The Einstein@Home search for periodic gravitational waves in LIGO S4 data (2009)
Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ajith, P., Allen, Bruce, Allen, Gabrielle, ...
A search for periodic gravitational waves, from sources such as isolated rapidly-spinning neutron stars, was carried out using 510 hours of data from the fourth LIGO science run (S4). The search was...
The Einstein@Home search for periodic gravitational waves in early S5 LIGO data (2009)
Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ajith, P., Allen, Bruce, Allen, Gabrielle, ...
This paper reports on an all-sky search for periodic gravitational waves from sources such as deformed isolated rapidly spinning neutron stars. The analysis uses 840 hours of data from 66 days of the...
Implications for the origin of GRB 070201 from LIGO observations (2008)
Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Agresti, J., Ajith, P., Allen, B., ...
We analyzed the available LIGO data coincident with GRB 070201, a short-duration, hard-spectrum gamma-ray burst (GRB) whose electromagnetically determined sky position is coincident with the spiral...
Implications for the origin of GRB 070201 from LIGO observations (2008)
Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Agresti, Juri, Ajith, P., Allen, Bruce, ...
We analyzed the available LIGO data coincident with GRB 070201, a short-duration, hard-spectrum gamma-ray burst (GRB) whose electromagnetically determined sky position is coincident with the spiral...
Astrophysically triggered searches for gravitational waves: status and prospects (2008)
Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ajith, P., Allen, Bruce, Allen, Gabrielle, ...
In gravitational-wave detection, special emphasis is put onto searches that focus on cosmic events detected by other types of astrophysical observatories. The astrophysical triggers, e. g. from...
A joint search for gravitational wave bursts with AURIGA and LIGO (2008)
Baggio, L., Bignotto, M., Bonaldi, M., Cerdonio, M., De Rosa, M., Falferi, P., ...
The first simultaneous operation of the AURIGA detector(63) and the LIGO observatory(64) was an opportunity to explore real data, joint analysis methods between two very different types of...
Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Agresti, Juri, Ajith, P., Allen, Bruce, ...
We present the results of a search for short-duration gravitational-wave bursts associated with 39 gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) detected by gamma-ray satellite experiments during LIGO's S2, S3, and S4...
Search for gravitational waves from binary inspirals in S3 and S4 LIGO data (2008)
Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Agresti, Juri, Ajith, P., Allen, Bruce, ...
We report on a search for gravitational waves from the coalescence of compact binaries during the third and fourth LIGO science runs. The search focused on gravitational waves generated during the...
All-sky search for periodic gravitational waves in LIGO S4 data (2008)
Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Agresti, Juri, Ajith, P., Allen, Bruce, ...
We report on an all-sky search with the LIGO detectors for periodic gravitational waves in the frequency range 50-1000 Hz and with the frequency's time derivative in the range -1 x 10(-8) Hz s(-1) to...
Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Agresti, Juri, Ajith, P., Allen, Bruce, ...
We report on the methods and results of the first dedicated search for gravitational waves emitted during the inspiral of compact binaries with spinning component bodies. We analyze 788 hours of data...
Beating the spin-down limit on gravitational wave emission from the Crab pulsar (2008)
Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ajith, P., Allen, Bruce, Allen, Gabrielle, ...
We present direct upper limits on gravitational wave emission from the Crab pulsar using data from the first 9 months of the fifth science run of the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave...
Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Boschi, V., Agresti, Juri, Ajith, P., ...
We report on a search for gravitational waves from binary black hole inspirals in the data from the second science run of the LIGO interferometers. The search focused on binary systems with component...
Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Agresti, Juri, Ajith, P., Allen, Bruce, ...
Data from the LIGO Livingston interferometer and the ALLEGRO resonant bar detector, taken during LIGO's fourth science run, were examined for cross-correlations indicative of a stochastic...
Upper limit map of a background of gravitational waves (2007)
Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Agresti, Juri, Ajith, P., Allen, Bruce, ...
We searched for an anisotropic background of gravitational waves using data from the LIGO S4 science run and a method that is optimized for point sources. This is appropriate if, for example, the...
Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Agresti, Juri, Ajith, P., Allen, Bruce, ...
We carry out two searches for periodic gravitational waves using the most sensitive few hours of data from the second LIGO science run. Both searches exploit fully coherent matched filtering and...
Upper limits on gravitational wave emission from 78 radio pulsars (2007)
Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Agresti, Juri, Ajith, P., Allen, Bruce, ...
Search for gravitational-wave bursts in LIGO data from the fourth science run (2007)
Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Agresti, Juri, Ajith, P., Allen, Bruce, ...
The fourth science run of the LIGO and GEO 600 gravitational-wave detectors, carried out in early 2005, collected data with significantly lower noise than previous science runs. We report on a search...
Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Agresti, Juri, Ajith, P., Allen, Bruce, ...
The Laser Interferometer Gravitational‐Wave Observatory (LIGO) has performed the fourth science run, S4, with significantly improved interferometer sensitivities with respect to previous runs....
Barr, B. W., Miyakawa, O., Kawamura, S., Weinstein, A. J., Ward, R., Vass, S., ...
We present a discussion of the problems associated with generation of multiple control sidebands for length sensing and control of dual-recycled, cavity-enhanced Michelson interferometers and the...
Willke, Benno, Aufmuth, Peter, Aulbert, Carsten, Babak, Stanislav, Balasubramanian, R., Barr, B. W., ...
The GEO 600 gravitational wave detector uses advanced technologies including signal recycling and monolithic fused-silica suspensions to achieve a sensitivity close to the kilometre scale LIGO and...
Search for gravitational waves from binary black hole inspirals in LIGO data (2006)
Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ageev, A., Agresti, Juri, Ajith, P., ...
We report on a search for gravitational waves from binary black hole inspirals in the data from the second science run of the LIGO interferometers. The search focused on binary systems with component...
Joint LIGO and TAMA300 search for gravitational waves from inspiralling neutron star binaries (2006)
Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ageev, A., Agresti, Juri, Ajith, P., ...
We search for coincident gravitational wave signals from inspiralling neutron star binaries using LIGO and TAMA300 data taken during early 2003. Using a simple trigger exchange method, we perform an...
Status of the GEO600 detector (2006)
Lück, Harald, Hewitson, Martin, Ajith, P., Allen, Bruce, Aufmuth, Peter, Aulbert, Carsten, ...
Of all the large interferometric gravitational-wave detectors, the German/British project GEO600 is the only one which uses dual recycling. During the four weeks of the international S4 data-taking...
Upper limits from the LIGO and TAMA detectors on the rate of gravitational-wave bursts (2005)
Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ageev, A., Agresti, Juri, Ajith, P., ...
Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ageev, A., Agresti, Juri, Allen, Bruce, ...
We perform a wide parameter-space search for continuous gravitational waves over the whole sky and over a large range of values of the frequency and the first spin-down parameter. Our search method...
Upper limits on gravitational wave bursts in LIGO's second science run (2005)
Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ageev, A., Agresti, Juri, Allen, Bruce, ...
Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ageev, A., Allen, Bruce, Amin, R., ...
We use data from the second science run of the LIGO gravitational-wave detectors to search for the gravitational waves from primordial black hole binary coalescence with component masses in the range...
Search for gravitational waves from galactic and extra-galactic binary neutron stars (2005)
Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ageev, A., Allen, Bruce, Amin, R., ...
We use 373 hours ([approximate]15 days) of data from the second science run of the LIGO gravitational-wave detectors to search for signals from binary neutron star coalescences within a maximum...
Limits on gravitational-wave emission from selected pulsars using LIGO data (2005)
Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ageev, A., Allen, Bruce, Amin, R., ...
Grote, Hartmut, Allen, Bruce, Aufmuth, Peter, Aulbert, Carsten, Babak, Stanislav, Balasubramanian, R., ...
Since December 2003, the gravitational-wave detector GEO 600 has routinely operated in the dual recycled mode, using a lock acquisition scheme based on the detection of optical sideband power at the...
Grote, H., Allen, B., Aufmuth, P., Aulbert, C., Babak, S., Balasubramanian, R., ...
Since December 2003, the gravitational-wave detector GEO 600 has routinely operated in the dual recycled mode, using a lock acquisition scheme based on the detection of optical sideband power at the...
Commissioning, characterization and operation of the dual-recycled GEO 600 (2004)
Smith,J. R., Allen,B., Aufmuth,P., Aulbert,C., Babak,S., Balasubramanian,R., ...
The German-British laser-interferometric gravitational-wave detector GEO 600 is currently being commissioned as part of a worldwide network of gravitational-wave detectors. GEO 600 recently became...
Strain, K.A., Allen, B., Aufmuth, P., Aulbert, C., Babak, S., Balasubramanian, R., ...
The GEO 600 laser interferometer with 600m armlength is part of a worldwide network of gravitational wave detectors. GEO 600 is unique in having advanced multiple pendulum suspensions with a...
Abbott, B., Abbott, F., Adhikari, R., Ageev, A., Allen, Bruce, Amin, R., ...
For 17 days in August and September 2002, the LIGO and GEO interferometer gravitational wave detectors were operated in coincidence to produce their first data for scientific analysis. Although the...
Upper limits on the strength of periodic gravitational waves from PSR J1939+2134 (2004)
Woan, G., Allen, Bruce, Abbott, B., Abbott, F., Adhikari, R., Amin, R., ...
The first science run of the LIGO and GEO gravitational wave detectors presented the opportunity to test methods of searching for gravitational waves from known pulsars. Here we present new direct...
Willke, Benno, Aufmuth, Peter, Aulbert, Carsten, Babak, Stanislav, Balasubramanian, R., Barr, B. W., ...
The GEO 600 laser interferometer with 600 m armlength is currently being commissioned as a part of a worldwide network of gravitational wave detectors. Due to the use of advanced technologies such as...
Abbott, B., Abbott, F., Adhikari, R., Ageev, A., Allen, Bruce, Amin, R., ...
Data collected by the GEO 600 and LIGO interferometric gravitational wave detectors during their first observational science run were searched for continuous gravitational waves from the pulsar J1939...
Analysis of first LIGO science data for stochastic gravitational waves (2004)
Abbott, B., Abbott, F., Adhikari, R., Ageev, A., Allen, Bruce, Amin, R., ...
We present the analysis of between 50 and 100 h of coincident interferometric strain data used to search for and establish an upper limit on a stochastic background of gravitational radiation. These...
First upper limits from LIGO on gravitational wave bursts (2004)
Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ageev, A., Allen, Bruce, Amin, R., ...
We report on a search for gravitational wave bursts using data from the first science run of the Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory (LIGO) detectors. Our search focuses on bursts...
LIGO: S1 Science Results and Plans Beyond (2004)
Abbott, B., Abbott, F., Adhikari, R., Ageev, A., Allen, Bruce, Amin, R., ...
Commissioning, characterization and operation of the dual-recycled GEO 600 (2004)
Smith, J. R., Allen, Bruce, Aufmuth, Peter, Aulbert, Carsten, Babak, Stanislav, Balasubramanian, R., ...
The German-British laser-interferometric gravitational-wave detector GEO 600 is currently being commissioned as part of a worldwide network of gravitational-wave detectors. GEO 600 recently became...
Strain, Kenneth A., Allen, Bruce, Aufmuth, Peter, Aulbert, Carsten, Babak, Stanislav, Balasubramanian, R., ...
The GEO 600 laser interferometer with 600m armlength is part of a worldwide network of gravitational wave detectors. GEO 600 is unique in having advanced multiple pendulum suspensions with a...
Analysis of LIGO data for gravitational waves from binary neutron stars (2004)
Abbott, B., Abbott, F., Adhikari, R., Ageev, A., Allen, Bruce, Amin, R., ...
We report on a search for gravitational waves from coalescing compact binary systems in the Milky Way and the Magellanic Clouds. The analysis uses data taken by two of the three LIGO interferometers...
Commissioning, characterization and operation of the dual- recycled GEO 600 (2004)
Smith, J.R., Allen, B., Aufmuth, P., Aulbert, C., Babak, S., Balasubramanian, R., ...
The German-British laser-interferometric gravitational-wave detector GEO 600 is currently being commissioned as part of a worldwide network of gravitational-wave detectors. GEO 600 recently became...
Analysis of LIGO data for gravitational waves from binary neutron stars (2004)
Abbott, B., Hough, J., Woan, G., Barr, B.W., Cagnoli, G., Cantley, C.A., ...
We report on a search for gravitational waves from coalescing compact binary systems in the Milky Way and the Magellanic Clouds. The analysis uses data taken by two of the three LIGO interferometers...
First upper limits from LIGO on gravitational wave bursts (2004)
Abbott, B., Barr, B.W., Cagnoli, G., Cantley, C.A., Casey, M.M., Crooks, D.R.M., ...
We report on a search for gravitational wave bursts using data from the first science run of the Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory (LIGO) detectors. Our search focuses on bursts...
A report on the status of the GEO 600 gravitational wave detector (2003)
Hewitson,M., Aufmuth,Peter, Aulbert,Carsten, Babak,S., Balasubramanian,R., Barr,B. W., ...
GEO 600 is an interferometric gravitational wave detector with 600 m arms, which will employ a novel, dual-recycled optical scheme allowing its optical response to be tuned over a range of...
The GEO 600 Gravitational Wave Detector - Pulsar Prospects (2003)
Woan,G., Aufmuth,Peter, Aulbert,Carsten, Babak,S., Balasubramanian,R., Barr,B. W., ...
Detector characterization in GEO 600 (2003)
Sintes,Alicia M., Aufmuth,Peter, Aulbert,Carsten, Babak,S., Balasubramanian,R., Barr,B. W., ...
The GEO 600 interferometric gravitational wave detector conducted its first science run (S1) from 23 August 2002 to 9 September 2002. The GEO 600 data acquisition system is described together with...
The GEO 600 Gravitational Wave Detector - Pulsar Prospects (2003)
Woan, G., Aufmuth, Peter, Aulbert, Carsten, Babak, Stanislav, Balasubramanian, R., Barr, B. W., ...
A report on the status of the GEO 600 gravitational wave detector (2003)
Hewitson, Martin, Aufmuth, Peter, Aulbert, Carsten, Babak, Stanislav, Balasubramanian, R., Barr, B. W., ...
GEO 600 is an interferometric gravitational wave detector with 600 m arms, which will employ a novel, dual-recycled optical scheme allowing its optical response to be tuned over a range of...
Detector characterization in GEO 600 (2003)
Sintes, Alicia M., Aufmuth, Peter, Aulbert, Carsten, Babak, Stanislav, Balasubramanian, R., Barr, B. W., ...
The GEO 600 interferometric gravitational wave detector conducted its first science run (S1) from 23 August 2002 to 9 September 2002. The GEO 600 data acquisition system is described together with...
Status of the GEO600 gravitational wave detector (2003)
Willke, Benno, Aufmuth, Peter, Aulbert, Carsten, Babak, Stanislav, Balasubramanian, R., Barr, B. W., ...
The GEO600 laser interferometric gravitational wave detector is approaching the end of its commissioning phase which started in 1995.During a test run in January 2002 the detector was operated for 15...
A Report on the Status of the GEO 600 Gravitational Wave Detector (2003)
Hewitson, M., Aufmuth, P., Aulbert, C., Babak, S., Balasubramanian, R., Barr, B.W., ...
GEO 600 is an interferometric gravitational wave detector with 600 m arms, which will employ a novel, dual-recycled optical scheme allowing its optical response to be tuned over a range of...
Detector characterization in GEO 600 (2003)
Sintes, A.M., Aufmuth, P., Aulbert, C., Babak, S., Balasubramanian, R., Barr, B.W., ...
The GEO 600 interferometric gravitational wave detector conducted its first science run (S1) from 23 August 2002 to 9 September 2002. The GEO 600 data acquisition system is described together with...
Status of the GEO600 gravitational wave detector (2003)
Wilke, B., Aufmuth, P., Aulbert, C., Babak, S., Balasubramanian, R., Barr, B.W., ...
The GEO600 laser interferometric gravitational wave detector is approaching the end of its commissioning phase which started in 1995.During a test run in January 2002 the detector was operated for 15...
The GEO600 gravitational wave detector: pulsar prospects (2003)
Woan, G., Aufmuth, P., Aulbert, C., Babak, S., Balasubramanian, R., Barr, B.W., ...
The GEO600 laser-interferometric gravitational wave detector near Hannover, Germany, is one of six such interferometers now close to operation worldwide. The UK/German GEO collaboration uses advanced...
Silica research in Glasgow (2002)
Barr,B. W., Cagnoli,G., Casey,M. M., Clubley,D., Crooks,D. R. M., Danzmann,Karsten, ...
The Glasgow group is involved in the construction of the GE0600 interferometer as well as in R&D activity on technology for advanced gravitational wave detectors, GE0600 will be the first GW detector...
Silica research in Glasgow (2002)
Barr, B.W., Cagnoli, G., Casey, M.M., Clubley, D., Crooks, D.R.M., Danzmann, K., ...
The Glasgow group is involved in the construction of the GEO600 interferometer as well as in R and D activity on technology for advanced gravitational wave detectors. GEO600 will be the first GW...
The GEO 600 gravitational wave detector (2002)
Willke, B., Aufmuth, P., Aulbert, C., Babak, S., Balasubramanian, R., Barr, B.W., ...
The GEO 600 laser interferometer with 600 m armlength is part of a worldwide network of gravitational wave detectors. Due to the use of advanced technologies like multiple pendulum suspensions with a...
GEO 600 - Research, Progress and Prospects (2002)
Hough,Jim, Aufmuth,Peter, Balasubramanian,R., Barr,B. W., Brozec,O. S., Cagnoli,G., ...
The GEO 600 Gravitational Wave Detector (2002)
Willke,Benno, Aufmuth,Peter, Aulbert,Carsten, Babak,S., Balasubramanian,R., Barr,B. W., ...
The GEO 600 laser interferometer with 600 m armlength is part of a worldwide network of gravitational wave detectors. Due to the use of advanced technologies like multiple pendulum suspensions with a...
The GEO 600 Gravitational Wave Detector (2002)
Willke, Benno, Aufmuth, Peter, Aulbert, Carsten, Babak, Stanislav, Balasubramanian, R., Barr, B. W., ...
The GEO 600 laser interferometer with 600 m armlength is part of a worldwide network of gravitational wave detectors. Due to the use of advanced technologies like multiple pendulum suspensions with a...
GEO 600 - Research, Progress and Prospects (2002)
Hough, Jim, Aufmuth, Peter, Balasubramanian, R., Barr, B. W., Brozek, Oliver Sascha, Cagnoli, G., ...
Silica research in Glasgow (2002)
Barr, B. W., Cagnoli, G., Casey, Morag M., Clubley, D., Crooks, D. R. M., Danzmann, Karsten, ...
The Glasgow group is involved in the construction of the GE0600 interferometer as well as in R&D activity on technology for advanced gravitational wave detectors, GE0600 will be the first GW detector...
Clubley, D.A., Skeldon, K.D., Newton, G.P., Barr, B.W., Strain, K.A., Hough, J.
We present measurements of the displacement sensitivity from the Glasgow 10 m laser interferometric gravitational wave detector using an injection-locked Nd:YAG laser source; the type of laser system...
Clubley, D.A., Skeldon, K.D., Barr, B.W., Newton, G.P., Strain, K.A., Hough, J.
We report on measurements of the frequency noise of a highly stabilized injection locked Nd:YAG laser. We use a nested loop frequency stabilization scheme to achieve a loop gain of approximately...
Skeldon, K.D., Clubley, D.A., Barr, B.W., Casey, M.M., Hough, J., Killbourn, S.D., ...
We report on measurements performed with the Glasgow prototype gravitational wave detector which has recently been converted to operate with a Nd:YAG laser at 1064 nm. The differential displacement...
Commissioning, characterization and operation of the dual- recycled GEO 600
Smith, J.R., Allen, B., Aufmuth, P., Aulbert, C., Babak, S., Balasubramanian, R., ...
The German-British laser-interferometric gravitational-wave detector GEO 600 is currently being commissioned as part of a worldwide network of gravitational-wave detectors. GEO 600 recently became...
Analysis of LIGO data for gravitational waves from binary neutron stars
Abbott, B., Hough, J., Woan, G., Barr, B.W., Cagnoli, G., Cantley, C.A., ...
We report on a search for gravitational waves from coalescing compact binary systems in the Milky Way and the Magellanic Clouds. The analysis uses data taken by two of the three LIGO interferometers...
First upper limits from LIGO on gravitational wave bursts
Abbott, B., Barr, B.W., Cagnoli, G., Cantley, C.A., Casey, M.M., Crooks, D.R.M., ...
We report on a search for gravitational wave bursts using data from the first science run of the Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory (LIGO) detectors. Our search focuses on bursts...
Barr, B.W., Cagnoli, G., Casey, M.M., Clubley, D., Crooks, D.R.M., Danzmann, K., ...
The Glasgow group is involved in the construction of the GEO600 interferometer as well as in R and D activity on technology for advanced gravitational wave detectors. GEO600 will be the first GW...
Clubley, D.A., Skeldon, K.D., Newton, G.P., Barr, B.W., Strain, K.A., Hough, J.
We present measurements of the displacement sensitivity from the Glasgow 10 m laser interferometric gravitational wave detector using an injection-locked Nd:YAG laser source; the type of laser system...
Clubley, D.A., Skeldon, K.D., Barr, B.W., Newton, G.P., Strain, K.A., Hough, J.
We report on measurements of the frequency noise of a highly stabilized injection locked Nd:YAG laser. We use a nested loop frequency stabilization scheme to achieve a loop gain of approximately...
A Report on the Status of the GEO 600 Gravitational Wave Detector
Hewitson, M., Aufmuth, P., Aulbert, C., Babak, S., Balasubramanian, R., Barr, B.W., ...
GEO 600 is an interferometric gravitational wave detector with 600 m arms, which will employ a novel, dual-recycled optical scheme allowing its optical response to be tuned over a range of...
Detector characterization in GEO 600
Sintes, A.M., Aufmuth, P., Aulbert, C., Babak, S., Balasubramanian, R., Barr, B.W., ...
The GEO 600 interferometric gravitational wave detector conducted its first science run (S1) from 23 August 2002 to 9 September 2002. The GEO 600 data acquisition system is described together with...
Performance of the Glasgow 10 m prototype gravitational wave detector operating at lambda=1064 nm
Skeldon, K.D., Clubley, D.A., Barr, B.W., Casey, M.M., Hough, J., Killbourn, S.D., ...
We report on measurements performed with the Glasgow prototype gravitational wave detector which has recently been converted to operate with a Nd:YAG laser at 1064 nm. The differential displacement...
The GEO 600 gravitational wave detector
Willke, B., Aufmuth, P., Aulbert, C., Babak, S., Balasubramanian, R., Barr, B.W., ...
The GEO 600 laser interferometer with 600 m armlength is part of a worldwide network of gravitational wave detectors. Due to the use of advanced technologies like multiple pendulum suspensions with a...
Commissioning, characterization and operation of the dual- recycled GEO 600
Smith, J.R., Allen, B., Aufmuth, P., Aulbert, C., Babak, S., Balasubramanian, R., ...
The German-British laser-interferometric gravitational-wave detector GEO 600 is currently being commissioned as part of a worldwide network of gravitational-wave detectors. GEO 600 recently became...
Analysis of LIGO data for gravitational waves from binary neutron stars
Abbott, B., Hough, J., Woan, G., Barr, B.W., Cagnoli, G., Cantley, C.A., ...
We report on a search for gravitational waves from coalescing compact binary systems in the Milky Way and the Magellanic Clouds. The analysis uses data taken by two of the three LIGO interferometers...
First upper limits from LIGO on gravitational wave bursts
Abbott, B., Barr, B.W., Cagnoli, G., Cantley, C.A., Casey, M.M., Crooks, D.R.M., ...
We report on a search for gravitational wave bursts using data from the first science run of the Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory (LIGO) detectors. Our search focuses on bursts...
Barr, B.W., Cagnoli, G., Casey, M.M., Clubley, D., Crooks, D.R.M., Danzmann, K., ...
The Glasgow group is involved in the construction of the GEO600 interferometer as well as in R and D activity on technology for advanced gravitational wave detectors. GEO600 will be the first GW...
Clubley, D.A., Skeldon, K.D., Newton, G.P., Barr, B.W., Strain, K.A., Hough, J.
We present measurements of the displacement sensitivity from the Glasgow 10 m laser interferometric gravitational wave detector using an injection-locked Nd:YAG laser source; the type of laser system...
Clubley, D.A., Skeldon, K.D., Barr, B.W., Newton, G.P., Strain, K.A., Hough, J.
We report on measurements of the frequency noise of a highly stabilized injection locked Nd:YAG laser. We use a nested loop frequency stabilization scheme to achieve a loop gain of approximately...
A Report on the Status of the GEO 600 Gravitational Wave Detector
Hewitson, M., Aufmuth, P., Aulbert, C., Babak, S., Balasubramanian, R., Barr, B.W., ...
GEO 600 is an interferometric gravitational wave detector with 600 m arms, which will employ a novel, dual-recycled optical scheme allowing its optical response to be tuned over a range of...
Detector characterization in GEO 600
Sintes, A.M., Aufmuth, P., Aulbert, C., Babak, S., Balasubramanian, R., Barr, B.W., ...
The GEO 600 interferometric gravitational wave detector conducted its first science run (S1) from 23 August 2002 to 9 September 2002. The GEO 600 data acquisition system is described together with...
Performance of the Glasgow 10 m prototype gravitational wave detector operating at lambda=1064 nm
Skeldon, K.D., Clubley, D.A., Barr, B.W., Casey, M.M., Hough, J., Killbourn, S.D., ...
We report on measurements performed with the Glasgow prototype gravitational wave detector which has recently been converted to operate with a Nd:YAG laser at 1064 nm. The differential displacement...
The GEO 600 gravitational wave detector
Willke, B., Aufmuth, P., Aulbert, C., Babak, S., Balasubramanian, R., Barr, B.W., ...
The GEO 600 laser interferometer with 600 m armlength is part of a worldwide network of gravitational wave detectors. Due to the use of advanced technologies like multiple pendulum suspensions with a...