Central heating radius of curvature correction (CHRoCC) for use in large scale gravitational wave interferometers

Year: 2013

Authors: Accadia T., Acernese F., Agathos M., Allocca A., Astone P., Ballardin G., Barone F., Barsuglia M., Basti A., Bauer Th.S., Bebronne M., Bejger M., Beker M.G., Bertolini A., Bitossi M., Bizouard M.A., Blom M., Boer M., Bondu F., Bonelli L., Bonnand R., Boschi V., Bosi L., Bouhou B., Bradaschia C.,
Branchesi M., Briant T., Brillet A., Brisson V., Bulik T., Bulten H.J., Buskulic D., Buy C., Cagnoli G., Calloni E., Canuel B., Carbognani F., Cavalier F., Cavalieri R., Cella G., Cesarini E., Chassande-Mottin E., Chincarini A., Chiummo A., Cleva F., Coccia E., Cohadon P.-F., Colacino C.N., Colla A., Colombini M., Conte A., Coulon J.-P., Cuoco E., D’Antonio S., Dattilo V., Davier M., Day R., De Rosa R., Debreczeni G., Degallaix J., Del Pozzo W., Di Fiore L., DiLieto A., Di Virgilio A.,
Dietz A., Drago M., Endroczi G., Fafone V., Ferrante I., Ferrini F., Fidecaro F., Fiori I., Flaminio R., Forte L.A., Fournier J.-D., Franco S., Frasca S., Frasconi F., Galimberti M., Gammaitoni L., Garufi F., Gemme G., Genin E., Gennai A., Giazotto A., Gouaty R., Granata M., Guidi G.M., Heidmann A., Heitmann H., Hello P., Hemming G., JaranowskiP., Jonker R.J.G., Kasprzack M., Kefelian F., Kowalska I., Krolak A., Leroy N., Letendre N., Li T.G.F., Lorenzini M., Loriette V., Losurdo G., Majorana E., Maksimovic I., Malvezzi V., Man N., Mantovani M., Marchesoni F., Marion F.,
Marque J., Martelli F., Masserot A., Meidam J., Michel C., Milano L., Minenkov Y., Mohan M., Morgado N., Mours B., Naticchioni L., Neri I., Nocera F., Palladino L., Palomba C., Paoletti F., Paoletti R., Parisi M., Pasqualetti A., Passaquieti R., Passuello D., Pichot M., Piergiovanni F.,
Pinard L., Poggiani R., Prodi G.A., Punturo M., Puppo P., Rabeling D.S., Racz I., Rapagnani P., Re V., Regimbau T., Ricci F., Robinet F., Rocchi A., Rolland L., Romano R., Rosinska D., Ruggi P., Saracco E., Sassolas B., Sentenac D., Sperandio L., Sturani R., Swinkels B., Tacca M., Taffarello L., ter Braack A.P.M., Toncelli A., Tonelli M., Torre O., Travasso F., Vajente G., van den Brand J.F.J., Van Den Broeck C., van der Putten S., Vasuth M., Vedovato G., Verkindt D., Vetrano F., Vicere A., Vinet J.-Y., Vitale S., Vocca H., Ward R.L., Yvert M., Zadrozny A., Zendri J.-P.

Autors Affiliation: Univ Savoie, CNRS, IN2P3, Lab Annecy le Vieux Phys Particules LAPP, F-74941 Annecy Le Vieux, France; Ist Nazl Fis Nucl, Sez Napoli, I-80126 Naples, Italy; Univ Naples Federico II, I-80126 Naples, Italy; Univ Salerno, I-84084 Salerno, Italy; Nikhef, Amsterdam, Netherlands; Vrije Univ Amsterdam, NL-1081 HV Amsterdam, Netherlands; Ist Nazl Fis Nucl, Sez Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy; Univ Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy; Univ Siena, I-53100 Siena, Italy; Ist Nazl Fis Nucl, Sez Roma, I-00185 Rome, Italy; Univ Roma La Sapienza, I-00185 Rome, Italy; European Gravitat Observ, I-56021 Cascina, PI, Italy; Univ Paris Diderot, CNRS, IN2P3, APC,CEA Irfu,Observ Paris, F-75205 Paris 13, France; IM PAN, PL-00956 Warsaw, Poland; Warsaw Univ, Astron Observ, PL-00478 Warsaw, Poland; CAMK PAN, PL-00716 Warsaw, Poland; Bialystok Univ, PL-15424 Bialystok, Poland; NCBJ, PL-05400 Otwock, Poland; Inst Astron, PL-65265 Zielona Gora, Poland; Univ Paris 11, CNRS, IN2P3, LAL, F-91898 Orsay, France; CNRS, ESPCI, F-75005 Paris, France; Univ Nice Sophia Antipolis, CNRS, Observ Cote Azur, F-06304 Nice, France; Univ Rennes 1, CNRS, Inst Phys Rennes, F-35042 Rennes, France; CNRS, IN2P3, Lab Mat Avances, F-69622 Villeurbanne, France; Ist Nazl Fis Nucl, Sez Perugia, I-06123 Perugia, Italy; Univ Perugia, I-06123 Perugia, Italy; Univ Camerino, Dipartimento Fis, I-62032 Camerino, Italy; Ist Nazl Fis Nucl, Sez Firenze, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy; Univ Urbino Carlo Bo, I-61029 Urbino, Italy; Univ Paris 06, CNRS, ENS, Lab Kastler Brossel, F-75005 Paris, France; Ist Nazl Fis Nucl, Sez Genova, I-16146 Genoa, Italy; Ist Nazl Fis Nucl, Sez Roma Tor Vergata, I-00133 Rome, Italy; Univ Roma Tor Vergata, I-00133 Rome, Italy; Univ Aquila, I-67100 Laquila, Italy; RMKI, Wigner RCP, H-1121 Budapest, Hungary; Ist Nazl Fis Nucl, Grp Collegato Trento, I-38050 Povo, Trento, Italy; Univ Trent, I-38050 Trento, Italy; Ist Nazl Fis Nucl, Sez Padova, I-35131 Padua, Italy

Abstract: An asymmetry in radii of curvature of the mirrors in the arms of an interferometric gravitational-wave detector can degrade the performance of such a detector. In addition, the non-perfect mirror surface figures can excite higher order modes if the radii of curvature are close to higher order mode degeneracy. In this paper, we present a novel technique for changing the radii of curvature of arm cavity end mirrors by Central Heating Radius of Curvature Correction. This system was installed in the Virgo experiment in Cascina and proved to be an efficient, non-invasive solution with a large dynamic range. We present how the interferometer was tuned using such a system in order to obtain the best duty-cycles and sensitivity achieved with Virgo to date.

Journal/Review: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM GRAVITY

Volume: 30 (5)      Pages from: 055017  to: 055017

KeyWords: Gravitation; Cosmology;
DOI: 10.1088/0264-9381/30/5/055017

Citations: 8
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