani , S. Jawahar , L. Jian , F. Jim'enez-Forteza , W. W. Johnson , D. I. Jones , R. Jones , L. Ju , Haris K , C. V. Kalaghatgi , V. Kalogera , S. Kandhasamy , G. Kang , J. B. Kanner , S. J. Kapadia , S. Karki , K. S. Karvinen , M. Kasprzack , E. Katsavounidis , W. Katzman , S. Kaufer , T. Kaur , K. Kawabe , M. S. Kehl , D. Keitel , D. B. Kelley , W. Kells , R. Kennedy , J. S. Key , F. Y. Khalili , S. Khan , Z. Khan , E. A. Khazanov , N. Kijbunchoo , Chi-Woong Kim , Chunglee Kim , J. Kim , K. Kim , N. Kim , W. Kim , Y. -M. Kim , S. J. Kimbrell , E. J. King , P. J. King , J. S. Kissel , B. Klein , L. Kleybolte , S. Klimenko , S. M. Koehlenbeck , V. Kondrashov , A. Kontos , M. Korobko , W. Z. Korth , D. B. Kozak , V. Kringel , C. Krueger , G. Kuehn , P. Kumar , R. Kumar , L. Kuo , B. D. Lackey , M. Landry , J. Lange , B. Lantz , P. D. Lasky , M. Laxen , A. Lazzarini , S. Leavey , E. O. Lebigot , C. H. Lee , H. K. Lee , H. M. Lee , K. Lee , A. Lenon , J. R. Leong , Y. Levin , J. B. Lewis , T. G. F. Li , A. Libson , T. B. Littenberg , N. A. Lockerbie , A. L. Lombardi , L. T. London , J. E. Lord , M. Lormand , J. D. Lough , H. L"uck , A. P. Lundgren , R. Lynch , Y. Ma , B. Machenschalk , M. MacInnis , D. M. Macleod , F. Magaña-Sandoval , L. Magaña Zertuche , R. M. Magee , V. Mandic , V. Mangano , G. L. Mansell , M. Manske , S. M'arka , Z. M'arka , A. S. Markosyan , E. Maros , I. W. Martin , D. V. Martynov , K. Mason , T. J. Massinger , M. Masso-Reid , F. Matichard , L. Matone , N. Mavalvala , N. Mazumder , R. McCarthy , D. E. McClelland , S. McCormick , S. C. McGuire , G. McIntyre , J. McIver , D. J. McManus , T. McRae , S. T. McWilliams , D. Meacher , G. D. Meadors , A. Melatos , G. Mendell , R. A. Mercer , E. L. Merilh , S. Meshkov , C. Messenger , C. Messick , P. M. Meyers , H. Miao , H. Middleton , E. E. Mikhailov , A. L. Miller , A. Miller , B. B. Miller , J. Miller , M. Millhouse , J. Ming , S. Mirshekari , C. Mishra , S. Mitra , V. P. Mitrofanov , G. Mitselmakher , R. Mittleman , S. R. P. Mohapatra , B. C. Moore , C. J. Moore , D. Moraru , G. Moreno , S. R. Morriss , K. Mossavi , C. M. Mow-Lowry , G. Mueller , A. W. Muir , Arunava Mukherjee , D. Mukherjee , S. Mukherjee , N. Mukund , A. Mullavey , J. Munch , D. J. Murphy , P. G. Murray , A. Mytidis , R. K. Nayak , K. Nedkova , T. J. N. Nelson , A. Neunzert , G. Newton , T. T. Nguyen , A. B. Nielsen , A. Nitz , D. Nolting , M. E. N. Normandin , L. K. Nuttall , J. Oberling , E. Ochsner , J. O'Dell , E. Oelker , G. H. Ogin , J. J. Oh , S. H. Oh , F. Ohme , M. Oliver , P. Oppermann , Richard J. Oram , B. O'Reilly , R. O'Shaughnessy , D. J. Ottaway , H. Overmier , B. J. Owen , A. Pai , S. A. Pai , J. R. Palamos , O. Palashov , A. Pal-Singh , H. Pan , C. Pankow , F. Pannarale , B. C. Pant , M. A. Papa , H. R. Paris , W. Parker , D. Pascucci , Z. Patrick , B. L. Pearlstone , M. Pedraza , L. Pekowsky , A. Pele , S. Penn , A. Perreca , L. M. Perri , M. Phelps , V. Pierro , I. M. Pinto , M. Pitkin , M. Poe , A. Post , J. Powell , J. Prasad , J. Pratt , V. Predoi , T. Prestegard , L. 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A. Usman , H. Vahlbruch , G. Vajente , G. Valdes , D. C. Vander-Hyde , A. A. van Veggel , S. Vass , R. Vaulin , A. Vecchio , J. Veitch , P. J. Veitch , K. Venkateswara , S. Vinciguerra , D. J. Vine , S. Vitale , T. Vo , C. Vorvick , D. V. Voss , W. D. Vousden , S. P. Vyatchanin , A. R. Wade , L. E. Wade , M. Wade , M. Walker , L. Wallace , S. Walsh , H. Wang , M. Wang , X. Wang , Y. Wang , R. L. Ward , J. Warner , B. Weaver , M. Weinert , A. J. Weinstein , R. Weiss , L. Wen , P. Wessels , T. Westphal , K. Wette , J. T. Whelan , B. F. Whiting , R. D. Williams , A. R. Williamson , J. L. Willis , B. Willke , M. H. Wimmer , W. Winkler , C. C. Wipf , H. Wittel , G. Woan , J. Woehler , J. Worden , J. L. Wright , D. S. Wu , G. Wu , J. Yablon , W. Yam , H. Yamamoto , C. C. Yancey , H. Yu , M. Zanolin , M. Zevin , L. Zhang , M. Zhang , Y. Zhang , C. Zhao , M. Zhou , Z. Zhou , X. J. Zhu , M. E. Zucker , S. E. Zuraw , J. Zweizig , J. Harms

The stochastic gravity-wave background: sources and detection

A world-wide effort is now underway to build gravitational wave detectors based on highly-sensitive laser interferometers. When data from detectors at different sites is properly combined, it will permit highly-sensitive searches for a…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-08-21 Bruce Allen

An analysis and visualization of the output mode-matching requirements for squeezing in Advanced LIGO and future gravitational wave detectors

The sensitivity of ground-based gravitational wave (GW) detectors will be improved in the future via the injection of frequency-dependent squeezed vacuum. The achievable improvement is ultimately limited by losses of the interferometer…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2020-06-10 Antonio Perreca , Aidan Brooks , Jonathan Richardson , Daniel Toyra , Rory Smith

The First Space-Based Gravitational-Wave Detectors

Gravitational waves provide a laboratory for general relativity and a window to energetic astrophysical phenomena invisible with electromagnetic radiation. Several terrestrial detectors are currently under construction, and a space-based…

Astrophysics · Physics 2016-08-30 R. R. Caldwell , Marc Kamionkowski , Leven Wadley

On-axis Optical Bench for Laser Ranging Instruments in future gravity missions

The Laser Ranging Interferometer onboard the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment Follow-On mission proved the feasibility of an interferometric sensor for inter-satellite length tracking with sub-nanometer precision, establishing an…

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A cryogenic test-mass suspension with flexures operating in compression for third-generation gravitational-wave detectors

This paper presents an analysis of the conceptual design of a novel silicon suspension for the cryogenic test-mass mirrors of the low-frequency detector of the Einstein Telescope gravitational-wave observatory. In traditional suspensions,…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-03-26 Fabián E. Peña Arellano , Nelson L. Leon , Leonardo González López , Riccardo DeSalvo , Harry Themann , Esra Zerina Appavuravther , Guerino Avallone , Francesca Badaracco , Mark A. Barton , Alessandro Bertolini , Christian Chavez , Andy Damas , Richard Damas , Britney Gallego , Eric Hennes , Gerardo Iannone , Seth Linker , Marina Mondin , Claudia Moreno , Kevin Pang , Stefano Selleri , Mynor Soto , Flavio Travasso , Joris Van-Heijningen , Fernando Velez , Morgane Zeoli

Gravitational wave detectors with broadband high frequency sensitivity

The binary neutron star coalescence GW170817 was observed by gravitational wave detectors during the inspiral phase but sensitivity in the 1-5 kHz band was insufficient to observe the expected nuclear matter signature of the merger itself,…

Optics · Physics 2021-11-10 Michael A. Page , Maxim Goryachev , Haixing Miao , Yanbei Chen , Yiqiu Ma , David Mason , Massimiliano Rossi , Carl D. Blair , Li Ju , David G. Blair , Albert Schliesser , Michael E. Tobar , Chunnong Zhao

30 W ultra-stable laser light at 2128 nm for future gravitational-wave observatories

Thermal noise of the dielectric mirror coatings can limit laser-optical high-precision measurements. Coatings made of amorphous silicon and silicon nitride could provide a remedy for both gravitational-wave detectors and optical clocks.…

Optics · Physics 2023-11-30 Julian Gurs , Nina Bode , Christian Darsow-Fromm , Henning Vahlbruch , Pascal Gewecke , Sebastian Steinlechner , Benno Willke , Roman Schnabel

Laser-interferometer gravitational-wave optical-spring detectors

Using a quantum mechanical approach, we show that in a gravitational-wave interferometer composed of arm cavities and a signal recycling cavity, e.g., the LIGO-II configuration, the radiation-pressure force acting on the mirrors not only…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-11-07 Alessandra Buonanno , Yanbei Chen

Adaptive filtering techniques for gravitational wave interferometric data: Removing long-term sinusoidal disturbances and oscillatory transients

It is known by the experience gained from the gravitational wave detector proto-types that the interferometric output signal will be corrupted by a significant amount of non-Gaussian noise, large part of it being essentially composed of…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-10-31 E. Chassande-Mottin , S. V. Dhurandhar

Snowmass2021 Cosmic Frontier White Paper: Future Gravitational-Wave Detector Facilities

The next generation of gravitational-wave observatories can explore a wide range of fundamental physics phenomena throughout the history of the universe. These phenomena include access to the universe's binary black hole population…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2022-03-30 Stefan W. Ballmer , Rana Adhikari , Leonardo Badurina , Duncan A. Brown , Swapan Chattopadhyay , Matthew Evans , Peter Fritschel , Evan Hall , Jason M. Hogan , Karan Jani , Tim Kovachy , Kevin Kuns , Ariel Schwartzman , Daniel Sigg , Bram Slagmolen , Salvatore Vitale , Christopher Wipf

Validating gravitational-wave detections: The Advanced LIGO hardware injection system

Hardware injections are simulated gravitational-wave signals added to the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO). The detectors' test masses are physically displaced by an actuator in order to simulate the effects of a…

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Structural Design and Performance Analysis of Laser Transmitting Telescope for Space Gravitational Wave Detection

The spaceborne laser emission telescope is a core and critical component of the space gravitational wave detection system.Compared with ground-based telescopes, the on-orbit space environment is more complex and harsh, presenting higher…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2026-03-10 Long Yongtao , Mo Yan , Cao Shengyi , Cao Jiamin , Zhao Lujia , Wang Haibo , Wang Shuangbao , Tan Hao , Liu Xiaohong , Wang Dawei , Ma Donglin

A Three-Dimensional Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Detector

The gravitational wave (GW) has opened a new window to the universe beyond the electromagnetic spectrum. Since 2015, dozens of GW events have been caught by the ground-based GW detectors through laser interferometry. However, all the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2020-10-07 Mengxu Liu , Biping Gong

The Response of a Two-Element Radio Interferometer to Gravitational Waves

This document presents a ray-optics analysis of the response of a two-element radio interferometer to the presence of a plane gravitational wave. A general expression for the differential phase observed between the two receiving stations as…

Astrophysics · Physics 2016-08-30 Kipp Cannon

A phase-sensitive optomechanical amplifier for quantum noise reduction in laser interferometers

The sensitivity of future gravitational wave interferometers is expected to be limited through-out the detection band by quantum vacuum fluctuations, which can be reduced by quantum non-demolition methods such as squeezed vacuum injection.…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2020-08-12 Yuntao Bai , Gautam Venugopalan , Kevin Kuns , Christopher Wipf , Aaron Markowitz , Andrew R Wade , Yanbei Chen , Rana X Adhikari

Increase of the Number of Detectable Gravitational Waves Signals due to Gravitational Lensing

This article deals with the gravitational lensing (GL) of gravitational waves (GW). We compute the increase in the number of detected GW events due to GL. First, we check that geometrical optics is valid for the GW frequency range on which…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-11-10 M. Arnaud-Varvella , M. -C. Angonin , Ph. Tourrenc