S. Nagano

Publication List Details

Period

1988 - 2008

Number

127

Co-Authors

Search for gravitational waves associated with 39 gamma-ray bursts using data from the second, third, and fourth LIGO runs (2008)

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 associated with 39 gamma-ray bursts using data from the second third and fourth LIGO runs (2008)

Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Agresti, J., Ajith, P., Allen, B., ...

Submitted to Cornell University’s online archive www.arXiv.org in 2008 by Isabel Leonor. Post-print sourced from www.arxiv.org.

Search for gravitational waves associated with 39 gamma-ray bursts using data from the second third and fourth LIGO runs (2008)

Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Agresti, J., Ajith, P., Allen, B., ...

Submitted to Cornell University’s online archive www.arXiv.org in 2008 by Isabel Leonor. Post-print sourced from www.arxiv.org.

DECIGO pathfinder (2008)

Ando, M., Kawamura, Seiji, Nakamura, T., Tsubono, K., Tanaka, T., Funaki, I., ...

DECIGO pathfinder (DPF) is a milestone satellite mission for DECIGO (DECi-hertz Interferometer Gravitational wave Observatory) which is a future space gravitational wave antenna. DECIGO is expected...

The Japanese space gravitational wave antenna: DECIGO (2008)

Kawamura, Seiji, Ando, M., Nakamura, T., Tsubono, K., Tanaka, T., Funaki, I., ...

DECi-hertz Interferometer Gravitational wave Observatory (DECIGO) is the future Japanese space gravitational wave antenna. DECIGO is expected to open a new window of observation for gravitational...

The Japanese space gravitational wave antenna - DECIGO (2008)

Kawamura, Seiji, Ando, M., Nakamura, T., Tsubono, K., Tanaka, T., Funaki, I., ...

DECi-hertz Interferometer Gravitational wave Observatory (DECIGO) is the future Japanese space gravitational wave antenna. The goal of DECIGO is to detect gravitational waves from various kinds of...

Searches for periodic gravitational waves from unknown isolated sources and Scorpius X-1: Results from the second LIGO science run (2007)

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...

Joint LIGO and TAMA300 search for gravitational waves from inspiralling neutron star binaries (2006)

Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ageev, A., Agresti, J., 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...

Search for gravitational waves from binary black hole inspirals in LIGO data (2006)

Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ageev, A., Agresti, J, 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...

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...

Results of the search for inspiraling compact star binaries from TAMA300's observation in 2000-2004 (2006)

Akutsu, Tomomi, Akutsu, Tomotadu, Ando, Masaki, Arai, Koji, Araya, Akito, Asada, H., ...

We analyze the data of the TAMA300 detector to search for gravitational waves from inspiraling compact star binaries with masses of the component stars in the range 1M[sun]–3M[sun]. In this...

The Japanese space gravitational wave antenna - DECIGO (2006)

Kawamura, Seiji, Nakamura, T., Ando, M., Seto, N., Tsubono, K., Numata, K., ...

DECi-hertz Interferometer Gravitational wave Observatory (DECIGO) is the future Japanese space gravitational wave antenna. It aims at detecting various kinds of gravitational waves between 1 mHz and...

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, J., Ajith, P., ...

We report on the first joint search for gravitational waves by the TAMA and LIGO collaborations. We looked for millisecond-duration unmodeled gravitational-wave bursts in 473 hr of coincident data...

Search for gravitational waves from primordial black hole binary coalescences in the galactic halo (2005)

Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ageev, A., Allen, B., 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, B., Amin, R., ...

We use 373 hours (≈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 distance of...

Search for gravitational waves from galactic and extra-galactic binary neutron stars (2005)

Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ageev, A., Allen, B., Amin, R., ...

We use 373 hours (≈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 distance of...

Upper limits on gravitational wave bursts in LIGO's second science run (2005)

Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ageev, A., Agresti, J., Allen, B., ...

We perform a search for gravitational wave bursts using data from the second science run of the LIGO detectors, using a method based on a wavelet time-frequency decomposition. This search is...

First all-sky upper limits from LIGO on the strength of periodic gravitational waves using the Hough transform (2005)

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...

Search for gravitational waves from primordial black hole binary coalescences in the galactic halo (2005)

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...

The status of GEO 600 (2005)

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...

The status of GEO 600 (2005)

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...

Analysis of first LIGO science data for stochastic gravitational waves (2004)

Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ageev, A., Allen, B., 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...

Analysis of LIGO data for gravitational waves from binary neutron stars (2004)

Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ageev, A., Allen, B., 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...

The status of GEO 600 (2004)

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...

First upper limits from LIGO on gravitational wave bursts (2004)

Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ageev, A., Allen, B., 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...

Setting upper limits on the strength of periodic gravitational waves from PSR J1939+2134 using the first science data from the GEO 600 and LIGO detectors (2004)

Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ageev, A., Allen, B., 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...

Upper limits on the strength of periodic gravitational waves from PSR J1939+2134 (2004)

Allen, B, Woan, G, Abbott, B, Abbott, R, Adhikari, R, Allen, B, ...

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...

Status of GEO 600 (2004)

Willke, B., Aufmuth, P., Aulbert, C., Babak, S., Balasubramanian, R., Barr, B., ...

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...

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...

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...

The status of GEO 600 (2004)

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...

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 first LIGO science data for stochastic gravitational waves (2004)

Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ageev, A., Allen, B., 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...

Setting upper limits on the strength of periodic gravitational waves from PSR J1939+2134 using the first science data from the GEO 600 and LIGO detectors (2004)

Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ageev, A., Allen, B., 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...

Upper limits on the strength of periodic gravitational waves from PSR J1939+2134 (2004)

Allen, B., Woan, G., Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Allen, B., ...

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...

Detector description and performance for the first coincidence observations between LIGO and GEO (2004)

Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ageev, A., Allen, B., 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...

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...

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...

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...

Mode-cleaning and injection optics of the gravitational-wave detector GEO600 (2003)

Gossler, Stefan, Casey, Morag M., Freise, Andreas, Grant, A., Grote, Hartmut, Heinzel, Gerhard, ...

The British–German interferometric gravitational-wave detector GEO600 uses two high-finesse triangular ring cavities of 8 m optical pathlength each, as an optical mode-cleaning system. The...

Mode-cleaning and injection optics of the gravitational-wave detector GEO600 (2003)

Gossler, S., Casey, M.M., Freise, A., Grant, A., Grote, H., Heinzel, G., ...

The British-German interferometric gravitational-wave detector GEO600 uses two high-finesse triangular ring cavities of 8 m optical pathlength each, as an optical mode-cleaning system. The...

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...

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...

The GEO 600 laser system (2002)

Zawischa,I., Brendel,M., Danzmann,Karsten, Fallnich,Carsten, Heurs,Michele, Nagano,S., ...

Interferometric gravitational wave detectors require high optical power, single frequency lasers with very good beam quality and high amplitude and frequency stability as well as high long-term...

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...

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...

Data acquisition and detector characterization of GEO600 (2002)

Kötter,Karsten, Aulbert,Carsten, Babak,S., Balasubramanian,R., Berukoff,Steven, Bose,Sukanta, ...

The data acquisition system of the gravitational wave detector GEO600 is recording the first data now. Data from detector subsystems and environmental channels are being acquired. The data...

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...

Data acquisition and detector characterization of GEO600 (2002)

Kötter, Karsten, Aulbert, Carsten, Babak, Stanislav, Balasubramanian, R., Berukoff, Steven J., Bose, Sukanta, ...

The data acquisition system of the gravitational wave detector GEO600 is recording the first data now. Data from detector subsystems and environmental channels are being acquired. The data...

The GEO 600 laser system (2002)

Zawischa, I., Brendel, Martina, Danzmann, Karsten, Fallnich, Carsten, Heurs, Michele, Nagano, S., ...

Interferometric gravitational wave detectors require high optical power, single frequency lasers with very good beam quality and high amplitude and frequency stability as well as high long-term...

Data acquisition and detector characterization of GEO600 (2002)

Kotter, K., Aulbert, C., Babak, S., Balasubramanian, R., Berukoff, S., Bose, S., ...

The data acquisition system of the gravitational wave detector GEO600 is recording the first data now. Data from detector subsystems and environmental channels are being acquired. The data...

Genetically determined interferon-{gamma} production influences the histological phenotype of lupus nephritis (2002)

Miyake, K., Nakashima, H., Akahoshi, M., Inoue, Y., Nagano, S., Tanaka, Y., ...

Objective. To clarify whether the interferon‐γ (IFN‐γ) gene (IFNG) is associated with the histological phenotype of lupus nephritis. Method. We analysed...

An SOI 0.6mV offset temperature-compensated hall sensor readout IC for automotive applications up to 200 deg C (1999)

Kordas, N., Derksen, S., Schmidt, M., Yasujima, A., Matsui, M., ...

A high-temperature SIMOX technology using tungsten metallization has been employed for fabrication of a 1.7 mm2 low-offset temperature compensated Hall-readout IC. The chip is suitable for automotive...

Polymorphisms within the interleukin-10 receptor cDNA gene (IL10R) in Japanese patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (1999)

Nakashima, H., Akahoshi, M., Tanaka, Y., Yamaoka, K., Ogami, E., Nagano, S., ...

Objective. To assess the association between polymorphisms within the interleukin-10 receptor cDNA gene (IL10R) and systemic erythematosus (SLE) in Japanese people. Method. We examined the IL-10...

Electron scattering distributions as a probe of adsorbate orientation: CO and N2 (1988)

Nagano, S., Metiu, H., Huo, W. M., McKoy, V.

We calculate the differential cross section for elastic electron scattering by adsorbed CO and N2. The dependence of this cross section on the azimuthal angle of detection depends on the molecular...

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 first LIGO science data for stochastic gravitational waves

Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ageev, A., Allen, B., 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...

Setting upper limits on the strength of periodic gravitational waves from PSR J1939+2134 using the first science data from the GEO 600 and LIGO detectors

Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ageev, A., Allen, B., 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...

Upper limits on the strength of periodic gravitational waves from PSR J1939+2134

Allen, B., Woan, G., Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Allen, B., ...

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...

Detector description and performance for the first coincidence observations between LIGO and GEO

Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ageev, A., Allen, B., 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...

Mode-cleaning and injection optics of the gravitational-wave detector GEO600

Gossler, S., Casey, M.M., Freise, A., Grant, A., Grote, H., Heinzel, G., ...

The British-German interferometric gravitational-wave detector GEO600 uses two high-finesse triangular ring cavities of 8 m optical pathlength each, as an optical mode-cleaning system. The...

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...

Data acquisition and detector characterization of GEO600

Kotter, K., Aulbert, C., Babak, S., Balasubramanian, R., Berukoff, S., Bose, S., ...

The data acquisition system of the gravitational wave detector GEO600 is recording the first data now. Data from detector subsystems and environmental channels are being acquired. The data...

Status of GEO 600

Willke, B., Aufmuth, P., Aulbert, C., Babak, S., Balasubramanian, R., Barr, B., ...

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...

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 first LIGO science data for stochastic gravitational waves

Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ageev, A., Allen, B., 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...

Setting upper limits on the strength of periodic gravitational waves from PSR J1939+2134 using the first science data from the GEO 600 and LIGO detectors

Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ageev, A., Allen, B., 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...

Upper limits on the strength of periodic gravitational waves from PSR J1939+2134

Allen, B., Woan, G., Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Allen, B., ...

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...

Detector description and performance for the first coincidence observations between LIGO and GEO

Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ageev, A., Allen, B., 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...

Mode-cleaning and injection optics of the gravitational-wave detector GEO600

Gossler, S., Casey, M.M., Freise, A., Grant, A., Grote, H., Heinzel, G., ...

The British-German interferometric gravitational-wave detector GEO600 uses two high-finesse triangular ring cavities of 8 m optical pathlength each, as an optical mode-cleaning system. The...

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...

Data acquisition and detector characterization of GEO600

Kotter, K., Aulbert, C., Babak, S., Balasubramanian, R., Berukoff, S., Bose, S., ...

The data acquisition system of the gravitational wave detector GEO600 is recording the first data now. Data from detector subsystems and environmental channels are being acquired. The data...

Status of GEO 600

Willke, B., Aufmuth, P., Aulbert, C., Babak, S., Balasubramanian, R., Barr, B., ...

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...

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...