Review of the advanced LIGO gravitational wave observatories leading to observing run four
C Cahillane, G Mansell - Galaxies, 2022 - mdpi.com
Gravitational waves from binary black hole and neutron star mergers are being regularly
detected. As of 2021, 90 confident gravitational wave detections have been made by the …
detected. As of 2021, 90 confident gravitational wave detections have been made by the …
Progress in the measurement and reduction of thermal noise in optical coatings for gravitational-wave detectors
Coating thermal noise is a fundamental limit for precision experiments based on optical and
quantum transducers. In this review, after a brief overview of the techniques for coating …
quantum transducers. In this review, after a brief overview of the techniques for coating …
Excess noise and photoinduced effects in highly reflective crystalline mirror coatings
J Yu, S Häfner, T Legero, S Herbers, D Nicolodi, CY Ma… - Physical Review X, 2023 - APS
Thermodynamically induced length fluctuations of high-reflectivity mirror coatings put a
fundamental limit on sensitivity and stability of precision optical interferometers like …
fundamental limit on sensitivity and stability of precision optical interferometers like …
Exploring the sensitivity of gravitational wave detectors to neutron star physics
The physics of neutron stars can be studied with gravitational waves emitted from coalescing
binary systems. Tidal effects become significant during the last few orbits and can be visible …
binary systems. Tidal effects become significant during the last few orbits and can be visible …
Prospects for detecting gravitational waves at 5 Hz with ground-based detectors
We propose an upgrade to Advanced LIGO (aLIGO), named LIGO-LF, that focuses on
improving the sensitivity in the 5–30 Hz low-frequency band, and we explore the upgrade's …
improving the sensitivity in the 5–30 Hz low-frequency band, and we explore the upgrade's …
Large and extremely low loss: the unique challenges of gravitational wave mirrors
J Degallaix, C Michel, B Sassolas, A Allocca, G Cagnoli… - JOSA A, 2019 - opg.optica.org
This paper describes the making of large mirrors for laser interferometer gravitational wave
detectors. These optics, working in the near infrared, are among the best optics ever created …
detectors. These optics, working in the near infrared, are among the best optics ever created …
Quantum-enhanced interferometry for axion searches
We propose an experiment to search for axions and axionlike particles in the galactic halo
using quantum-enhanced interferometry. This proposal is related to the previously reported …
using quantum-enhanced interferometry. This proposal is related to the previously reported …
Structure and morphology of low mechanical loss TiO2-doped Ta2O5
MA Fazio, G Vajente, A Ananyeva… - Optical Materials …, 2020 - opg.optica.org
The exceptional stability required from high finesse optical cavities and high precision
interferometers is fundamentally limited by Brownian motion noise in the interference …
interferometers is fundamentally limited by Brownian motion noise in the interference …
Direct measurement of coating thermal noise in optical resonators
The best measurements of space and time currently possible (eg, gravitational-wave
detectors and optical reference cavities) rely on optical resonators, and are ultimately limited …
detectors and optical reference cavities) rely on optical resonators, and are ultimately limited …
Optical and mechanical properties of ion-beam-sputtered and thin films for gravitational-wave interferometers and an improved measurement of …
Brownian thermal noise associated with highly reflective mirror coatings is a fundamental
limit for several precision experiments, including gravitational-wave detectors. Recently …
limit for several precision experiments, including gravitational-wave detectors. Recently …