U. Weiland

Publication List Details

Period

2002 - 2006

Number

106

Co-Authors

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-wave bursts in LIGO's third science run (2006)

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

We report on a search for gravitational-wave bursts in data from the three LIGO interferometric detectors during their third science run. The search targets sub-second bursts in the frequency range...

Search for gravitational-wave bursts in LIGO's third science run (2006)

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

We report on a search for gravitational-wave bursts in data from the three LIGO interferometric detectors during their third science run. The search targets subsecond bursts in the frequency range...

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...

A photon pressure calibrator for the GEO 600 gravitational wave detector (2006)

Mossavi, Kasem, Hewitson, Martin, Hild, Stefan, Seifert, Frank, Weiland, U., Smith, J. R., ...

Interferometer mirror displacement induced by radiation pressure is used to demonstrate an alternative calibration method for the GEO 600 detector. The photon calibrator utilizes an amplitude...

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, 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...

Upper limits on a stochastic background of gravitational waves (2005)

Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Agresti, Juri, Ajith, P., Allen, Bruce, ...

The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory has performed a third science run with much improved sensitivities of all three interferometers. We present an analysis of approximately 200...

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...

Hardware injection of simulated continuous gravitational wave signals for GEO 600 (2004)

Weiland, U., Heinzel, G., Ward, H., Woan, G.

Search algorithms for continuous gravitational waves are best tested by injecting simulated signals into the detector hardware. These signals need high phase and amplitude stability for reliable...

Hardware injection of simulated continuous wave signals for GEO 600 (2004)

Weiland, U., Heinzel, G., Ward, H., Woan, G.

Search algorithms for continuous gravitational waves are best tested by injecting simulated signals into the detector hardware. These signals need high phase and amplitude stability for reliable...

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...

Calibration of GEO 600 for the S1 science run (2003)

Hewitson, M., Grote, H., Heinzel, G., Strain, K.A., Ward, H., Weiland, U.

In 2002, the interferometric gravitational wave detector GEO 600 took part in a coincident science run (S 1) with other detectors world-wide. When completed, GEO will employ a dual- recycling scheme...

Calibration of the power-recycled gravitational wave detector, GEO 600 (2003)

Hewitson, M., Grote, H., Heinzel, G., Strain, K.A., Ward, H., Weiland, U.

GEO 600 is an interferometric gravitational wave detector which, when completed, 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...

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...

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...

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...

Hardware injection of simulated continuous gravitational wave signals for GEO 600

Weiland, U., Heinzel, G., Ward, H., Woan, G.

Search algorithms for continuous gravitational waves are best tested by injecting simulated signals into the detector hardware. These signals need high phase and amplitude stability for reliable...

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...

Calibration of GEO 600 for the S1 science run

Hewitson, M., Grote, H., Heinzel, G., Strain, K.A., Ward, H., Weiland, U.

In 2002, the interferometric gravitational wave detector GEO 600 took part in a coincident science run (S 1) with other detectors world-wide. When completed, GEO will employ a dual- recycling scheme...

Calibration of the power-recycled gravitational wave detector, GEO 600

Hewitson, M., Grote, H., Heinzel, G., Strain, K.A., Ward, H., Weiland, U.

GEO 600 is an interferometric gravitational wave detector which, when completed, 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...

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...

Hardware injection of simulated continuous wave signals for GEO 600

Weiland, U., Heinzel, G., Ward, H., Woan, G.

Search algorithms for continuous gravitational waves are best tested by injecting simulated signals into the detector hardware. These signals need high phase and amplitude stability for reliable...

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...

Imaging of cell/substrate contacts of living cells with surface plasmon resonance microscopy.

Giebel, K, Bechinger, C, Herminghaus, S, Riedel, M, Leiderer, P, Weiland, U, ...

We have developed a new method for observing cell/substrate contacts of living cells in culture based on the optical excitation of surface plasmons. Surface plasmons are quanta of an electromagnetic...

Imaging of cell/substrate contacts of living cells with surface plasmon resonance microscopy.

Giebel, K, Bechinger, C, Herminghaus, S, Riedel, M, Leiderer, P, Weiland, U, ...

We have developed a new method for observing cell/substrate contacts of living cells in culture based on the optical excitation of surface plasmons. Surface plasmons are quanta of an electromagnetic...

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...

Hardware injection of simulated continuous gravitational wave signals for GEO 600

Weiland, U., Heinzel, G., Ward, H., Woan, G.

Search algorithms for continuous gravitational waves are best tested by injecting simulated signals into the detector hardware. These signals need high phase and amplitude stability for reliable...

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...

Calibration of GEO 600 for the S1 science run

Hewitson, M., Grote, H., Heinzel, G., Strain, K.A., Ward, H., Weiland, U.

In 2002, the interferometric gravitational wave detector GEO 600 took part in a coincident science run (S 1) with other detectors world-wide. When completed, GEO will employ a dual- recycling scheme...

Calibration of the power-recycled gravitational wave detector, GEO 600

Hewitson, M., Grote, H., Heinzel, G., Strain, K.A., Ward, H., Weiland, U.

GEO 600 is an interferometric gravitational wave detector which, when completed, 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...

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...

Hardware injection of simulated continuous wave signals for GEO 600

Weiland, U., Heinzel, G., Ward, H., Woan, G.

Search algorithms for continuous gravitational waves are best tested by injecting simulated signals into the detector hardware. These signals need high phase and amplitude stability for reliable...

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...