A xylophone configuration for a third-generation gravitational wave detector

DOI10.1088/0264-9381/27/1/015003zbMATH Open1184.83017arXiv0906.2655OpenAlexW2106027709WikidataQ59450899 ScholiaQ59450899MaRDI QIDQ3405528FDOQ3405528

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Publication date: 16 February 2010

Published in: Classical and Quantum Gravity (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Achieving the demanding sensitivity and bandwidth, envisaged for third generation gravitational wave (GW) observatories, is extremely challenging with a single broadband interferometer. Very high optical powers (Megawatts) are required to reduce the quantum noise contribution at high frequencies, while the interferometer mirrors have to be cooled to cryogenic temperatures in order to reduce thermal noise sources at low frequencies. To resolve this potential conflict of cryogenic test masses with high thermal load, we present a conceptual design for a 2-band xylophone configuration for a third generation GW observatory, composed of a high-power, high-frequency interferometer and a cryogenic low-power, low-frequency instrument. Featuring inspiral ranges of 3200Mpc and 38000Mpc for binary neutron stars and binary black holes coalesences, respectively, we find that the potential sensitivity of xylophone configurations can be significantly wider and better than what is possible in a single broadband interferometer.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/0906.2655

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Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Observational and experimental questions in relativity and gravitational theory (83B05) Gravitational waves (83C35)

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