Improving the Sensitivity of LIGO and Future Ground-Based Gravitational Wave Detectors

Presentations

• Noise from thunderstorms coupling into the LIGO gravitational-wave observatory

  ORAL

  April 18, 2020, 3:30 PM – April 18, 2020, 3:42 PM

  Authors

  • Guillermo Valdes

    • Louisiana State University

  • Ericka Florio

    • Kenyon College

  • Brina Martinez

    • Center for Gravitational Wave Astronomy, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

  • Erin Thompson

    • Clemson University

  • Anamaria Effler

    • LIGO Observatory

  • Gabriela Gonzalez

    • Louisiana State University

  • Brian O'Reilly

    • LIGO Observatory

  • Alexander Urban

    • Louisiana State University

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• Seismic Issues at LIGO Livingston Observatory (LLO) during the LIGO-Virgo 3rd Observing Run (O3)

  ORAL

  April 18, 2020, 3:42 PM – April 18, 2020, 3:54 PM

  Authors

  • Beverly K. Berger

    • Stanford University

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• Measuring Nonequilibrium Thermal Noise Effects for Gravitational-Wave Detectors

  ORAL

  April 18, 2020, 3:54 PM – April 18, 2020, 4:06 PM

  Authors

  • Jennifer Sanchez

    • Cal State University of Fullerton

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• Measurements of Optical Scatter versus Annealing Temperature for Ta2O5 and Ti:Ta2O5 thin-film coatings

  ORAL

  April 18, 2020, 4:06 PM – April 18, 2020, 4:18 PM

  Authors

  • Elenna Capote

    • California State University, Fullerton

  • Joshua Smith

    • California State University, Fullerton

  • Amy Gleckl

    • California State University, Fullerton

  • Jazlyn Guerrero

    • California State University, Fullerton

  • Erick Engelby

    • California State University, Fullerton

  • Michael Rezac

    • California State University, Fullerton

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• LIGO Voyager: A Cryogenic Silicon Interferometer for Gravitational-wave Detection

  ORAL

  April 18, 2020, 4:18 PM – April 18, 2020, 4:30 PM

  Authors

  • Raymond Robie

    • LIGO Laboratory, Caltech

  • Aidan Brooks

    • LIGO Laboratory, Caltech

  • Christopher Wipf

    • LIGO Laboratory, Caltech

  • Koji Arai

    • LIGO Laboratory, Caltech

  • Rana Adhikari

    • LIGO Laboratory, Caltech

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• Cosmic Explorer: the proposed U.S. contribution to the third-generation gravitational-wave detector network.

  ORAL

  April 18, 2020, 4:30 PM – April 18, 2020, 4:42 PM

  Authors

  • Joshua Smith

    • California State University, Fullerton

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• Superconducting GW detectors targeting 10$^{\mathrm{-30}}$ Hz$^{\mathrm{-1/2}}$ strain sensitivity at 100 Hz

  ORAL

  April 18, 2020, 4:42 PM – April 18, 2020, 4:54 PM

  Authors

  • Armen Gulian

    • Chapman University

  • Joe Foreman

    • Private Researcher

  • Vahan Nikoghosyan

    • Chapman University

  • Louis Sica

    • Chapman University

  • Shmuel Nussinov

    • Chapman University/Tel-Aviv University

  • Jeff Tollaksen

    • Chapman University

  • Chris Burdette

    • Chapman University

  • Rajendra Dulal

    • Chapman University

  • Serafim Teknowijoyo

    • Chapman University

  • Sara Chahid

    • Chapman University

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• Applications of complex modulation

  ORAL

  April 18, 2020, 4:54 PM – April 18, 2020, 5:06 PM

  Authors

  • Hanyu Chia

    • University of Florida

  • Alexander Schindler-Tyka

    • University of Florida

  • Scott Aaronson

    • University of Florida

  • John Conklin

    • University of Florida

  • Paul Fulda

    • University of Florida

  • David B. Tanner

    • University of Florida

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