Characterization of systematic error in Advanced LIGO calibration

• Published in: Classical and quantum gravity Vol. 37; no. 22; pp. 225008 - 225052
• Main Authors: Sun, Ling, Goetz, Evan, Kissel, Jeffrey S, Betzwieser, Joseph, Karki, Sudarshan, Viets, Aaron, Wade, Madeline, Bhattacharjee, Dripta, Bossilkov, Vladimir, Covas, Pep B, Datrier, Laurence E H, Gray, Rachel, Kandhasamy, Shivaraj, Lecoeuche, Yannick K, Mendell, Gregory, Mistry, Timesh, Payne, Ethan, Savage, Richard L, Weinstein, Alan J, Aston, Stuart, Buikema, Aaron, Cahillane, Craig, Driggers, Jenne C, Dwyer, Sheila E, Kumar, Rahul, Urban, Alexander
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: IOP Publishing 19.11.2020
• Subjects: astrophysics; data analysis; general relativity; gravitational waves; interferometry; LIGO calibration; systematic error

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 strain used for astrophysical analyses. The two detectors have been upgraded since the second observing run and finishe...