Report on the second Mock LISA data challenge (2008)
Babak, S., Baker, J. G., Benacquista, M. J., Cornish, N. J., Crowder, J., Cutler, C., ...
The Mock LISA data challenges are a program to demonstrate LISA data-analysis capabilities and to encourage their development. Each round of challenges consists of several data sets containing...
Joint LIGO and TAMA300 search for gravitational waves from inspiralling neutron star binaries (2006)
Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ageev, A., Agresti, J., Ajith, P., ...
We search for coincident gravitational wave signals from inspiralling neutron star binaries using LIGO and TAMA300 data taken during early 2003. Using a simple trigger exchange method, we perform an...
Search for gravitational waves from binary black hole inspirals in LIGO data (2006)
Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ageev, A., Agresti, J, Ajith, P., ...
We report on a search for gravitational waves from binary black hole inspirals in the data from the second science run of the LIGO interferometers. The search focused on binary systems with component...
Upper limits from the LIGO and TAMA detectors on the rate of gravitational-wave bursts (2005)
Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ageev, A., Agresti, J., Ajith, P., ...
We report on the first joint search for gravitational waves by the TAMA and LIGO collaborations. We looked for millisecond-duration unmodeled gravitational-wave bursts in 473 hr of coincident data...
Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ageev, A., Allen, B., Amin, R., ...
We use data from the second science run of the LIGO gravitational-wave detectors to search for the gravitational waves from primordial black hole binary coalescence with component masses in the range...
Search for gravitational waves from galactic and extra-galactic binary neutron stars (2005)
Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ageev, A., Allen, B., Amin, R., ...
We use 373 hours (≈15 days) of data from the second science run of the LIGO gravitational-wave detectors to search for signals from binary neutron star coalescences within a maximum distance of...
Search for gravitational waves from galactic and extra-galactic binary neutron stars (2005)
Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ageev, A., Allen, B., Amin, R., ...
We use 373 hours (≈15 days) of data from the second science run of the LIGO gravitational-wave detectors to search for signals from binary neutron star coalescences within a maximum distance of...
Upper limits on gravitational wave bursts in LIGO's second science run (2005)
Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ageev, A., Agresti, J., Allen, B., ...
We perform a search for gravitational wave bursts using data from the second science run of the LIGO detectors, using a method based on a wavelet time-frequency decomposition. This search is...
Grote, H., Allen, B., Aufmuth, P., Aulbert, C., Babak, S., Balasubramanian, R., ...
Since December 2003, the gravitational-wave detector GEO 600 has routinely operated in the dual recycled mode, using a lock acquisition scheme based on the detection of optical sideband power at the...
The LIGO gravitational wave obervatories: Recent results and future plans (2005)
Harry, G. M., Adhikari, R., Ballmer, S., Bayer, K., Betzwieser, J., Bochner, B., ...
Strain, K.A., Allen, B., Aufmuth, P., Aulbert, C., Babak, S., Balasubramanian, R., ...
The GEO 600 laser interferometer with 600m armlength is part of a worldwide network of gravitational wave detectors. GEO 600 is unique in having advanced multiple pendulum suspensions with a...
First upper limits from LIGO on gravitational wave bursts (2004)
Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ageev, A., Allen, B., Amin, R., ...
We report on a search for gravitational wave bursts using data from the first science run of the Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory (LIGO) detectors. Our search focuses on bursts...
Upper limits on the strength of periodic gravitational waves from PSR J1939+2134 (2004)
Allen, B, Woan, G, Abbott, B, Abbott, R, Adhikari, R, Allen, B, ...
The first science run of the LIGO and GEO gravitational wave detectors presented the opportunity to test methods of searching for gravitational waves from known pulsars. Here we present new direct...
Willke, B., Aufmuth, P., Aulbert, C., Babak, S., Balasubramanian, R., Barr, B., ...
The GEO 600 laser interferometer with 600 m armlength is currently being commissioned as a part of a worldwide network of gravitational wave detectors. Due to the use of advanced technologies such as...
Commissioning, characterization and operation of the dual- recycled GEO 600 (2004)
Smith, J.R., Allen, B., Aufmuth, P., Aulbert, C., Babak, S., Balasubramanian, R., ...
The German-British laser-interferometric gravitational-wave detector GEO 600 is currently being commissioned as part of a worldwide network of gravitational-wave detectors. GEO 600 recently became...
Analysis of first LIGO science data for stochastic gravitational waves (2004)
Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ageev, A., Allen, B., Amin, R., ...
We present the analysis of between 50 and 100 h of coincident interferometric strain data used to search for and establish an upper limit on a stochastic background of gravitational radiation. These...
Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ageev, A., Allen, B., Amin, R., ...
Data collected by the GEO 600 and LIGO interferometric gravitational wave detectors during their first observational science run were searched for continuous gravitational waves from the pulsar...
Upper limits on the strength of periodic gravitational waves from PSR J1939+2134 (2004)
Allen, B., Woan, G., Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Allen, B., ...
The first science run of the LIGO and GEO gravitational wave detectors presented the opportunity to test methods of searching for gravitational waves from known pulsars. Here we present new direct...
Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ageev, A., Allen, B., Amin, R., ...
For 17 days in August and September 2002, the LIGO and GEO interferometer gravitational wave detectors were operated in coincidence to produce their first data for scientific analysis. Although the...
A Report on the Status of the GEO 600 Gravitational Wave Detector (2003)
Hewitson, M., Aufmuth, P., Aulbert, C., Babak, S., Balasubramanian, R., Barr, B.W., ...
GEO 600 is an interferometric gravitational wave detector with 600 m arms, which will employ a novel, dual-recycled optical scheme allowing its optical response to be tuned over a range of...
Detector characterization in GEO 600 (2003)
Sintes, A.M., Aufmuth, P., Aulbert, C., Babak, S., Balasubramanian, R., Barr, B.W., ...
The GEO 600 interferometric gravitational wave detector conducted its first science run (S1) from 23 August 2002 to 9 September 2002. The GEO 600 data acquisition system is described together with...
Status of the GEO600 gravitational wave detector (2003)
Wilke, B., Aufmuth, P., Aulbert, C., Babak, S., Balasubramanian, R., Barr, B.W., ...
The GEO600 laser interferometric gravitational wave detector is approaching the end of its commissioning phase which started in 1995.During a test run in January 2002 the detector was operated for 15...
The GEO600 gravitational wave detector: pulsar prospects (2003)
Woan, G., Aufmuth, P., Aulbert, C., Babak, S., Balasubramanian, R., Barr, B.W., ...
The GEO600 laser-interferometric gravitational wave detector near Hannover, Germany, is one of six such interferometers now close to operation worldwide. The UK/German GEO collaboration uses advanced...
The GEO 600 gravitational wave detector (2002)
Willke, B., Aufmuth, P., Aulbert, C., Babak, S., Balasubramanian, R., Barr, B.W., ...
The GEO 600 laser interferometer with 600 m armlength is part of a worldwide network of gravitational wave detectors. Due to the use of advanced technologies like multiple pendulum suspensions with a...
Data acquisition and detector characterization of GEO600 (2002)
Kotter, K., Aulbert, C., Babak, S., Balasubramanian, R., Berukoff, S., Bose, S., ...
The data acquisition system of the gravitational wave detector GEO600 is recording the first data now. Data from detector subsystems and environmental channels are being acquired. The data...
LISA and its in-flight test precursor SMART-2 (2002)
Vitale, S., Bender, P., Brillet, A., Buchman, S., Cavalleri, A., Cerdonio, M., ...
LISA will be the first space-borne gravitational wave observatory. It aims to detect gravitational waves in the 0.1 MHz + 1 Hz range from sources including galactic binaries, super-massive black-hole...