Eime, R. M., Payne, W. R., Casey, M. M., Harvey, J. T.
Physical activity (PA) is important for lifelong health; however, participation is lower in rural compared with metropolitan areas and declines during adolescence, particularly for girls. It is...
Academic performance & student engagement in level 1 physics undergraduates (2009)
At the beginning of academic year 2007-08, staff in the Department of Physics & Astronomy at the University of Glasgow started to implement a number of substantial changes to the administration of...
A joint search for gravitational wave bursts with AURIGA and LIGO (2008)
Baggio, L., Bignotto, M., Bonaldi, M., Cerdonio, M., De Rosa, M., Falferi, P., ...
The first simultaneous operation of the AURIGA detector and the LIGO observatory was an opportunity to explore real data, joint analysis methods between two very different types of gravitational wave...
Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Agresti, J., Ajith, P., Allen, B., ...
Submitted to Cornell University’s online archive www.arXiv.org in 2008 by Isabel Leonor. Post-print sourced from www.arxiv.org.
Search for gravitational waves from binary inspirals in S3 and S4 LIGO data (2008)
Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Agresti, J., Ajith, P., Allen, B., ...
Submitted to Cornell University’s online archive www.arXiv.org in 2008 by Thomas Cokelaer. Post-print sourced from www.arxiv.org.
Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Agresti, J., Ajith, P., Allen, B., ...
Submitted to Cornell University’s online archive www.arXiv.org in 2008 by Isabel Leonor. Post-print sourced from www.arxiv.org.
Search for gravitational waves from binary inspirals in S3 and S4 LIGO data (2008)
Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Agresti, J., Ajith, P., Allen, B., ...
Submitted to Cornell University’s online archive www.arXiv.org in 2008 by Thomas Cokelaer. Post-print sourced from www.arxiv.org.
A joint search for gravitational wave bursts with AURIGA and LIGO (2008)
Baggio, L., Bignotto, M., Bonaldi, M., Cerdonio, M., De Rosa, M., Falferi, P., ...
The first simultaneous operation of the AURIGA detector(63) and the LIGO observatory(64) was an opportunity to explore real data, joint analysis methods between two very different types of...
A joint search for gravitational wave bursts with AURIGA and LIGO (2008)
Baggio, L, Bignotto, M, Bonaldi, M, Cerdonio, M, Rosa, M De, Falferi, P, ...
"The first simultaneous operation of the AURIGA detector and the LIGO observatory was an opportunity to explore real data, joint analysis methods between two very different types of gravitational...
Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Agresti, J., Ajith, P., Allen, B., ...
Submitted to Cornell University’s online archive www.arXiv.org in 2008 by Isabel Leonor. Post-print sourced from www.arxiv.org.
Search for gravitational waves from binary inspirals in S3 and S4 LIGO data (2008)
Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Agresti, J., Ajith, P., Allen, B., ...
Submitted to Cornell University’s online archive www.arXiv.org in 2008 by Thomas Cokelaer. Post-print sourced from www.arxiv.org.
Search for gravitational-wave bursts in LIGO data from the fourth science run (2007)
Abbott, B, Abbott, R, Adhikari, R, Agresti, J, Ajith, P, Allen, B, ...
The fourth science run of the LIGO and GEO 600 gravitational-wave detectors, carried out in early 2005, collected data with significantly lower noise than previous science runs. We report on a search...
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-wave bursts in LIGO's third science run (2006)
Abbott, B, Abbott, R, Adhikari, R, Agresti, J, Ajith, P, Allen, B, ...
We report on a search for gravitational-wave bursts in data from the three LIGO interferometric detectors during their third science run. The search targets sub-second bursts in the frequency range...
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...
Status of the LIGO detectors (2006)
Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Agresti, J., Ajith, P., Allen, B., ...
Copyright © Institute of Physics and IOP Publishing Limited 2006.
Status of the LIGO detectors (2006)
Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Agresti, J., Ajith, P., Allen, B., ...
Copyright © Institute of Physics and IOP Publishing Limited 2006.
Status of the LIGO detectors (2006)
Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Agresti, J., Ajith, P., Allen, B., ...
Copyright © Institute of Physics and IOP Publishing Limited 2006.
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...
Alignment control of GEO 600 (2004)
Grote, H., Heinzel, G., Freise, A., Gossler, S., Willke, B., Luck, H., ...
We give an overview of the automatic mirror alignment system of the gravitational wave detector GEO 600. In order to achieve the required sensitivity of the Michelson interferometer, the axes of...
Automatic beam alignment for the mode-cleaner cavities of GEO 600 (2004)
Grote, H., Heinzel, G., Freise, A., Gossler, S., Willke, B., Luck, H., ...
The automatic alignment system for the two suspended, triangular mode-cleaner cavities of the gravitational wave detector GEO 600 has been in continuous operation since the spring of 2001. A total of...
Analysis of LIGO data for gravitational waves from binary neutron stars (2004)
Abbott, B., Hough, J., Woan, G., Barr, B.W., Cagnoli, G., Cantley, C.A., ...
We report on a search for gravitational waves from coalescing compact binary systems in the Milky Way and the Magellanic Clouds. The analysis uses data taken by two of the three LIGO interferometers...
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...
First upper limits from LIGO on gravitational wave bursts (2004)
Abbott, B., Barr, B.W., Cagnoli, G., Cantley, C.A., Casey, M.M., Crooks, D.R.M., ...
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...
Alignment control of GEO 600 (2004)
Grote, H., Heinzel, G., Freise, A., Gossler, S., Willke, B., Luck, H., ...
We give an overview of the automatic mirror alignment system of the gravitational wave detector GEO 600. In order to achieve the required sensitivity of the Michelson interferometer, the axes of...
Mode-cleaning and injection optics of the gravitational-wave detector GEO600 (2003)
Gossler, S., Casey, M.M., Freise, A., Grant, A., Grote, H., Heinzel, G., ...
The British-German interferometric gravitational-wave detector GEO600 uses two high-finesse triangular ring cavities of 8 m optical pathlength each, as an optical mode-cleaning system. 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...
Silica research in Glasgow (2002)
Barr, B.W., Cagnoli, G., Casey, M.M., Clubley, D., Crooks, D.R.M., Danzmann, K., ...
The Glasgow group is involved in the construction of the GEO600 interferometer as well as in R and D activity on technology for advanced gravitational wave detectors. GEO600 will be the first GW...
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...
Performance of a 1200 m long suspended Fabry-Perot cavity (2002)
Freise, A., Casey, M.M., Gossler, S., Grote, H., Heinzel, G., Luck, H., ...
Using one arm of the Michelson interferometer and the power recycling mirror of the interferometric gravitational wave detector GEO 600, we created a Fabry-Perot cavity with a length of 1200 m. The...
The modecleaner system and suspension aspects of GEO 600 (2002)
Gossler, S., Casey, M.M., Freise, A., Grote, H., Luck, H., McNamara, P., ...
GEO 600 uses two 8 m triangular ring cavities as a modecleaner system for the stabilization of the laser. To isolate the cavities with respect to the seismic noise the optical components are...
Computer monitoring and control of the GEO 600 gravitational wave detector (2000)
Casey, M.M., Ward, H., Robertson, D.I.
The GEO 600 gravitational wave detector is at an advanced stage of construction at Ruthe, near Hannover in Northern Germany. Successful long-term stable operation of long-baseline interferometers...
Skeldon, K.D., Clubley, D.A., Barr, B.W., Casey, M.M., Hough, J., Killbourn, S.D., ...
We report on measurements performed with the Glasgow prototype gravitational wave detector which has recently been converted to operate with a Nd:YAG laser at 1064 nm. The differential displacement...