Sensitivity Achieved by the LIGO and Virgo Gravitational Wave Detectors during LIGO’s Sixth and Virgo’s Second and Third Science Runs

Document #:

LIGO-T1100338-v13

Document type:

T - Technical notes

Abstract:

We summarize the sensitivity achieved by the LIGO and Virgo gravitational wave detectors for compact binary coalescence (CBC) searches during LIGO's sixth science run and Virgo's second and third science runs. We present strain noise power spectral densities (PSDs) which are representative of the typical performance for CBC searches achieved by the detectors in these science runs. The data presented here and in the accompanying web-accessible data files are intended to be released to the public as a summary of detector performance for CBC searches during S6 and VSR2-3.

Files in Document:

• S6_detector_sensitivity.pdf (447.9 kB)

Other Files:

• H1 representative spectrum (best). (H1-SPECTRA-962268343-BEST.txt, 606.8 kB)
• H1 representative spectrum (mean). (H1-SPECTRA-941365351-MEAN.txt, 606.8 kB)
• H1 representative spectrum (mode). (H1-SPECTRA-957474700-MODE.txt, 606.8 kB)
• Histogram of BNS inspiral horizon distance for all three detectors in S6/VSR2-3. (s6abcd_histrange.png, 40.2 kB)
• Inspiral horizon distance as a function binary mass for all three detectors in S6/VSR2-3. (s6abcd_rangevmass.png, 50.5 kB)
• Inspiral horizon distance data for H1 in S6. (H1-HORIZON_DISTANCE_ALL_S6.txt, 6.5 MB)
• Inspiral horizon distance data for L1 in S6. (L1-HORIZON_DISTANCE_ALL_S6.txt, 5.9 MB)
• Inspiral horizon distance data for V1 in VSR2-3. (V1-HORIZON_DISTANCE_ALL_VSR2_VSR3.txt, 4.6 MB)
• L1 representative spectrum (mode). (L1-SPECTRA-951280082-MODE.txt, 606.8 kB)
• Plot of representative spectra for H1, L1 and V1 in S6/VSR2-3 (H1L1V1_representative_spectra.png, 96.8 kB)
• Plot of the various spectra for H1 in S6. (H1_representative_spectra.png, 71.3 kB)
• Script used to generate spectra presented in this document. (getspectrum.sh, 2.7 kB)
• V1 representative spectrum (mode). (V1-SPECTRA-935662133-MODE.txt, 606.8 kB)
• Week-trend time series of BNS inspiral horizon distance for all three detectors in S6/VSR2-3. (s6abcd_rangevtime.png, 82.0 kB)

Topics:

• Detector Characterization

Author Groups:

• LSC
• LVC

Keywords:

detector sensitivity compact binary coalescence

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• LIGO-T0900499-v19: Sensitivity to Gravitational Waves from Compact Binary Coalescences Achieved during LIGO's Fifth and Virgo's First Science Run

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Publication Information:

Posting on arXiv: http://arxiv.org/abs/1203.2674

Synopsis for the public: http://www.ligo.org/science/Publication-S6CBCRangeDoc/index.php