Abstract
The LIGO gravitational wave detectors are on the brink of making the first direct detections of gravi- tational waves. Noise cancellation techniques are described, in order to simplify the commissioning of these detectors as well as significantly improve their sensitivity to astrophysical sources. Future upgrades to the ground based detectors will require further cancellation of Newtonian gravitational noise in order to make the transition from detectors striving to make the first direct detection of gravitational waves, to observatories extracting physics from many, many detections. Techniques for this noise cancellation are described, as well as the work remaining in this realm.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Dissertation (Ph.D.)) |
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| Subject Keywords: | Gravitational waves; Newtonian noise; Noise cancellation; LIGO 40m Lab |
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| Degree Grantor: | California Institute of Technology |
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| Division: | Physics, Mathematics and Astronomy |
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| Major Option: | Physics |
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| Thesis Availability: | Public (worldwide access) |
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| Group: | LIGO |
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| Thesis Committee: | - Adhikari, Rana (chair)
- Weinstein, Alan Jay
- Chen, Yanbei
- Murray, Richard M.
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| Defense Date: | 15 May 2015 |
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| Other Numbering System: | | Other Numbering System Name | Other Numbering System ID |
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| LIGO | P1500001 |
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| Funders: | | Funding Agency | Grant Number |
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| National Science Foundation | PHY-0757058 | | National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship | UNSPECIFIED | | Caltech Millikan Graduate Fellowship | UNSPECIFIED |
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| Projects: | Laser Interferometer Gravitational wave Observatory |
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| Record Number: | CaltechTHESIS:06052015-123753277 |
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| Persistent URL: | https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:06052015-123753277 |
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| DOI: | 10.7907/Z94F1NNP |
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| Default Usage Policy: | No commercial reproduction, distribution, display or performance rights in this work are provided. |
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| ID Code: | 8998 |
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| Collection: | CaltechTHESIS |
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| Deposited By: |
Jennifer Driggers
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| Deposited On: | 06 Jun 2015 00:21 |
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| Last Modified: | 26 Oct 2021 18:22 |
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