Second generation instruments for the Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory (LIGO)

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2003-08-28

arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/0308090v1

Proceedings of SPIE Vol. 4856 "Gravitational Wave Detection", edited by Mike Cruise, Peter Saulson, (SPIE, Bellingham, WA, 200

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology

Proceedings of the SPIE conference on Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentations, 22-28 Aug 2002, Waikoloa, HI, USA

Scientific paper

10.1117/12.459090

The interferometers being planned for second generation LIGO promise and order of magnitude increase in broadband strain sensitivity--with the corresponding cubic increase in detection volume--and an extension of the observation band to lower frequencies. In addition, one of the interferometers may be designed for narrowband performance, giving further improved sensitivity over roughly an octave band above a few hundred Hertz. This article discusses the physics and technology of these new interferometer designs, and presents their projected sensitivity spectra.

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