Environmental noise in advanced LIGO detectors

P. Nguyen; R. M.S. Schofield; A. Effler; C. Austin; V. Adya; M. Ball; S. Banagiri; K. Banowetz; C. Billman; C. D. Blair; A. Buikema; C. Cahillane; F. Clara; P. B. Covas; G. Dalya; C. Daniel; B. Dawes; R. Derosa; S. E. Dwyer; R. Frey; V. V. Frolov; D. Ghirado; E. Goetz; T. Hardwick; A. F. Helmling-Cornell; I. J. Hollows; N. Kijbunchoo; J. Kruk; M. Laxen; E. Maaske; G. L. Mansell; R. McCarthy; K. Merfeld; A. Neunzert; J. R. Palamos; W. Parker; B. Pearlstone; A. Pele; H. Radkins; V. Roma; R. L. Savage; P. Schale; D. Shoemaker; T. Shoemaker; S. Soni; D. Talukder; M. Tse; G. Valdes; M. Vidreo; C. Vorvick; R. Abbott; C. Adams; R. X. Adhikari; A. Ananyeva; S. Appert; K. Arai; J. S. Areeda; Y. Asali; S. M. Aston; A. M. Baer; S. W. Ballmer; D. Barker; L. Barsotti; J. Bartlett; B. K. Berger; J. Betzwieser; D. Bhattacharjee; G. Billingsley; S. Biscans; R. M. Blair; N. Bode; P. Booker; R. Bork; A. Bramley; A. F. Brooks; D. D. Brown; K. C. Cannon; X. Chen; A. A. Ciobanu; S. J. Cooper; C. M. Compton; K. R. Corley; S. T. Countryman; D. C. Coyne; L. E.H. Datrier; D. Davis; C. Di Fronzo; K. L. Dooley; J. C. Driggers; P. Dupej; T. Etzel; M. Evans; T. M. Evans; J. Feicht; A. Fernandez-Galiana; P. Fritschel; P. Fulda; M. Fyffe; J. A. Giaime; K. D. Giardina; P. Godwin; S. Gras; C. Gray; R. Gray; A. C. Green; E. K. Gustafson; R. Gustafson; J. Hanks; J. Hanson; R. K. Hasskew; M. C. Heintze; N. A. Holland; J. D. Jones; S. Kandhasamy; S. Karki; M. Kasprzack; K. Kawabe; P. J. King; J. S. Kissel; Rahul Kumar; M. Landry; B. B. Lane; B. Lantz; Y. K. Lecoeuche; J. Leviton; J. Liu; M. Lormand; A. P. Lundgren; R. Macas; M. Macinnis; D. M. Macleod; S. Márka; Z. Márka; D. V. Martynov; K. Mason; T. J. Massinger; F. Matichard; N. Mavalvala; D. E. McClelland; S. McCormick; L. McCuller; J. McIver; T. McRae; G. Mendell; E. L. Merilh; F. Meylahn; P. M. Meyers; T. Mistry; R. Mittleman; G. Moreno; C. M. Mow-Lowry; S. Mozzon; A. Mullavey; T. J.N. Nelson; L. K. Nuttall; J. Oberling; Richard J. Oram; C. Osthelder; D. J. Ottaway; H. Overmier; E. Payne; R. Penhorwood; C. J. Perez; M. Pirello; K. E. Ramirez; J. W. Richardson; K. Riles; N. A. Robertson; J. G. Rollins; C. L. Romel; J. H. Romie; M. P. Ross; K. Ryan; T. Sadecki; E. J. Sanchez; L. E. Sanchez; T. R. Saravanan; D. Schaetzl; R. Schnabel; E. Schwartz; D. Sellers; T. Shaffer; D. Sigg; B. J.J. Slagmolen; J. R. Smith; B. Sorazu; A. P. Spencer; K. A. Strain; L. Sun; M. J. Szczepańczyk; M. Thomas; P. Thomas; K. A. Thorne; K. Toland; C. I. Torrie; G. Traylor; A. L. Urban; G. Vajente; D. C. Vander-Hyde; P. J. Veitch; K. Venkateswara; G. Venugopalan; A. D. Viets; T. Vo; M. Wade; R. L. Ward; J. Warner; B. Weaver; R. Weiss; C. Whittle; B. Willke; C. C. Wipf; L. Xiao; H. Yamamoto; Hang Yu; Haocun Yu; L. Zhang; M. E. Zucker; J. Zweizig

doi:10.1088/1361-6382/ac011a

Environmental noise in advanced LIGO detectors

P. Nguyen, R. M.S. Schofield, A. Effler, C. Austin, V. Adya, M. Ball, S. Banagiri, K. Banowetz, C. Billman, C. D. Blair, A. Buikema, C. Cahillane, F. Clara, P. B. Covas, G. Dalya, C. Daniel, B. Dawes, R. Derosa, S. E. Dwyer, R. FreyV. V. Frolov, D. Ghirado, E. Goetz, T. Hardwick, A. F. Helmling-Cornell, I. J. Hollows, N. Kijbunchoo, J. Kruk, M. Laxen, E. Maaske, G. L. Mansell, R. McCarthy, K. Merfeld, A. Neunzert, J. R. Palamos, W. Parker, B. Pearlstone, A. Pele, H. Radkins, V. Roma, R. L. Savage, P. Schale, D. Shoemaker, T. Shoemaker, S. Soni, D. Talukder, M. Tse, G. Valdes, M. Vidreo, C. Vorvick, R. Abbott, C. Adams, R. X. Adhikari, A. Ananyeva, S. Appert, K. Arai, J. S. Areeda, Y. Asali, S. M. Aston, A. M. Baer, S. W. Ballmer, D. Barker, L. Barsotti, J. Bartlett, B. K. Berger, J. Betzwieser, D. Bhattacharjee, G. Billingsley, S. Biscans, R. M. Blair, N. Bode, P. Booker, R. Bork, A. Bramley, A. F. Brooks, D. D. Brown, K. C. Cannon, X. Chen, A. A. Ciobanu, S. J. Cooper, C. M. Compton, K. R. Corley, S. T. Countryman, D. C. Coyne, L. E.H. Datrier, D. Davis, C. Di Fronzo, K. L. Dooley, J. C. Driggers, P. Dupej, T. Etzel, M. Evans, T. M. Evans, J. Feicht, A. Fernandez-Galiana, P. Fritschel, P. Fulda, M. Fyffe, J. A. Giaime, K. D. Giardina, P. Godwin, S. Gras, C. Gray, R. Gray, A. C. Green, E. K. Gustafson, R. Gustafson, J. Hanks, J. Hanson, R. K. Hasskew, M. C. Heintze, N. A. Holland, J. D. Jones, S. Kandhasamy, S. Karki, M. Kasprzack, K. Kawabe, P. J. King, J. S. Kissel, Rahul Kumar, M. Landry, B. B. Lane, B. Lantz, Y. K. Lecoeuche, J. Leviton, J. Liu, M. Lormand, A. P. Lundgren, R. Macas, M. Macinnis, D. M. Macleod, S. Márka, Z. Márka, D. V. Martynov, K. Mason, T. J. Massinger, F. Matichard, N. Mavalvala, D. E. McClelland, S. McCormick, L. McCuller, J. McIver, T. McRae, G. Mendell, E. L. Merilh, F. Meylahn, P. M. Meyers, T. Mistry, R. Mittleman, G. Moreno, C. M. Mow-Lowry, S. Mozzon, A. Mullavey, T. J.N. Nelson, L. K. Nuttall, J. Oberling, Richard J. Oram, C. Osthelder, D. J. Ottaway, H. Overmier, E. Payne, R. Penhorwood, C. J. Perez, M. Pirello, K. E. Ramirez, J. W. Richardson, K. Riles, N. A. Robertson, J. G. Rollins, C. L. Romel, J. H. Romie, M. P. Ross, K. Ryan, T. Sadecki, E. J. Sanchez, L. E. Sanchez, T. R. Saravanan, D. Schaetzl, R. Schnabel, E. Schwartz, D. Sellers, T. Shaffer, D. Sigg, B. J.J. Slagmolen, J. R. Smith, B. Sorazu, A. P. Spencer, K. A. Strain, L. Sun, M. J. Szczepańczyk, M. Thomas, P. Thomas, K. A. Thorne, K. Toland, C. I. Torrie, G. Traylor, A. L. Urban, G. Vajente, D. C. Vander-Hyde, P. J. Veitch, K. Venkateswara, G. Venugopalan, A. D. Viets, T. Vo, M. Wade, R. L. Ward, J. Warner, B. Weaver, R. Weiss, C. Whittle, B. Willke, C. C. Wipf, L. Xiao, H. Yamamoto, Hang Yu, Haocun Yu, L. Zhang, M. E. Zucker, J. Zweizig

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Abstract

The sensitivity of the advanced LIGO detectors to gravitational waves can be affected by environmental disturbances external to the detectors themselves. Since the transition from the former initial LIGO phase, many improvements have been made to the equipment and techniques used to investigate these environmental effects. These methods have aided in tracking down and mitigating noise sources throughout the first three observing runs of the advanced detector era, keeping the ambient contribution of environmental noise below the background noise levels of the detectors. In this paper we describe the methods used and how they have led to the mitigation of noise sources, the role that environmental monitoring has played in the validation of gravitational wave events, and plans for future observing runs.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	145001
Journal	Classical and Quantum Gravity
Volume	38
Issue number	14
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6382/ac011a
State	Published - Jul 2021

Keywords

detector characterization
environmental noise
gravitation waves

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Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

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Nguyen, P., Schofield, R. M. S., Effler, A., Austin, C., Adya, V., Ball, M., Banagiri, S., Banowetz, K., Billman, C., Blair, C. D., Buikema, A., Cahillane, C., Clara, F., Covas, P. B., Dalya, G., Daniel, C., Dawes, B., Derosa, R., Dwyer, S. E., ... Zweizig, J. (2021). Environmental noise in advanced LIGO detectors. Classical and Quantum Gravity, 38(14), Article 145001. https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6382/ac011a

Nguyen, P, Schofield, RMS, Effler, A, Austin, C, Adya, V, Ball, M, Banagiri, S, Banowetz, K, Billman, C, Blair, CD, Buikema, A, Cahillane, C, Clara, F, Covas, PB, Dalya, G, Daniel, C, Dawes, B, Derosa, R, Dwyer, SE, Frey, R, Frolov, VV, Ghirado, D, Goetz, E, Hardwick, T, Helmling-Cornell, AF, Hollows, IJ, Kijbunchoo, N, Kruk, J, Laxen, M, Maaske, E, Mansell, GL, McCarthy, R, Merfeld, K, Neunzert, A, Palamos, JR, Parker, W, Pearlstone, B, Pele, A, Radkins, H, Roma, V, Savage, RL, Schale, P, Shoemaker, D, Shoemaker, T, Soni, S, Talukder, D, Tse, M, Valdes, G, Vidreo, M, Vorvick, C, Abbott, R, Adams, C, Adhikari, RX, Ananyeva, A, Appert, S, Arai, K, Areeda, JS, Asali, Y, Aston, SM, Baer, AM, Ballmer, SW, Barker, D, Barsotti, L, Bartlett, J, Berger, BK, Betzwieser, J, Bhattacharjee, D, Billingsley, G, Biscans, S, Blair, RM, Bode, N, Booker, P, Bork, R, Bramley, A, Brooks, AF, Brown, DD, Cannon, KC, Chen, X, Ciobanu, AA, Cooper, SJ, Compton, CM, Corley, KR, Countryman, ST, Coyne, DC, Datrier, LEH, Davis, D, Di Fronzo, C, Dooley, KL, Driggers, JC, Dupej, P, Etzel, T, Evans, M, Evans, TM, Feicht, J, Fernandez-Galiana, A, Fritschel, P, Fulda, P, Fyffe, M, Giaime, JA, Giardina, KD, Godwin, P, Gras, S, Gray, C, Gray, R, Green, AC, Gustafson, EK, Gustafson, R, Hanks, J, Hanson, J, Hasskew, RK, Heintze, MC, Holland, NA, Jones, JD, Kandhasamy, S, Karki, S, Kasprzack, M, Kawabe, K, King, PJ, Kissel, JS, Kumar, R, Landry, M, Lane, BB, Lantz, B, Lecoeuche, YK, Leviton, J, Liu, J, Lormand, M, Lundgren, AP, Macas, R, Macinnis, M, Macleod, DM, Márka, S, Márka, Z, Martynov, DV, Mason, K, Massinger, TJ, Matichard, F, Mavalvala, N, McClelland, DE, McCormick, S, McCuller, L, McIver, J, McRae, T, Mendell, G, Merilh, EL, Meylahn, F, Meyers, PM, Mistry, T, Mittleman, R, Moreno, G, Mow-Lowry, CM, Mozzon, S, Mullavey, A, Nelson, TJN, Nuttall, LK, Oberling, J, Oram, RJ, Osthelder, C, Ottaway, DJ, Overmier, H, Payne, E, Penhorwood, R, Perez, CJ, Pirello, M, Ramirez, KE, Richardson, JW, Riles, K, Robertson, NA, Rollins, JG, Romel, CL, Romie, JH, Ross, MP, Ryan, K, Sadecki, T, Sanchez, EJ, Sanchez, LE, Saravanan, TR, Schaetzl, D, Schnabel, R, Schwartz, E, Sellers, D, Shaffer, T, Sigg, D, Slagmolen, BJJ, Smith, JR, Sorazu, B, Spencer, AP, Strain, KA, Sun, L, Szczepańczyk, MJ, Thomas, M, Thomas, P, Thorne, KA, Toland, K, Torrie, CI, Traylor, G, Urban, AL, Vajente, G, Vander-Hyde, DC, Veitch, PJ, Venkateswara, K, Venugopalan, G, Viets, AD, Vo, T, Wade, M, Ward, RL, Warner, J, Weaver, B, Weiss, R, Whittle, C, Willke, B, Wipf, CC, Xiao, L, Yamamoto, H, Yu, H, Yu, H, Zhang, L, Zucker, ME & Zweizig, J 2021, 'Environmental noise in advanced LIGO detectors', Classical and Quantum Gravity, vol. 38, no. 14, 145001. https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6382/ac011a

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AU - Banagiri, S.

AU - Banowetz, K.

AU - Billman, C.

AU - Blair, C. D.

AU - Buikema, A.

AU - Cahillane, C.

AU - Clara, F.

AU - Covas, P. B.

AU - Dalya, G.

AU - Daniel, C.

AU - Dawes, B.

AU - Derosa, R.

AU - Dwyer, S. E.

AU - Frey, R.

AU - Frolov, V. V.

AU - Ghirado, D.

AU - Goetz, E.

AU - Hardwick, T.

AU - Helmling-Cornell, A. F.

AU - Hollows, I. J.

AU - Kijbunchoo, N.

AU - Kruk, J.

AU - Laxen, M.

AU - Maaske, E.

AU - Mansell, G. L.

AU - McCarthy, R.

AU - Merfeld, K.

AU - Neunzert, A.

AU - Palamos, J. R.

AU - Parker, W.

AU - Pearlstone, B.

AU - Pele, A.

AU - Radkins, H.

AU - Roma, V.

AU - Savage, R. L.

AU - Schale, P.

AU - Shoemaker, D.

AU - Shoemaker, T.

AU - Soni, S.

AU - Talukder, D.

AU - Tse, M.

AU - Valdes, G.

AU - Vidreo, M.

AU - Vorvick, C.

AU - Abbott, R.

AU - Adams, C.

AU - Adhikari, R. X.

AU - Ananyeva, A.

AU - Appert, S.

AU - Arai, K.

AU - Areeda, J. S.

AU - Asali, Y.

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AU - Lantz, B.

AU - Lecoeuche, Y. K.

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AU - Liu, J.

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AU - Lundgren, A. P.

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AU - Vander-Hyde, D. C.

AU - Veitch, P. J.

AU - Venkateswara, K.

AU - Venugopalan, G.

AU - Viets, A. D.

AU - Vo, T.

AU - Wade, M.

AU - Ward, R. L.

AU - Warner, J.

AU - Weaver, B.

AU - Weiss, R.

AU - Whittle, C.

AU - Willke, B.

AU - Wipf, C. C.

AU - Xiao, L.

AU - Yamamoto, H.

AU - Yu, Hang

AU - Yu, Haocun

AU - Zhang, L.

AU - Zucker, M. E.

AU - Zweizig, J.

PY - 2021/7

Y1 - 2021/7

N2 - The sensitivity of the advanced LIGO detectors to gravitational waves can be affected by environmental disturbances external to the detectors themselves. Since the transition from the former initial LIGO phase, many improvements have been made to the equipment and techniques used to investigate these environmental effects. These methods have aided in tracking down and mitigating noise sources throughout the first three observing runs of the advanced detector era, keeping the ambient contribution of environmental noise below the background noise levels of the detectors. In this paper we describe the methods used and how they have led to the mitigation of noise sources, the role that environmental monitoring has played in the validation of gravitational wave events, and plans for future observing runs.

AB - The sensitivity of the advanced LIGO detectors to gravitational waves can be affected by environmental disturbances external to the detectors themselves. Since the transition from the former initial LIGO phase, many improvements have been made to the equipment and techniques used to investigate these environmental effects. These methods have aided in tracking down and mitigating noise sources throughout the first three observing runs of the advanced detector era, keeping the ambient contribution of environmental noise below the background noise levels of the detectors. In this paper we describe the methods used and how they have led to the mitigation of noise sources, the role that environmental monitoring has played in the validation of gravitational wave events, and plans for future observing runs.

KW - detector characterization

KW - environmental noise

KW - gravitation waves

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U2 - 10.1088/1361-6382/ac011a

DO - 10.1088/1361-6382/ac011a

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:85108789235

SN - 0264-9381

VL - 38

JO - Classical and Quantum Gravity

JF - Classical and Quantum Gravity

IS - 14

M1 - 145001

ER -

Environmental noise in advanced LIGO detectors

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