Abstract
Parametric instabilities have long been studied as a potentially limiting effect in high-power interferometric gravitational wave detectors. Until now, however, these instabilities have never been observed in a kilometer-scale interferometer. In this Letter, we describe the first observation of parametric instability in a gravitational wave detector, and the means by which it has been removed as a barrier to progress.
Original language | English (US) |
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Article number | 161102 |
Journal | Physical Review Letters |
Volume | 114 |
Issue number | 16 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 23 2015 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Physics and Astronomy