Author/Authors :
Abbott، نويسنده , , B. and Abbott، نويسنده , , R. S. Adhikari، نويسنده , , R. and Ageev، نويسنده , , A. and Allen، نويسنده , , B. and Amin، نويسنده , , R. and Anderson، نويسنده , , S.B. and Anderson، نويسنده , , W.G. and Araya، نويسنده , , M. and Armandula، نويسنده , , H. and Asiri، نويسنده , , F. and Aufmuth، نويسنده , , P. and Aulbert، نويسنده , , C. and Babak، نويسنده , , S. P. Balasubramanian، نويسنده , , R. and Ballmer، نويسنده , , S. a، نويسنده ,
Abstract :
For 17 days in August and September 2002, the LIGO and GEO interferometer gravitational wave detectors were operated in coincidence to produce their first data for scientific analysis. Although the detectors were still far from their design sensitivity levels, the data can be used to place better upper limits on the flux of gravitational waves incident on the earth than previous direct measurements. This paper describes the instruments and the data in some detail, as a companion to analysis papers based on the first data.
Keywords :
LIGO , Gravitational wave , Interferometer , Observatory
