Characterization of the LIGO detectors during their sixth science run

By The Ligo Scientific Collaboration, T. N. C. J. Aasi, J. Abadie, B. Abbott, R. Abbott, T. Abbott, M. Abernathy, T. Accadia, F. Acernese, C. Adams and 858 more. 2014

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In 2009-2010, the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observa- tory (LIGO) operated together with international partners Virgo and GEO600 as a network to search for gravitational waves of astrophysical origin. The sensitiv- ity of these detectors was limited by a combination of noise sources inherent to the instrumental design and its environment, often localized in time or frequency, that couple into the gravitational-wave readout. Here we review the performance of the LIGO instruments during this epoch, the work done to characterize the de- tectors and their data, and the effect that transient and continuous noise artefacts have on the sensitivity of LIGO to a variety of astrophysical sources.

Subfields: Astronomy and Astrophysics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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