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Main Authors: Sauter, Orion, Bhagwat, Ninad, Conklin, John, Tanner, D. B.
Format: Preprint
Published: 2023
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.13755
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author Sauter, Orion
Bhagwat, Ninad
Conklin, John
Tanner, D. B.
author_facet Sauter, Orion
Bhagwat, Ninad
Conklin, John
Tanner, D. B.
contents Following the upgrades to Advanced LIGO (aLIGO), measurements were made of the detector suspensions' frequency response characteristics. While most resonant frequencies could be identified with simple mechanical models, such as the fiber vibration modes, some were unexplained. Using a finite element model of the quadruple pendulum suspension, we search for and identify lines from unknown sources. The present work focuses on two resonant lines observed in the Upper Intermediate Mass as examples of this technique. Our simulations suggest a common source for these lines, which could be accounted for in a redesign. By modeling these response frequencies, we can examine the motion of individual components, and suggest methods to reduce their amplitude, alter their frequency, or eliminate them in future gravitational wave detector designs.
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spellingShingle Identification of Resonant Frequencies in LIGO-like Suspension with Finite-Element Modeling
Sauter, Orion
Bhagwat, Ninad
Conklin, John
Tanner, D. B.
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
Instrumentation and Detectors
Following the upgrades to Advanced LIGO (aLIGO), measurements were made of the detector suspensions' frequency response characteristics. While most resonant frequencies could be identified with simple mechanical models, such as the fiber vibration modes, some were unexplained. Using a finite element model of the quadruple pendulum suspension, we search for and identify lines from unknown sources. The present work focuses on two resonant lines observed in the Upper Intermediate Mass as examples of this technique. Our simulations suggest a common source for these lines, which could be accounted for in a redesign. By modeling these response frequencies, we can examine the motion of individual components, and suggest methods to reduce their amplitude, alter their frequency, or eliminate them in future gravitational wave detector designs.
title Identification of Resonant Frequencies in LIGO-like Suspension with Finite-Element Modeling
topic General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
Instrumentation and Detectors
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.13755