Updated Advanced LIGO sensitivity design curve

Document #:

LIGO-T1800044-v5

Document type:

T - Technical notes

Abstract:

This note summarizes the update of the Advanced LIGO design curve, informed by recent measurement of coating thermal noise on aLIGO samples.

Files in Document:

• T1800044-v5.pdf (350.6 kB)

Other Files:

• IFOModel_L1_aLIGO.m (1.7 kB)
• [aLIGO curve data, txt] (aLIGODesign.txt, 55.0 kB)
• [aLIGO curve figure, fig] (aLIGO_newDesign.fig, 1018.6 kB)
• [aLIGO curve figure, pdf] (aLIGO_newDesign.pdf, 216.1 kB)
• [tex source, pdf, fig, and data] (T1800044-v5.zip, 1.6 MB)

Topics:

• Detector
• Modelling

Authors:

• Lisa Barsotti
• Peter Fritschel
• Matthew Evans
• Slawomir Gras

Notes and Changes:

The .fig file associated with this note was inaccurate - I replaced it in this v5. All of the rest of the material is the same as v4.

Referenced by:

• LIGO-T1800042-v5: The A+ design curve