A cryogenic silicon interferometer for gravitational-wave detection

Authors

R X. Adhikari
K. Arai
A F. Brooks
C Wipf
O Aguiar
P Altin
B Barr
L. Barsotti
R Bassiri
Volker Quetschke, The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

7-28-2020

Abstract

The detection of gravitational waves from compact binary mergers by LIGO has opened the era of gravitational wave astronomy, revealing a previously hidden side of the cosmos. To maximize the reach of the existing LIGO observatory facilities, we have designed a new instrument able to detect gravitational waves at distances 5 times further away than possible with Advanced LIGO, or at greater than 100 times the event rate. Observations with this new instrument will make possible dramatic steps toward understanding the physics of the nearby Universe, as well as observing the Universe out to cosmological distances by the detection of binary black hole coalescences. This article presents the instrument design and a quantitative analysis of the anticipated noise floor.

Comments

Original published version available at https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6382/ab9143

Recommended Citation

Adhikari, Rana X., Koji Arai, A. F. Brooks, C. Wipf, O. Aguiar, Paul Altin, B. Barr et al. "A cryogenic silicon interferometer for gravitational-wave detection." Classical and Quantum Gravity 37, no. 16 (2020): 165003. https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6382/ab9143

Publication Title

Classical and Quantum Gravity

DOI

10.1088/1361-6382/ab9143