Report of the LSC Post-O5 Study Group

Document #:

LIGO-T2200287-v3

Document type:

T - Technical notes

Abstract:

Report for the LSC from the study group assigned to explore options for LIGO detector upgrades after O5.

Files in Document:

• T2200287v3_PO5report.pdf (3.8 MB)

Other Files:

• v2_diff.pdf (3.8 MB)

Topics:

• Reports
• Upgrades
• A# Project

Authors:

• Peter Fritschel
• Kevin Kuns
• Jenne Driggers
• Anamaria Effler
• Brian Lantz
• David Ottaway
• Stefan Ballmer
• Katherine Dooley
• Rana Adhikari
• Matthew Evans
• Benjamin Farr
• Gabriela Gonzalez
• Patricia Schmidt
• Sendhil Raja

Notes and Changes:

Changes from v2 (see v2_diff in Other files for all changes):

1. There is a new section on Continuous Waves (7.7).

2. Minor updates in other subsections of section 7.

Related Documents:

Referenced by:

• LIGO-T2300041-v1: A♯ Strain Sensitivity
• LIGO-T1500293-v13: Unofficial sensitivity curves (ASD) for aLIGO, Kagra, Virgo, Voyager, Cosmic Explorer, and Einstein Telescope
• LIGO-G2301738-v3: LIGO A# - Post O5 upgrade and step toward Cosmic Explorer