Gravitational Wave Research in Hannover and...
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Institute for Gravitation and the CosmosInaugural ConferenceAugust 9 – 11, 2007
Penn State University
Gravitational Wave Researchin Hannover and Potsdam
Peter AufmuthAlbert-Einstein-Institut
Leibniz Universität Hannover
SFB/TR 7„GW-Astronomie“
LIGO ScientificCollaboration Max Planck Society
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Albert Einstein Institute
Theory
Leibniz Universität HannoverMax-Planck-Institutfür GravitationsphysikGolm/Potsdam
Gravitational wavedetector GEO600
Evaluation of data;calculation of sources
Experiment
Max-Planck-Institutfür GravitationsphysikHannover
R&D for the nextgeneration of gw
detectors
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Albert Einstein Institute
Hannover Golm / Potsdam
Karsten Danzmann B. Allen G. Huisken B.F. Schutz H. Nicolai
Institute forGravitational
Physics
Laser Inter-ferometry &
GW Astronomy
ObservationalRelativity &Cosmology
GeometricAnalysis &Gravitation
AstrophysicalRelativity
QuantumGravity &
Unified Theories
Leibniz UniversityHannover Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (AEI)
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Astrophysical Relativity
Numerical solutions of Einstein’s equations
theoretical modelling of GW sources
special interest: evolution of binary black holes
set-up of large-scale cluster computing facilities
MERLIN
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GW Data Analysis
M.A. Papa chair of LIGO continuous waves working group
Einstein@Home: search for pulsars on home computers
development of data analysis algorithms: Hough transform
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Gravitational Wave Detector GEO600
central buildingEast
Institute of Floriculture, Tree Nursery Scienceand Plant Breeding
600 m
600 mlaser +
beam splitter
end mirror
A Michelson Interferometerwith 600 m armlength
North
end mirror
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Organization of GEO600
Max-Planck-Institutfür Gravitationsphysik,Potsdam und Hannover
Institute for GravitationalResearch, Univ. Glasgow
Leibniz UniversitätHannover
Cardiff University
Max-Planck-Institut fürQuantenoptik, Garching
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History of GEO600
1975 MPI for Astrophysics (Garching)3 m prototype
1983 MPI for Quantum Optics (Garching)30 m prototype
1989 Cooperation with Glasgow group
Garching 30 m prototype
Ruthe25 km southof Hannover
1995 September 5th : breaking ground for GEO600
2002 first science run (S1) together with LIGO
K. Danzmann
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Impressions from the GEO Site
control room
workshopcentral building
officesdirectionalradio link
clean room
high-tech in an austere
environment
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Worldwide Collaboration
AIGO
H1: 4 kmH2: 2 kmL1: 4 km
3 km600 m
80 mAdvLIGOLIGO ScientificCollaboration
300 m
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GEO Specialty: Monolithic Suspensions
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Thermal noise reduction using ultralow-loss, quasi-monolithic fusedsilica suspensions fixed by meansof hydroxy-catalysis bonding
Reaction pendulum→ test mass pendulum
Fused silica plateswith two tips to weld
the fibres onto
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GEO Specialty: Dual Recycling
gwLS fff ±=
laser
signal
output = carrier + sidebands
Recycling the carrier(laser) → power recycling
Recycling the sidebands(gw signal) → signal recycling
PRM
SRM
shotnoisebroadband
Time
narrow-banddynamical tuning
Resonant enhancement of the signal amplitude(x 50) + tuning of the detector sensitivity
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GEO Specialty: Laser Development
AdvLIGO laser:180 W cw output∆P/P = 3·10–9/√Hz
GEO600 laser system:2 W cw Nd:YAG laserplus 35 W cw 4-head
Nd:YVO4 amplifier∆P/P = 2·10–8/√Hz∆f = 2·10–4/√Hz
Together with theLaserzentrum Hannover
Just delivered for use in EnhLIGO !
high-power slave laser 4-head amplifier
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GEO R&D – 3rd Generation GW Detectors
Diffractive optics: Use gratingsinstead of transmissive components
Quantum noise: use squeezedlight to beat the standardquantum limit
Littrowmounting Feed squeezed vacuum
noise into the output port
Shot noise withsignal recycling& squeezed light
beamsplitter
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LISA & LISA Pathfinder
Laser development: P = 1WPower stabilisation: ∆P/P < 2·10-4/√Hz Frequency reference: ∆f < 30 Hz/√Hz
Interferometric readout for LPF:Heterodyne interferometersPhase measurement system∆φ = 2π·10–6 rad /√Hz
LISA
L = 5 mio km
L = 30 cm
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Schools & Collaborations
IMPRS on GWA
International Max Planck Research Schoolon Gravitational Wave Astronomy
Doctoral program for students with Master or Diploma. In addition to their research workadvanced lecture courses are offeredby the school.
Apply !imprs-gw.aei.mpg.de
Special Research Area„Gravitational Wave Astronomy“
SFB/TR7GWA
Research positions at the universitiesof Hannover, Jena, Tübingen and atthe MPI Astrophysics (Garching), AEI
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