Noise budget of Cryogenic sub-Hz cROss torsion bar detector with quantum NOn-demolition Speed meter (CHRONOS)

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Autori principali: Onglao III, Mario Juvenal S., Huang, Hsiang-Yu, Inoue, Yuki, Kumar, Vivek, Tanabe, Daiki
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Pubblicazione: 2026
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author Onglao III, Mario Juvenal S.
Huang, Hsiang-Yu
Inoue, Yuki
Kumar, Vivek
Tanabe, Daiki
author_facet Onglao III, Mario Juvenal S.
Huang, Hsiang-Yu
Inoue, Yuki
Kumar, Vivek
Tanabe, Daiki
contents CHRONOS is a proposed gravitational-wave detector designed to operate in the sub-Hz frequency range (0.1 to 10 Hz), a largely unexplored band due to strong noise sources that hamper ground-based detectors. It employs cryogenic operation, a cross torsion-bar configuration, a triangular Sagnac interferometer, and a speed meter readout scheme to overcome key noise limitations, targeting a strain sensitivity of $h \sim 10^{-18} Hz^{-1/2}$ around 2 Hz and a stochastic gravitational wave background of $Ω_{GW}$ approximately $2 \times 10^{-3}$ at 2 Hz. Using analytical and interferometric simulations with FINESSE3, we evaluate the noise budget of CHRONOS and characterize the relative contributions of quantum, thermal, and environmental noise sources. Our results demonstrate that CHRONOS achieves competitive sensitivity at low frequencies. The feasibility of using CHRONOS in an earthquake early-warning system by detecting prompt gravity-gradient signals is also investigated, and is predicted to be faster by approximately 2.92 to 6.90 seconds within 40 km. These findings highlight the scientific potential of CHRONOS, bridging gravitational-wave astronomy and geophysical monitoring, and motivating further development of low-frequency detector technologies.
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spellingShingle Noise budget of Cryogenic sub-Hz cROss torsion bar detector with quantum NOn-demolition Speed meter (CHRONOS)
Onglao III, Mario Juvenal S.
Huang, Hsiang-Yu
Inoue, Yuki
Kumar, Vivek
Tanabe, Daiki
Instrumentation and Detectors
Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
CHRONOS is a proposed gravitational-wave detector designed to operate in the sub-Hz frequency range (0.1 to 10 Hz), a largely unexplored band due to strong noise sources that hamper ground-based detectors. It employs cryogenic operation, a cross torsion-bar configuration, a triangular Sagnac interferometer, and a speed meter readout scheme to overcome key noise limitations, targeting a strain sensitivity of $h \sim 10^{-18} Hz^{-1/2}$ around 2 Hz and a stochastic gravitational wave background of $Ω_{GW}$ approximately $2 \times 10^{-3}$ at 2 Hz. Using analytical and interferometric simulations with FINESSE3, we evaluate the noise budget of CHRONOS and characterize the relative contributions of quantum, thermal, and environmental noise sources. Our results demonstrate that CHRONOS achieves competitive sensitivity at low frequencies. The feasibility of using CHRONOS in an earthquake early-warning system by detecting prompt gravity-gradient signals is also investigated, and is predicted to be faster by approximately 2.92 to 6.90 seconds within 40 km. These findings highlight the scientific potential of CHRONOS, bridging gravitational-wave astronomy and geophysical monitoring, and motivating further development of low-frequency detector technologies.
title Noise budget of Cryogenic sub-Hz cROss torsion bar detector with quantum NOn-demolition Speed meter (CHRONOS)
topic Instrumentation and Detectors
Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.05840