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20132026
most citedInterferometer design of the KAGRA gravitational wave detector

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89 papers

gr-qc2026

Evaluating KAGRA upgrade scenarios for multimessenger observations of binary neutron stars

Yuta Michimura, Soichiro Morisaki, Kenta Hotokezaka +1

Binary neutron star mergers are key targets for multimessenger astronomy, motivating future upgrades of gravitational-wave detectors. For KAGRA, both broadband sensitivity improvem…

physics.ins-det2026

A Polarization-Decomposed Method for Simulating Inhomogeneous Birefringence in Laser-Interferometric Gravitational-Wave Detectors

Haoyu Wang, Yuta Michimura, Keiko Kokeyama +9

Birefringence in test mass substrates is an emerging limitation for current and future laser-interferometric gravitational-wave detectors, particularly as detectors move toward hig…

physics.ins-det2025

In situ substrate birefringence characterization in gravitational wave detectors using a heterodyne polarimetry method

Satoshi Tanioka, Terri Pearce, Yuta Michimura +6

High-quality test mass substrates play essential roles in laser interferometric gravitational wave detectors. Inhomogeneous birefringence distribution in test mass substrates, howe…

gr-qc2025★ 1 cited

Quantum Noise Reduction in the Space-based Gravitational Wave Antenna DECIGO Using Optical Springs and Homodyne Detection scheme

Kenji Tsuji, Tomohiro Ishikawa, Kentaro Komori +6

The DECi-hertz Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (DECIGO) is a planned space-based, next-generation gravitational wave detector aimed at observing primordial gravitatio…

gr-qc2025

Jiggled interferometer: Ground-based gravitational wave detector using rapidly-repeated free-falling test masses

Shoki Iwaguchi, Bin Wu, Kurumi Umemura +10

We propose the Jiggled Interferometer (JIGI), a novel ground-based gravitational wave detector employing low-frequency noise mitigation similar to that of space-based detectors. Us…

gr-qc2025★ 2 cited

Decadal upgrade strategy for KAGRA toward post-O5 gravitational-wave astronomy

KAGRA Collaboration, T. Akutsu, M. Ando +150

The KAGRA Collaboration has investigated a ten-year upgrade strategy for the KAGRA gravitational wave detector, considering a total of 14 upgrade options that vary in mirror mass,…