Proposal for Resurrecting VCO Calibration in aLIGO (Pre O1)

Document #:

LIGO-T1400202-v5

Document type:

T - Technical notes

Abstract:

Study of different ways of implementing VCO for aLIGO.

Files in Document:

• proposal.pdf (2.7 MB)

Other Files:

• latex files (proposal.zip, 2.4 MB)

Topics:

• Calibration

Authors:

• Hernan Daveloza

Keywords:

calibration VCO

Notes and Changes:

This was an idea to resurrect the frequency modulation methods described in P0900155 for to characterize aLIGO interferometers. It was never attempted -- instead we have used the ALS system, as described in the appendices of P1500248.
Also, we now have a much better understanding of the aLIGO interferometer and how to measure, model, and parameterize the detectors and their uncertainty. For details see P1600139.

Related Documents:

• LIGO-P0900155: Accurate calibration of test mass displacement in the LIGO interferometers
• LIGO-P1500248: Calibration of the Advanced LIGO detectors for the discovery of the binary black-hole merger GW150914
• LIGO-P1600139: Calibration Uncertainty for Advanced LIGO’s First and Second Observing Runs

Referenced by:

• LIGO-E1500442: aLIGO, CAL, Publications