Advances in LIGO Instrumentation and Control

Presentations

• Enhanced FROSTI Design for Integration into LIGO

  ORAL

  March 19, 2025, 10:45 AM – March 19, 2025, 10:57 AM

  Presenters

  • Xuesi Ma

    • University of California, Riverside

  Authors

  • Xuesi Ma

    • University of California, Riverside

  • Liu Tao

    • University of California, Riverside

  • Huy-Tuong Cao

    • LIGO Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • Mohak Bhattacharya

    • University of California, Riverside

  • Peter Carney

    • University of California, Riverside

  • Luis M Gutierrez

    • University of California, Riverside

  • Luke Johnson

    • University of California, Riverside

  • Shane Levin

    • University of California, Riverside

  • Cynthia Liang

    • University of California, Riverside

  • Michael Padilla

    • University of California, Riverside

  • Tyler J Rosauer

    • University of California, Riverside

  • Aiden Wilkin

    • University of California, Riverside

  • Jonathan Richardson

    • University of California, Riverside

  • Aidan F Brooks

    • LIGO Laboratory, Caltech

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• Low-loss Faraday isolators at 2 μm – progress and challenges

  ORAL

  March 19, 2025, 10:57 AM – March 19, 2025, 11:09 AM

  Presenters

  • Rodica M Martin

    • Montclair State University

  Authors

  • Rodica M Martin

    • Montclair State University

  • Stephanie Montoya

    • Montclair State University

  • Renzo Herrera

    • Montclair State University

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• A Two-micron Non-planar Ring Oscillator (NPRO) Laser

  ORAL

  March 19, 2025, 11:09 AM – March 19, 2025, 11:21 AM

  Presenters

  • Nicholas A Johnson

    • University of Florida

  Authors

  • Nicholas A Johnson

    • University of Florida

  • Luis Diego Bonavena

    • University of Florida

  • John Conklin

    • University of Florida

  • Mark Storm

    • Fibertek, Inc.

  • Doruk Engin

    • Fibertek, Inc.

  • Danylo Yakymiv

    • Fibertek, Inc.

  • Paul J Fulda

    • University of Florida

  • David Burnham Tanner

    • University of Florida

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• Analyzing and Characterizing Scattered Light Noise in aLIGO with ARCHGEM

  ORAL

  March 19, 2025, 11:21 AM – March 19, 2025, 11:33 AM

  Presenters

  • Kaylah B McGowan

    • Vanderbilt University

  Authors

  • Kaylah B McGowan

    • Vanderbilt University

  • Karan Jani

    • Vanderbilt University

  • Chayan Chatterjee

    • Vanderbilt University

  • Anjali B. Yelikar

    • Vanderbilt University

  • Shania A. Nichols

    • SETI Institute

  • Jane Glanzer

    • Louisiana State University

  • Kelly Holley-Bockelmann

    • Vanderbilt University

  • Gabriela Gonzalez

    • Louisiana State University

  • Siddharth Soni

    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • Brian O'Reilly

    • Caltech

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• Transient noise created by scattered light in the LIGO Livingston Observatory

  ORAL

  March 19, 2025, 11:33 AM – March 19, 2025, 11:45 AM

  Presenters

  • Debasmita Nandi

    • Louisiana State University

  Authors

  • Debasmita Nandi

    • Louisiana State University

  • Gabriela Gonzalez

    • Louisiana State University

  • Anamaria Effler

    • Caltech

  • Siddharth Soni

    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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• Mock Setup of Newtonian Calibration Characterization for Laser Interferometry

  ORAL

  March 19, 2025, 11:45 AM – March 19, 2025, 11:57 AM

  Presenters

  • Brandon Pillon

    • Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

  Authors

  • Brandon Pillon

    • Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

  • Joshua Freed

    • Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

  • Michele Zanolin

    • Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott

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• Prospects for High-Frequency Gravitational-Wave Detection with GEO600

  ORAL

  March 19, 2025, 11:57 AM – March 19, 2025, 12:09 PM

  Publication: Jungkind, C., Seymour, B., Laeuger, A., and Chen, Y., (2025, in prep.).

  Presenters

  • Christopher M Jungkind

    • Furman University

  Authors

  • Christopher M Jungkind

    • Furman University

  • Brian C Seymour

    • Caltech

  • Andrew Steven Laeuger

    • Caltech

  • Yanbei Chen

    • Caltech

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