LIGO Document P080016-x0

The LSC glitch group: monitoring noise transients during the fifth LIGO science run

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LIGO-P080016-x0
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P - Publications
Abstract:
The LIGO Scientific Collaboration (LSC) glitch group is part of the LIGO detector characterization effort. It consists of data analysts and detector experts who, during and after science runs, collaborate for a better understanding of noise transients in the detectors. Goals of the glitch group during the fifth LIGO science run (S5) included (1) offline assessment of the detector data quality, with focus on noise transients, (2) veto recommendations for astrophysical analysis and (3) feedback to the commissioning team on anomalies seen in gravitational wave and auxiliary data channels. Other activities included the study of auto-correlation of triggers from burst searches, stationarity of the detector noise and veto studies. The group identified causes for several noise transients that triggered false alarms in the gravitational wave searches; the times of such transients were identified and vetoed from the data generating the LSC astrophysical results.
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Rev P080016-01-Z:
- Full document number: LIGO-P080016-01-Z
- Author(s): Lindy Blackburn; Laura Cadonati; Santiago Caride; Sarah Caudill; S. Chatterji; Nelson Christensen; Josh Dalrymple; Shantanu Desai; A D. Credico; Greg Ely; Justin Garofoli; Lisa Goggin; Gabriela Gonzalez; Romain Gouaty; Corey Gray; Andri Gretarsson; D. Hoak; T. Isogai; Erik Katsavounidis; J. Kissel; S. Klimenko; R.a. Mercer; S. Mohapatra; Soma Mukherjee; Fred Raab; Keith Riles; Peter Saulson; Robert Schofield; Peter Shawhan; Jacob Slutsky; J.r. Smith; R. Stone; Cheryl Vorvick; Michele Zanolin; Natalia Zotov; John Zweizig
- Document date: 2008-06-16
- Document received date: 2008-06-20
- Document entry date: 2008-06-20

Rev P080016-00-Z:
- Full document number: LIGO-P080016-00-Z
- Author(s): Lindy Blackburn; Laura Cadonati; Santiago Caride; Sarah Caudill; S. Chatterji; Nelson Christensen; Josh Dalrymple; Shantanu Desai; A. Di Credico; Greg Ely; Justin Garofoli; Lisa Goggin; Gabriela Gonzalez; Romain Gouaty; Corey Gray; Andri Gretarsson; D. Hoak; T. Isogai; Erik Katsavounidis; J. Kissel; S. Klimenko; A. Mercer; S. Mohapatra; Soma Mukherjee; Fred Raab; Keith Riles; Peter Saulson; Robert Schofield; Peter Shawhan; Jacob Slutsky; J.r. Smith; R. Stone; Cheryl Vorvick; Michele Zanolin; Natalia Zotov; John Zweizig
- Document date: 2008-02-26
- Document received date: 2008-02-26
- Document entry date: 2008-02-26
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Published in Class Quant Grav vol. 25 pg. 184004 (10pp).

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