Advanced Gravitational Wave Detectors.

Cover; ADVANCED GRAVITATIONAL WAVE DETECTORS; Title; Copyright; In memory of Stefano Braccini, our co-author and respected colleague.; Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Preface; Introduction; Part 1 An introduction to gravitational wave astronomy and detectors; 1 Gravitational waves; 1.1 Listening to the Universe; 1.2 Gravitational waves in stiff-elastic spacetime; 1.3 The luminosity of gravitational waves; 1.4 The amplitude and frequency of gravitational wave sources; 1.5 Gravitational waves in general relativity; 1.6 Gravitational wave detector response and signal strength; References.

2 Sources of gravitational waves2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Rough guide to signal amplitudes; 2.3 Supernovae; 2.4 Neutron star coalescence; 2.5 Rates of coalescing compact binaries; 2.6 Gravitational wave standard sirens; 2.7 Gravitational waves and gamma-ray bursts; 2.8 Continuous gravitational wave sources; 2.9 Low-frequency sources; 2.10 Stochastic background from the era of early star formation; 2.11 Cosmological gravitational waves from the Big Bang; References; 3 Gravitational wave detectors; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Introducing gravitational wave detectors across the spectrum.

3.3 Key concepts in gravitational wave detection3.4 Detectors from nanohertz to kilohertz; 3.5 Introduction to terrestrial interferometers; 3.6 Conclusion; References; 4 Gravitational wave data analysis; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Source amplitudes vs sensitivity; 4.3 Matched filtering and optimal signal-to-noise ratio; 4.4 Practical applications of matched filtering; 4.5 Suboptimal filtering methods; 4.6 False alarms, detection threshold and coincident observation; 4.7 Detection of stochastic signals by cross-correlation; 4.8 Network detection; References.

5 Network analysis and multi-messenger astronomy5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Network analysis; 5.3 General approach for discretised data; 5.4 Angular resolution of a detector network; 5.5 Multi-messenger gravitational wave astronomy; References; Part 2 Current laser interferometer detectors -- three case studies; 6 The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 The LIGO detectors; 6.3 Detector description; 6.4 Instrument performance; 6.5 Future directions; References; 7 The Virgo detector; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Virgo overall design; 7.3 The Virgo subsystems.

7.4 Interferometer commissioning7.5 Virgo+ upgrades; 7.6 Towards the next generation; References; 8 GEO 600; 8.1 A bit of history; 8.2 GEO 600 techniques; 8.3 The status in late 2009; 8.4 Upgrade plans; 8.5 In the future; References; Part 3 Technology for advanced gravitationalwave detectors; 9 Lasers for high optical power interferometers; 9.1 Requirements on the light source of a gravitational wave detector; 9.2 Lasers for advanced gravitational wave detectors; 9.3 Laser stabilisation; 9.4 Lasers for third generation interferometers; References; 10 Thermal noise, suspensions and test masses.

10.1 Introduction.

Introduces the technology and reviews the experimental issues; a valuable reference for graduate students and researchers in physics and astrophysics.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

English.

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