Noise Reduction in the Low Frequency Ligo Detectors
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Abstract
This study has two objectives. The primary objective is centered on looking into how to improve the detection capabilities of low-frequency gravitational waves. The current generation of gravitational wave detectors is not focused on the low frequency end of the spectrum, and this project aims to map the low frequency noise so that a detector can be made more efficiently. Another aspect of this project will be to build a functional representation of the LIGO mirrors to learn about their natural frequencies and how to mitigate the noise due to these natural frequencies. Since the noise most common in the LIGO interferometer is in the low-frequency range, the same range as low-frequency gravitational waves, reducing the noise will allow LIGO to detect these gravitational waves.
Noise Reduction in the Low Frequency Ligo Detectors
This study has two objectives. The primary objective is centered on looking into how to improve the detection capabilities of low-frequency gravitational waves. The current generation of gravitational wave detectors is not focused on the low frequency end of the spectrum, and this project aims to map the low frequency noise so that a detector can be made more efficiently. Another aspect of this project will be to build a functional representation of the LIGO mirrors to learn about their natural frequencies and how to mitigate the noise due to these natural frequencies. Since the noise most common in the LIGO interferometer is in the low-frequency range, the same range as low-frequency gravitational waves, reducing the noise will allow LIGO to detect these gravitational waves.