학술논문

End benches scattered light modelling and subtraction in advanced Virgo.
Document Type
Article
Source
Classical & Quantum Gravity. 4/8/2021, Vol. 38 Issue 7, p1-12. 12p.
Subject
*LIGHT sources
*BENCHES
*LIGHT scattering
Language
ISSN
0264-9381
Abstract
Advanced Virgo end benches were a significant source of scattered light noise during the third observing run that lasted from April 1 2019 until March 27 2020. We describe how that noise could be subtracted using auxiliary channels during the online strain data reconstruction. We model in detail the scattered light noise coupling and demonstrate that further noise subtraction can be achieved. We also show that the fitted model parameters can be used to optically characterized the interferometer and in particular provide a novel way of establishing an absolute calibration of the detector strain data. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]