Requirements for a Ground Rotation Sensor to Improve Advanced LIGO

Document #:

LIGO-P080073-v1

Document type:

P - Publications

Abstract:

The goal of the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) project is to measure gravitational waves from astrophysical sources. The project has recently begun the construction of Advanced LIGO, a major upgrade to the existing detectors. The performance of the new detectors requires the optical component to be mounted on high performance seismic isolation and alignment systems. The performance and reliability of these isolation systems could be improved with accurate measurements of the tip–tilt rotations of the ground at the level of 3e-10 rad/rtHz at 10 mHz to 6e-9 rad/rtHz at 200 mHz. We briefly describe the LIGO project and explain the desire for rotation sensing of the ground. We then derive the perfor mance requirements for a rotation sensor and show that it would improve the Advanced LIGO detector.

Files in Document:

• Requirements for a rotation sensor.pdf (264.0 kB)

Topics:

• Requirements
• Seismic Isolation
• Basic R&D

Authors:

• Robert Schofield
• Brian O'Reilly
• Daniel Clark
• Brian Lantz
• Dan DeBra

Keywords:

ISI SEI HEPI rotation tilt sensor BSC HAM

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Publication Information:

BSSA: Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America - Special Supplement on Rotational Seismology and Engineering Applications
May 2009, Vol 99, Number 2B, pg 980-989