Unofficial sensitivity curves (ASD) for aLIGO, Kagra, Virgo, Voyager, Cosmic Explorer, and Einstein Telescope

Document #:

LIGO-T1500293-v13

Document type:

T - Technical notes

Abstract:

Unofficial sensitivity curves for various detector configurations used in ISWP 2016.

See also: http://rhcole.com/apps/GWplotter/

Python reading code provided by Riccardo Sturani, and updated by Salvo Vitale... thanks!

Note: more up-to-date curves can be found in the "Related Documents" section, and in the CE DCC at
https://dcc.cosmicexplorer.org/CE-T2000017/public

Files in Document:

• curves_Jan_2020.zip (792.9 kB)
• Sensitivity Curves and GWINC info (MATLAB) (curves_Jan_2020.mat, 4.2 MB)

Other Files:

• read matlab data for requested PSDs, save ascii and make a plot (ReadSavePlot.py, 3.2 kB)
• selected gwinc files (gwinc_Jan_2020.zip, 7.7 kB)

Topics:

• Detector
• Data Analysis

Authors:

• Matthew Evans
• Riccardo Sturani
• Salvatore Vitale
• Evan Hall

Keywords:

3G sensitivity A+ Voyager CE ET LUNGO LONGO GWINC

Notes and Changes:

Interferometer FSR now included in CE curves (credit Jan Harms).

v9: Added representative O2 data (G1701571, rebinned). Removed O2 projected curve. Rebinned S6 data. Updated python script to be compatible with Python 3, and tweaked the plot output.

v10: Added O2 cross-spectrum from Shivaraj's alog 34203

v11: Changed Voyager curve to BlueBird5

v12: Added early O3 curves for H1, L1, V1. Removed projected O3 curve.

v13: Replaced CE curves with CE1 and CE2 as used in arXiv:1903.04615 (Decadal science whitepaper).

Related Documents:

• LIGO-T1500290: Instrument Science White Paper 2015
• LIGO-T2300041: A♯ Strain Sensitivity
• LIGO-T2200287: Report of the LSC Post-O5 Study Group

Referenced by:

• LIGO-T1800084-v6: Horizon plots and noise curves for second- and third-generation detectors
• LIGO-P1600143-v18: Exploring the Sensitivity of Next Generation Gravitational Wave Detectors