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most citedGWTC-2: Compact Binary Coalescences Observed by LIGO and Virgo During the First Half of the Third Observing Run

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astro-ph.IM2026

LIGO Detector Characterization in the Second and Third Parts of the Fourth Observing Run

J. Glanzer, A. F. Helmling-Cornell, A. Calafat +244

LIGO detector characterization efforts enabled the confident detection of gravitational waves from hundreds of compact binary coalescences during the fourth observing run. Reliable…

astro-ph.IM2026

LIGO A: Detector Design and Science Prospects Beyond A+

L. Sun, K. Kuns, B. J. J. Slagmolen +1153

We present the LIGO A detector concept, an upgrade for the LIGO observatories based on room-temperature interferometers beyond the fifth observing run (O5). Building on th…

astro-ph.IM2026

Narrow spectral artifact investigation and mitigation in LIGO data from the fourth LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA observing run

E. Goetz, A. Neunzert, A. M. Knee +258

We present efforts to identify, characterize, and mitigate narrow spectral artifacts in LIGO detector data during the fourth LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA observing run. Narrow spectral artifac…

astro-ph.IM2025★ 9 cited

Improving cosmological reach of a gravitational wave observatory using Deep Loop Shaping

Jonas Buchli, Brendan Tracey, Tomislav Andric +28

Improved low-frequency sensitivity of gravitational wave observatories would unlock study of intermediate-mass black hole mergers, binary black hole eccentricity, and provide early…

astro-ph.IM2021★ 18 cited

Characterization of systematic error in Advanced LIGO calibration in the second half of O3

Ling Sun, Evan Goetz, Jeffrey S. Kissel +19

We present the probability distribution of the systematic errors in the most accurate, high-latency version of the reconstructed dimensionless strain , at the Hanford and Living…

astro-ph.IM2021★ 233 cited

LIGO Detector Characterization in the Second and Third Observing Runs

D. Davis, J. S. Areeda, B. K. Berger +284

The characterization of the Advanced LIGO detectors in the second and third observing runs has increased the sensitivity of the instruments, allowing for a higher number of detecta…

astro-ph.IM2021★ 72 cited

Environmental Noise in Advanced LIGO Detectors

P. Nguyen, R. M. S. Schofield, A. Effler +215

The sensitivity of the Advanced LIGO detectors to gravitational waves can be affected by environmental disturbances external to the detectors themselves. Since the transition from…

astro-ph.IM2020★ 415 cited

Sensitivity and Performance of the Advanced LIGO Detectors in the Third Observing Run

LIGO Instrument Science List, :, A. Buikema +197

On April 1st, 2019, the Advanced Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (aLIGO), joined by the Advanced Virgo detector, began the third observing run, a year-long dedi…

astro-ph.IM2020★ 112 cited

Reducing Scattered Light in LIGO's Third Observing Run

S Soni, C Austin, A Effler +195

Noise due to scattered light has been a frequent disturbance in the Advanced LIGO gravitational wave detectors, hindering the detection of gravitational waves. The non stationary s…

astro-ph.IM2020★ 28 cited

Fiducial displacements with improved accuracy for the global network of gravitational wave detectors

D Bhattacharjee, Y Lecoeuche, S Karki +5

As sensitivities improve and more detectors are added to the global network of gravitational wave observatories, calibration accuracy and precision are becoming increasingly import…

astro-ph.IM2020★ 143 cited

Characterization of systematic error in Advanced LIGO calibration

Ling Sun, Evan Goetz, Jeffrey S. Kissel +23

The raw outputs of the detectors within the Advanced Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory need to be calibrated in order to produce the estimate of the dimensionless…