LIGO Detector Characterization in the first half of the fourth Observing run

S. Soni; B. K. Berger; D. Davis; F. Di Renzo; A. Effler; T. A. Ferreira; J. Glanzer; E. Goetz; G. González; A. Helmling-Cornell; B. Hughey; R. Huxford; B. Mannix; G. Mo; D. Nandi; A. Neunzert; S. Nichols; K. Pham; A. I. Renzini; R. M.S. Schofield; A. Stuver; M. Trevor; S. Álvarez-López; R. Beda; C. P.L. Berry; S. Bhuiyan; L. Blagg; R. Bruntz; S. Callos; M. Chan; P. Charlton; N. Christensen; G. Connolly; R. Dhatri; J. Ding; V. Garg; K. Holley-Bockelmann; S. Hourihane; K. Jani; K. Janssens; S. Jarov; A. M. Knee; A. Lattal; Y. Lecoeuche; T. Littenberg; A. Liyanage; B. Lott; R. Macas; D. Malakar; K. McGowan; J. McIver; M. Millhouse; L. Nuttall; D. Nykamp; I. Ota; C. Rawcliffe; B. Scully; J. Tasson; A. Tejera; S. Thiele; R. Udall; C. Winborn; Z. Yarbrough; Z. Zhang; Y. Zheng; R. Abbott; I. Abouelfettouh; R. X. Adhikari; A. Ananyeva; S. Appert; K. Arai; N. Aritomi; S. M. Aston; M. Ball; S. W. Ballmer; D. Barker; L. Barsotti; J. Betzwieser; G. Billingsley; S. Biscans; N. Bode; E. Bonilla; V. Bossilkov; A. Branch; A. F. Brooks; D. D. Brown; J. Bryant; C. Cahillane; H. Cao; E. Capote; F. Clara; J. Collins; C. M. Compton; R. Cottingham; D. C. Coyne; R. Crouch; J. Csizmazia; T. J. Cullen; L. P. Dartez; N. Demos; E. Dohmen; J. C. Driggers; S. E. Dwyer; A. Ejlli; T. Etzel; M. Evans; J. Feicht; R. Frey; W. Frischhertz; P. Fritschel; V. V. Frolov; P. Fulda; M. Fyffe; D. Ganapathy; B. Gateley; J. A. Giaime; K. D. Giardina; R. Goetz; A. W. Goodwin-Jones; S. Gras; C. Gray; D. Griffith; H. Grote; T. Guidry; E. D. Hall; J. Hanks; J. Hanson; M. C. Heintze; N. A. Holland; D. Hoyland; H. Y. Huang; Y. Inoue; A. L. James; A. Jennings; W. Jia; S. Karat; S. Karki; M. Kasprzack; K. Kawabe; N. Kijbunchoo; P. J. King; J. S. Kissel; K. Komori; A. Kontos; R. Kumar; K. Kuns; M. Landry; B. Lantz; M. Laxen; K. Lee; M. Lesovsky; F. Llamas; M. Lormand; H. A. Loughlin; M. MacInnis; C. N. Makarem; G. L. Mansell; R. M. Martin; K. Mason; F. Matichard; N. Mavalvala; N. Maxwell; G. McCarrol; R. McCarthy; D. E. McClelland; S. McCormick; L. McCuller; T. McRae; F. Mera; E. L. Merilh; F. Meylahn; R. Mittleman; D. Moraru; G. Moreno; A. Mullavey; M. Nakano; T. J.N. Nelson; J. Notte; J. Oberling; T. O’Hanlon; C. Osthelder; D. J. Ottaway; H. Overmier; W. Parker; A. Pele; H. Pham; M. Pirello; V. Quetschke; K. E. Ramirez; J. Reyes; J. W. Richardson; M. Robinson; J. G. Rollins; C. L. Romel; J. H. Romie; M. P. Ross; K. Ryan; T. Sadecki; A. Sanchez; E. J. Sanchez; L. E. Sanchez; R. L. Savage; D. Schaetzl; M. G. Schiworski; R. Schnabel; E. Schwartz; D. Sellers; T. Shaffer; R. W. Short; D. Sigg; B. J.J. Slagmolen; C. Soike; V. Srivastava; L. Sun; D. B. Tanner; M. Thomas; P. Thomas; K. A. Thorne; C. I. Torrie; G. Traylor; A. S. Ubhi; G. Vajente; J. Vanosky; A. Vecchio; P. J. Veitch; A. M. Vibhute; E. R.G. von Reis; J. Warner; B. Weaver; R. Weiss; C. Whittle; B. Willke; C. C. Wipf; V. A. Xu; H. Yamamoto; L. Zhang; M. E. Zucker

doi:10.1088/1361-6382/adc4b6

LIGO Detector Characterization in the first half of the fourth Observing run

S. Soni, B. K. Berger, D. Davis, F. Di Renzo, A. Effler, T. A. Ferreira, J. Glanzer, E. Goetz, G. González, A. Helmling-Cornell, B. Hughey, R. Huxford, B. Mannix, G. Mo, D. Nandi, A. Neunzert, S. Nichols, K. Pham, A. I. Renzini, R. M.S. SchofieldA. Stuver, M. Trevor, S. Álvarez-López, R. Beda, C. P.L. Berry, S. Bhuiyan, L. Blagg, R. Bruntz, S. Callos, M. Chan, P. Charlton, N. Christensen, G. Connolly, R. Dhatri, J. Ding, V. Garg, K. Holley-Bockelmann, S. Hourihane, K. Jani, K. Janssens, S. Jarov, A. M. Knee, A. Lattal, Y. Lecoeuche, T. Littenberg, A. Liyanage, B. Lott, R. Macas, D. Malakar, K. McGowan, J. McIver, M. Millhouse, L. Nuttall, D. Nykamp, I. Ota, C. Rawcliffe, B. Scully, J. Tasson, A. Tejera, S. Thiele, R. Udall, C. Winborn, Z. Yarbrough, Z. Zhang, Y. Zheng, R. Abbott, I. Abouelfettouh, R. X. Adhikari, A. Ananyeva, S. Appert, K. Arai, N. Aritomi, S. M. Aston, M. Ball, S. W. Ballmer, D. Barker, L. Barsotti, J. Betzwieser, G. Billingsley, S. Biscans, N. Bode, E. Bonilla, V. Bossilkov, A. Branch, A. F. Brooks, D. D. Brown, J. Bryant, C. Cahillane, H. Cao, E. Capote, F. Clara, J. Collins, C. M. Compton, R. Cottingham, D. C. Coyne, R. Crouch, J. Csizmazia, T. J. Cullen, L. P. Dartez, N. Demos, E. Dohmen, J. C. Driggers, S. E. Dwyer, A. Ejlli, T. Etzel, M. Evans, J. Feicht, R. Frey, W. Frischhertz, P. Fritschel, V. V. Frolov, P. Fulda, M. Fyffe, D. Ganapathy, B. Gateley, J. A. Giaime, K. D. Giardina, R. Goetz, A. W. Goodwin-Jones, S. Gras, C. Gray, D. Griffith, H. Grote, T. Guidry, E. D. Hall, J. Hanks, J. Hanson, M. C. Heintze, N. A. Holland, D. Hoyland, H. Y. Huang, Y. Inoue, A. L. James, A. Jennings, W. Jia, S. Karat, S. Karki, M. Kasprzack, K. Kawabe, N. Kijbunchoo, P. J. King, J. S. Kissel, K. Komori, A. Kontos, R. Kumar, K. Kuns, M. Landry, B. Lantz, M. Laxen, K. Lee, M. Lesovsky, F. Llamas, M. Lormand, H. A. Loughlin, M. MacInnis, C. N. Makarem, G. L. Mansell, R. M. Martin, K. Mason, F. Matichard, N. Mavalvala, N. Maxwell, G. McCarrol, R. McCarthy, D. E. McClelland, S. McCormick, L. McCuller, T. McRae, F. Mera, E. L. Merilh, F. Meylahn, R. Mittleman, D. Moraru, G. Moreno, A. Mullavey, M. Nakano, T. J.N. Nelson, J. Notte, J. Oberling, T. O’Hanlon, C. Osthelder, D. J. Ottaway, H. Overmier, W. Parker, A. Pele, H. Pham, M. Pirello, V. Quetschke, K. E. Ramirez, J. Reyes, J. W. Richardson, M. Robinson, J. G. Rollins, C. L. Romel, J. H. Romie, M. P. Ross, K. Ryan, T. Sadecki, A. Sanchez, E. J. Sanchez, L. E. Sanchez, R. L. Savage, D. Schaetzl, M. G. Schiworski, R. Schnabel, E. Schwartz, D. Sellers, T. Shaffer, R. W. Short, D. Sigg, B. J.J. Slagmolen, C. Soike, V. Srivastava, L. Sun, D. B. Tanner, M. Thomas, P. Thomas, K. A. Thorne, C. I. Torrie, G. Traylor, A. S. Ubhi, G. Vajente, J. Vanosky, A. Vecchio, P. J. Veitch, A. M. Vibhute, E. R.G. von Reis, J. Warner, B. Weaver, R. Weiss, C. Whittle, B. Willke, C. C. Wipf, V. A. Xu, H. Yamamoto, L. Zhang, M. E. Zucker

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Progress in gravitational-wave (GW) astronomy depends upon having sensitive detectors with good data quality. Since the end of the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory-Virgo-KAGRA third Observing run in March 2020, detector-characterization efforts have lead to increased sensitivity of the detectors, swifter validation of GW candidates and improved tools used for data-quality products. In this article, we discuss these efforts in detail and their impact on our ability to detect and study GWs. These include the multiple instrumental investigations that led to reduction in transient noise, along with the work to improve software tools used to examine the detectors data-quality. We end with a brief discussion on the role and requirements of detector characterization as the sensitivity of our detectors further improves in the future Observing runs.

Original language	English
Article number	085016
Journal	Classical and Quantum Gravity
Volume	42
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6382/adc4b6
State	Published - 18 Apr 2025

Keywords

detector characterization
gravitational wave detectors
LIGO
noise reduction

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Soni, S., Berger, B. K., Davis, D., Di Renzo, F., Effler, A., Ferreira, T. A., Glanzer, J., Goetz, E., González, G., Helmling-Cornell, A., Hughey, B., Huxford, R., Mannix, B., Mo, G., Nandi, D., Neunzert, A., Nichols, S., Pham, K., Renzini, A. I., ... Zucker, M. E. (2025). LIGO Detector Characterization in the first half of the fourth Observing run. Classical and Quantum Gravity, 42(8), Article 085016. https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6382/adc4b6

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AU - Kontos, A.

AU - Kumar, R.

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AU - Laxen, M.

AU - Lee, K.

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PY - 2025/4/18

Y1 - 2025/4/18

N2 - Progress in gravitational-wave (GW) astronomy depends upon having sensitive detectors with good data quality. Since the end of the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory-Virgo-KAGRA third Observing run in March 2020, detector-characterization efforts have lead to increased sensitivity of the detectors, swifter validation of GW candidates and improved tools used for data-quality products. In this article, we discuss these efforts in detail and their impact on our ability to detect and study GWs. These include the multiple instrumental investigations that led to reduction in transient noise, along with the work to improve software tools used to examine the detectors data-quality. We end with a brief discussion on the role and requirements of detector characterization as the sensitivity of our detectors further improves in the future Observing runs.

AB - Progress in gravitational-wave (GW) astronomy depends upon having sensitive detectors with good data quality. Since the end of the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory-Virgo-KAGRA third Observing run in March 2020, detector-characterization efforts have lead to increased sensitivity of the detectors, swifter validation of GW candidates and improved tools used for data-quality products. In this article, we discuss these efforts in detail and their impact on our ability to detect and study GWs. These include the multiple instrumental investigations that led to reduction in transient noise, along with the work to improve software tools used to examine the detectors data-quality. We end with a brief discussion on the role and requirements of detector characterization as the sensitivity of our detectors further improves in the future Observing runs.

KW - detector characterization

KW - gravitational wave detectors

KW - LIGO

KW - noise reduction

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=105003185796&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1088/1361-6382/adc4b6

DO - 10.1088/1361-6382/adc4b6

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:105003185796

SN - 0264-9381

VL - 42

JO - Classical and Quantum Gravity

JF - Classical and Quantum Gravity

IS - 8

M1 - 085016

ER -

LIGO Detector Characterization in the first half of the fourth Observing run

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