Calibration and sensitivity of the Virgo detector during its second science run
Year: 2011
Authors: Accadia T., Acernese F., Antonucci F., Astone P., Ballardin G., Barone F., Barsuglia M., Basti A., Bauer Th S., Beker M.G., Belletoile A., Birindelli S., Bitossi M., Bizouard M.A., Blom M., Bondu F., Bonelli L., Bonnand R., Boschi V., Bosi L., Bouhou B., Braccini S., Bradaschia C., Brillet A., Brisson V., Budzynski R., Bulik T., Bulten H.J., Buskulic D., Buy C., Cagnoli G., Calloni E., Campagna E., Canuel B., Carbognani F., Cavalier F., Cavalieri R., Cella G., Cesarini E., Chaibi O., Chassande-Mottin E., Chincarini A., Cleva F., Coccia E., Colacino C.N., Colas J., Colla A., Colombini M., Corsi A., Coulon J-P, Cuoco E., D’Antonio S., Dattilo V., Davier M., Day R., De Rosa R., Debreczeni G., Del Prete M., Di Fiore L., Di Lieto A., Emilio M. Di Paolo, Di Virgilio A., Dietz A., Drago M., Fafone V., Ferrante I., Fidecaro F., Fiori I., Flaminio R., Forte L.A., Fournier J-D, Franc J., Frasca S., Frasconi F., Freise A., Galimberti M., Gammaitoni L., Garufi F., Gaspar M.E., Gemme G., Genin E., Gennai A., Giazotto A., Gouaty R., Granata V., Greverie C., Guidi G., Hayau J.-F., Heitmann H., Hello P., Hild S., Huet D., Jaranowski P., Kowalska I., Krolak A., Leroy N., Letendre N., Li T.G.F., Liguori N., Lorenzini M., Loriette V., Losurdo G., Majorana E., Maksimovic I., Man C. N., Mantovani M., Marchesoni F., Marion F., Marque J., Martelli F., Masserot A., Mitchel C., Milano L., Minenkov Y., Mohan M., Morgado N., Morgia A., Mosca S., Moscatelli V., Mours B., Neri I., Nocera F., Pagliaroli G., Palladino L., Palomba C., Paoletti F., Pardi S., Parisi M., Pasqualetti A., Passaquieti R., Passuello D., Persichetti G., Pichot M., Piergiovanni F., Pietka M., Pinard L., Poggiani R., Prato M., Prodi G.A., Punturo M., Puppo P., Rabeling D.S., Racz I., Rapagnani P., Re V., Regimbau T., Ricci F., Robinet F., Rocchi A., Rolland L., Romano R., Rosinska D., Ruggi P., Sassolas B., Sentenac D., Sperandio L., Sturani R., Swinkeles B., Tacca M., Toncelli A., Tonelli M., Torre O., Tournefier E., Travasso F., Vajente G., van den Brand J.F.J., van der Putten S., Vasuth M., Vavoulidis M., Vedovato G., Verkindt D., Vetrano F., Vicere A., Vinet J-Y, Vocca H., Ward R.L., Was M., Yvert M.
Autors Affiliation: Univ Savoie, Lab Annecy Le Vieux Phys Particules, CNRS, IN2P3, F-74941 Annecy Le Vieux, France; Ist Nazl Fis Nucl, Sez Napoli, I-80126 Naples, Italy; Univ Naples Federico II, I-80126 Naples, Italy; Univ Salerno, I-84084 Salerno, Italy; Ist Nazl Fis Nucl, Sez Roma, I-00185 Rome, Italy; Univ Roma La Sapienza, I-00185 Rome, Italy; EGO, I-56021 Cascina, PI, Italy; Univ Paris Diderot, Lab AstroParticule & Cosmol APC, CNRS IN2P3, CEA DSM IRFU,Observ Paris, F-75013 Paris, France; Univ Siena, I-53100 Siena, Italy; Ist Nazl Fis Nucl, Sez Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy; Univ Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy; Natl Inst Subatom Phys, NL-1009 DB Amsterdam, Netherlands; Vrije Univ Amsterdam, NL-1081 HV Amsterdam, Netherlands; Univ Nice Sophia Antipolis, CNRS, Observ Cote Azur, F-06304 Nice, France; Univ Rennes 1, Inst Phys Rennes, CNRS, F-35042 Rennes, France; Univ Paris 11, LAL, IN2P3, CNRS, F-91898 Orsay, France; ESPCI, CNRS, F-75005 Paris, France; Univ Lyon 1, CNRS, LMA, IN2P3, F-69622 Villeurbanne, France; Ist Nazl Fis Nucl, Sez Perugia, I-06123 Perugia, Italy; Univ Perugia, I-06123 Perugia, Italy; IM PAN, PL-00956 Warsaw, Poland; Warsaw Univ, PL-00681 Warsaw, Poland; Warsaw Univ, Astron Observ, PL-00478 Warsaw, Poland; CAMK PAN, PL-00716 Warsaw, Poland; Bialystok Univ, PL-15424 Bialystok, Poland; IPJ, PL-05400 Otwock, Poland; Inst Astron, PL-65265 Zielona Gora, Poland; Ist Nazl Fis Nucl, Sez Firenze, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy; Univ Urbino Carlo Bo, I-61029 Urbino, Italy; Ist Nazl Fis Nucl, Sez Genova, I-16146 Genoa, Italy; Ist Nazl Fis Nucl, Sez Roma Tor Vergata, I-00133 Rome, Italy; Univ Roma Tor Vergata, I-00133 Rome, Italy; Univ Aquila, I-67100 Laquila, Italy; RMKI, H-1121 Budapest, Hungary; Ist Nazl Fis Nucl, Grp Collegato Trento, I-38050 Trento, Italy; Univ Trent, I-38050 Trento, Italy; Ist Nazl Fis Nucl, Sez Padova, I-35131 Padua, Italy; Univ Padua, I-35131 Padua, Italy; Univ Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, W Midlands, England; Univ Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, Lanark, Scotland
Abstract: The Virgo detector is a kilometer-length interferometer for gravitational wave detection located near Pisa (Italy). During its second science run (VSR2) in 2009, 6 months of data were accumulated with a sensitivity close to its design. In this paper, the methods used to determine the parameters for sensitivity estimation and gravitational wave reconstruction are described. The main quantities to be calibrated are the frequency response of the mirror actuation and the sensing of the output power. Focus is also put on their absolute timing. The monitoring of the calibration data and the parameter estimation with independent techniques are discussed to provide an estimation of the calibration uncertainties. Finally, the estimation of the Virgo sensitivity in the frequency domain is described and typical sensitivities measured during VSR2 are shown.
Journal/Review: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM GRAVITY
Volume: 28 (2) Pages from: 025005 to: 025005
KeyWords: Gravitational waves; Virgo; DOI: 10.1088/0264-9381/28/2/025005ImpactFactor: 3.320Citations: 67data from “WEB OF SCIENCE” (of Thomson Reuters) are update at: 2024-11-24References taken from IsiWeb of Knowledge: (subscribers only)Connecting to view paper tab on IsiWeb: Click hereConnecting to view citations from IsiWeb: Click here
