The Virgo O3 run and the impact of the environment

The LIGO Scientific Collaboration; The Virgo Collaboration; the KAGRA Collaboration; Nikhil Mukund

doi:10.48550/arXiv.2203.04014

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Original language	English
Article number	235009
Journal	Classical and quantum gravity
Volume	39
Issue number	23
Publication status	Published - 29 Nov 2022

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Sources of geophysical noise (such as wind, sea waves and earthquakes) or of anthropogenic noise impact ground-based gravitational-wave interferometric detectors, causing transient sensitivity worsening and gaps in data taking. During the one year-long third observing run (O3: from April 01, 2019 to March 27, 2020), the Virgo Collaboration collected a statistically significant dataset, used in this article to study the response of the detector to a variety of environmental conditions. We correlated environmental parameters to global detector performance, such as observation range, duty cycle and control losses. Where possible, we identified weaknesses in the detector that will be used to elaborate strategies in order to improve Virgo robustness against external disturbances for the next data taking period, O4, currently planned to start at the end of 2022. The lessons learned could also provide useful insights for the design of the next generation of ground-based interferometers.

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Advanced Virgo detector, gravitational waves, interferometer, observing run 3, environmental monitoring, environment impact, sensitivity and duty cycle

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Physics and Astronomy(all)
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

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The Virgo O3 run and the impact of the environment. / The LIGO Scientific Collaboration; The Virgo Collaboration; the KAGRA Collaboration et al.
In: Classical and quantum gravity, Vol. 39, No. 23, 235009, 29.11.2022.

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The LIGO Scientific Collaboration, The Virgo Collaboration, the KAGRA Collaboration & Mukund, N 2022, 'The Virgo O3 run and the impact of the environment', Classical and quantum gravity, vol. 39, no. 23, 235009. https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2203.04014, https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6382/ac776a

The LIGO Scientific Collaboration, The Virgo Collaboration, the KAGRA Collaboration, & Mukund, N. (2022). The Virgo O3 run and the impact of the environment. Classical and quantum gravity, 39(23), Article 235009. https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2203.04014, https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6382/ac776a

The LIGO Scientific Collaboration, The Virgo Collaboration, the KAGRA Collaboration, Mukund N. The Virgo O3 run and the impact of the environment. Classical and quantum gravity. 2022 Nov 29;39(23):235009. doi: 10.48550/arXiv.2203.04014, 10.1088/1361-6382/ac776a

The LIGO Scientific Collaboration ; The Virgo Collaboration ; the KAGRA Collaboration et al. / The Virgo O3 run and the impact of the environment. In: Classical and quantum gravity. 2022 ; Vol. 39, No. 23.

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