Title:	Characterization of the LIGO detectors during their sixth science run
Authors:	Aasi, J. Abadie, J Abbott, R Abbott, T Abernathy, M.R. Iyer, B.R. + 120 Co-authors
Issue Date:	Jun-2015
Publisher:	IOP Publishing
Citation:	Classical and Quantum Gravity, 2015, Vol. 32, p115012
Abstract:	In 2009–2010, the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) operated together with international partners Virgo and GEO600 as a network to search for gravitational waves (GWs) of astrophysical origin. The sensitivity of these detectors was limited by a combination of noise sources inherent to the instrumental design and its environment, often localized in time or frequency, that couple into the GW readout. Here we review the performance of the LIGO instruments during this epoch, the work done to characterize the detectors and their data, and the effect that transient and continuous noise artefacts have on the sensitivity of LIGO to a variety of astrophysical sources.
Description:	Restricted Access. An open-access version is available at arXiv.org (one of the alternative locations)
URI:	http://hdl.handle.net/2289/7876
ISSN:	0264-9381 1361-6382 (Online)
Alternative Location:	https://arxiv.org/abs/1410.7764 https://doi.org/10.1088/0264-9381/32/11/115012 https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2015CQGra..32k5012A/abstract
Copyright:	2015 IOP Publishing Ltd.
Appears in Collections:	Research Papers (TP)

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