Published March 7, 2004 | Version v1
Journal article

First upper limit analysis and results from LIGO science data: stochastic background

  • 1. Department of Physics, Loyola University, New Orleans, LA 70118 (United States)

Description

I describe analysis of correlations in the outputs of the three LIGO interferometers from LIGO's first science run, held over 17 days in August and September of 2002, and the resulting upper limit set on a stochastic background of gravitational waves. By searching for cross-correlations between the LIGO detectors in Livingston, LA and Hanford, WA, we are able to set a 90% confidence level upper limit of h2100Ω0 < 23 ± 4.6

Availability note (English)

Available online at http://stacks.iop.org/0264-9381/21/S685/cqg4_5_044.pdf or at the Web site for the journal Classical and Quantum Gravity (ISSN 1361-6382) http://www.iop.org/

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Classical and Quantum Gravity
Journal Volume
21
Journal Issue
5
Journal Page Range
p. S685-S690
ISSN
0264-9381
CODEN
CQGRDG

Conference

Title
5. Edoardo Amaldi conference on gravitational waves
Dates
6-11 Jul 2003
Place
Tirrenia (Italy)

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
35083575
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
CORRELATIONS; DATA ACQUISITION; GRAVITATIONAL WAVE DETECTORS; GRAVITATIONAL WAVES; INTERFEROMETERS; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES
Descriptors DEC
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; RADIATION DETECTORS

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