Detector Technology for Gravitational-Wave Astrophysics

引力波天体物理学探测器技术

• 批准号: 1912536
• 负责人: Stefan Ballmer
• 金额: $ 48万
• 依托单位: Syracuse University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2019
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2019-07-15 至 2023-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1912536&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Detector; Technology; Gravitational; Wave; Astrophysics

This awards supports research in gravitational wave detector instrumentation, and it addresses the priority areas of NSF's "Windows on the Universe" Big Idea. Since its initial gravitational-wave discovery in 2015 the NSF's Advanced LIGO has observed numerous black hole and neutron star collisions, shedding new light on a broad set of questions in astrophysics, cosmology, fundamental physics, and nuclear physics. The observatories' sensitivity can be improved further by controlling thermal distortion effects when operating at high laser power, and by lowering the thermal noise in its test mass mirror coatings. This award funds research into better laser wave front distortion sensors and actuators, and supports collaborative research into finding better coating materials for terrestrial gravitational-wave detectors. Both research directions pursue the common goal of significantly expanding the observational reach of Advanced LIGO. The award provides students and postdocs access to a world-class observatory and prepares them for scientific leadership positions.The award specifically provides funding for: (i.) The development mode-converter-based optical wave front sensors, capable of simultaneously sensing cavity alignment and mode-match for the Advanced LIGO detector. (ii.) The development of a phase camera, based on pixel-demodulation, to provide high-resolution RF beat maps of the laser field in the detector at a high frame rate. The camera is intended for use in interferometer commissioning and feedback control. (iii.) Exploring options for sensing and control of higher-order wave front aberrations. (iv.) Continued commissioning support in collaboration with LIGO Laboratory to improve the astrophysical sensitivity and bandwidth of Advanced LIGO in the upcoming O3 and O4 observing runs. (v.) Installation support for the construction and testing of a cryogenic nodal suspension for measuring mechanical loss of new coatings down to cryogenic temperatures.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

该奖项支持引力波检测器仪器的研究，并介绍了NSF“宇宙上的窗户”的优先领域。自2015年最初的引力波发现以来，NSF的先进Ligo观察到了许多黑洞和中子星形碰撞，为天体物理学，宇宙学，基本物理学和核物理学方面的广泛问题提供了新的光芒。观察者的灵敏度可以通过控制高激光功率时控制热失真效应，并通过降低其测试质量镜涂层中的热噪声来进一步提高敏感性。该奖项为更好的激光浪潮扭曲传感器和执行器提供了研究，并支持协作研究，以寻找陆地重力波探测器更好的涂层材料。这两个研究方向都遵循显着扩大高级LIGO的观察覆盖范围的共同目标。该奖项为学生和博士后提供了对世界一流的天文台的访问权限，并为科学领导职位做准备。该奖项专门为基于开发模式连接器的光波前传感器提供了资金，能够同时感知腔体偏向和高级LIGO检测器的模式匹配。 （ii。）基于像素模块的相机的开发，以高框架速率在检测器中提供了激光场的高分辨率RF拍打图。该相机旨在用于干涉仪调试和反馈控制中。 （iii。）探索用于传感和控制高阶波前畸变的选项。 （iv。）继续与LIGO实验室合作进行调试支持，以提高即将到来的O3和O4观察跑步中高级LIGO的天体敏感性和带宽。 （v。）为制造和测试低温淋巴结悬挂的安装支持，用于测量新涂层的机械损失，以至于低温温度。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并被认为是值得通过基金会的智力优点和更广泛影响的评估标准来通过评估来进行评估的。

项目成果

Point absorbers in Advanced LIGO

Advanced LIGO 中的点吸收器

• DOI: 10.1364/ao.419689
• 发表时间: 2021
• 期刊: Applied Optics
• 影响因子: 1.9
• 作者: Brooks, Aidan F.;Vajente, Gabriele;Yamamoto, Hiro;Abbott, Rich;Adams, Carl;Adhikari, Rana X.;Ananyeva, Alena;Appert, Stephen;Arai, Koji;Areeda, Joseph S.
• 通讯作者: Areeda, Joseph S.

Sensing optical cavity mismatch with a mode-converter and quadrant photodiode

使用模式转换器和象限光电二极管检测光学腔失配

• DOI: 10.1103/physrevd.100.102001
• 发表时间: 2019
• 期刊: Physical Review D
• 影响因子: 5
• 作者: Magaña-Sandoval, Fabian;Vo, Thomas;Vander-Hyde, Daniel;Sanders, J. R.;Ballmer, Stefan W.
• 通讯作者: Ballmer, Stefan W.

Can we use next-generation gravitational wave detectors for terrestrial precision measurements of Shapiro delay?

我们可以使用下一代引力波探测器对夏皮罗延迟进行地面精密测量吗？

• DOI: 10.1088/1361-6382/abb260
• 发表时间: 2020
• 期刊: Classical and Quantum Gravity
• 影响因子: 3.5
• 作者: Sullivan, Andrew G;Veske, Doğa;Márka, Zsuzsa;Bartos, Imre;Ballmer, Stefan;Shawhan, Peter;Márka, Szabolcs
• 通讯作者: Márka, Szabolcs

High frame-rate phase camera for high-resolution wavefront sensing in gravitational-wave detectors

• DOI: 10.1103/physrevd.104.042002
• 发表时间: 2021-08-13
• 期刊: PHYSICAL REVIEW D
• 影响因子: 5
• 作者: Muniz，Erik;Srivastava，Varun;Ballmer，Stefan W.
• 通讯作者: Ballmer，Stefan W.

Quantum correlations between light and the kilogram-mass mirrors of LIGO

• DOI: 10.1038/s41586-020-2420-8
• 发表时间: 2020-02
• 期刊: Nature
• 影响因子: 64.8
• 作者: Haocun Yu;L. McCuller;M. Tse;N. Kijbunchoo;L. Barsotti;N. Mavalvala;J. C. D. S. E. A. M. A. P. V. V. F. D. E. T. A. D. B. Betzwieser Blair Dwyer Effler Evans Fernandez-Gali-J.-C.-D.-S.-E.-A.-M.-A.-P.-V.-V.-F.-D.-E.-T.-A.-D.;J. Betzwieser;C. Blair;S. Dwyer;A. Effler;M. Evans;Á. Fernández-Galiana;P. Fritschel;V. Frolov;F. Matichard;D. McClelland;T. McRae;A. Mullavey;D. Sigg;B. Slagmolen;C. Whittle;A. Buikema;Y. Chen;T. Corbitt;R. Schnabel;R. Abbott;C. Adams;R. Adhikari;A. Ananyeva;S. Appert;K. Arai;J. Areeda;Y. Asali;S. Aston;C. Austin;A. Baer;M. Ball;S. Ballmer;S. Banagiri;D. Barker;J. Bartlett;B. Berger;D. Bhattacharjee;G. Billingsley;S. Biscans;R. Blair;N. Bode;P. Booker;R. Bork;A. Bramley;A. Brooks;D. Brown;C. Cahillane;K. Cannon;X. Chen;A. Ciobanu;F. Clara;S. Cooper;K. Corley;S. Countryman;P. Covas;D. Coyne;L. Datrier;D. Davis;C. Di Fronzo;K. Dooley;J. Driggers;P. Dupej;T. Etzel;T. Evans;J. Feicht;P. Fulda;M. Fyffe;J. Giaime;K. Giardina;P. Godwin;E. Goetz;S. Gras;C. Gray;R. Gray;A. Green;Anchal Gupta;E. Gustafson;R. Gustafson;J. Hanks;J. Hanson;T. Hardwick;R. Hasskew;M. Heintze;A. Helmling-Cornell;N. Holland;J. Jones;S. Kandhasamy;S. Karki;M. Kasprzack;K. Kawabe;P. King;J. Kissel;Rahul Kumar;M. Landry;B. Lane;B. Lantz;M. Laxen;Y. Lecoeuche;J. Leviton;J. Liu;M. Lormand;A. Lundgren;R. Macas;M. Macinnis;D. Macleod;G. Mansell;S. Márka;Z. Márka;D. Martynov;K. Mason;T. Massinger;R. McCarthy;S. Mccormick;J. McIver;G. Mendell;K. Merfeld;E. Merilh;F. Meylahn;T. Mistry;R. Mittleman;G. Moreno;C. Mow-Lowry;S. Mozzon;T. Nelson;P. Nguyen;L. Nuttall;J. Oberling;R. Oram;C. Osthelder;D. Ottaway;H. Overmier;J. R. Palamos;W. Parker;E. Payne;A. Pele;C. Perez;M. Pirello;H. Radkins;K. Ramirez;J. Richardson;K. Riles;N. Robertson;J. Rollins;C. Romel;J. Romie;M. Ross;K. Ryan;T. Sadecki;E. Sanchez;L. Sanchez;T. R. Saravanan;R. Savage;D. Schaetzl;R. Schofield;E. Schwartz;D. Sellers;T. Shaffer;J. R. Smith;S. Soni;B. Sorazu;A. Spencer;K. Strain;L. Sun;M. Szczepańczyk;M. Thomas;P. Thomas;K. Thorne;K. Toland;C. Torrie;G. Traylor;A. Urban;G. Vajente;G. Valdes;D. Vander-Hyde;P. Veitch;K. Venkateswara;Gautam Venugopalan;A. Viets;T. Vo;C. Vorvick;M. Wade;R. Ward;J. Warner;B. Weaver;R. Weiss;B. Willke;C. Wipf;L. Xiao;H. Yamamoto;Hang Yu;L. Zhang;M. Zucker;J. Zweizig