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Improving the sensitivity of Advanced LIGO using noise subtraction
Derek Davis
T. J. Massinger
Dr Andrew Lundgren
J. C. Driggers
A. L. Urban
Dr Laura Nuttall
This paper presents an adaptable, parallelizable method for subtracting linearly coupled noise from Advanced LIGO data. We explain the features developed to ensure that the process is robust enough to handle the variability present in Advanced LIGO data. In this work, we target subtraction of noise due to beam jitter, detector calibration lines, and mains power lines. We demonstrate noise subtraction over the entirety of the second observing run, resulting in increases in sensitivity comparable to those reported in previous targeted efforts. Over the course of the second observing run, we see a 30% increase in Advanced LIGO sensitivity to gravitational waves from a broad range of compact binary systems. We expect the use of this method to result in a higher rate of detected gravitational-wave signals in Advanced LIGO data.
https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6382/ab01c5
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Licence: CC BY-NC-ND
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6382/ab01c5
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