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Upper limits on a stochastic gravitational-wave background using LIGO and Virgo interferometers at 600–1000 Hz

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Barsotti, Lisa; Bodiya, Timothy Paul; Corbitt, Thomas R.; Donovan, Frederick J.; Dwyer, Sheila Elizabeth; Evans, Matthew J.; Foley, Stephany; Fritschel, Peter K.; Harry, Gregory; Katsavounidis, Erotokritos; Kissel, Jeffrey S.; MacInnis, Myron E.; Mandel, Ilya; Mason, Kenneth R.; Matichard, Fabrice; Mavalvala, Nergis; Mittleman, Richard K.; Oelker, Eric Glenn; Shapiro, B.; Shoemaker, David H.; Soto, Jose M.; Stein, Andrew J.; Stein, Leo Chaim; Vaulin, Ruslan; Waldman, Samuel J.; Weiss, R.; Wipf, Christopher C.; Zucker, Michael E.; ... Show more Show less
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Abstract
A stochastic background of gravitational waves is expected to arise from a superposition of many incoherent sources of gravitational waves, of either cosmological or astrophysical origin. This background is a target for the current generation of ground-based detectors. In this article we present the first joint search for a stochastic background using data from the LIGO and Virgo interferometers. In a frequency band of 600–1000 Hz, we obtained a 95% upper limit on the amplitude of Ω[subscript GW](f)=Ω[subscript 3](f/900  Hz)3, of Ω[subscript 3]<0.32, assuming a value of the Hubble parameter of h100=0.71. These new limits are a factor of seven better than the previous best in this frequency band.
Date issued
2012-06
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/72406
Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics; MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research
Journal
Physical Review D
Publisher
American Physical Society
Citation
Abadie, J. et al. “Upper Limits on a Stochastic Gravitational-wave Background Using LIGO and Virgo Interferometers at 600–1000 Hz.” Physical Review D 85.12 (2012). © 2012 American Physical Society
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1550-7998
1089-4918

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