Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics – General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
Scientific paper
2008-05-15
Phys.Rev.D78:022004,2008
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
4 figures
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevD.78.022004
We investigated the noise of interferometric gravitational wave detectors due to heat energy deposited by cosmic-ray particles. We derived a general formula that describes the response of a mirror against a cosmic-ray passage. We found that there are differences in the comic-ray responses (the dependence of temperature and cosmic-ray track position) in cases of interferometric and resonant gravitational wave detectors. The power spectral density of vibrations caused by low-energy secondary muons is 100-times smaller than the goal sensitivity of future second-generation interferometer projects, such as LCGT and Advanced LIGO. The arrival frequency of high-energy cosmic-ray muons that generate enough large showers inside mirrors of LCGT and Advanced LIGO is one per a millennium. We also discuss the probability of exotic-particle detection with interferometers.
Hayakawa Hideaki
Kanda Nobuyuki
Kuroda Kazuaki
Miyoki Shinji
Ohashi Masatake
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