Professor Henry Ward
- Professor (Physics & Astronomy)
telephone:
01413304705
email:
Henry.Ward@glasgow.ac.uk
R352 Level 3, Physics & Astronomy, Kelvin Building, Glasgow G12 8QQ
Research interests
Personal webpage: http://www.physics.gla.ac.uk/igr/index.php?L1=members&L2=member&name=hward
Gravitational Wave Detection on ground (GEO 600) and in space (LISA/NGO and LISA Pathfinder); ultra stable lasers, ultra sensitive interferometric systems, automated control systems, production of interferometry flight hardware for space missions.
Publications
2024
Armano, M. et al. (2024) Magnetic-induced force noise in LISA Pathfinder free-falling test masses. Physical Review Letters, (Accepted for Publication)
Armano, M. et al. (2024) Tilt-to-length coupling in LISA Pathfinder: long-term stability. Physical Review D, 110(6), 063005. (doi: 10.1103/PhysRevD.110.063005)
Armano, M. et al. (2024) In-depth analysis of LISA Pathfinder performance results: time evolution, noise projection, physical models, and implications for LISA. Physical Review D, 110(4), 042004. (doi: 10.1103/PhysRevD.110.042004)
Armano, M. et al. (2024) Nano-Newton electrostatic force actuators for femto-Newton-sensitive measurements: System performance test in the LISA Pathfinder mission. Physical Review D, 109(10), 102009. (doi: 10.1103/PhysRevD.109.102009)
Armano, M. et al. (2024) Sensor noise in LISA Pathfinder: laser frequency noise and its coupling to the optical test mass readout. Physical Review D, 109(4), 042003. (doi: 10.1103/PhysRevD.109.042003)
2023
Armano, M. et al. (2023) Tilt-to-length coupling in LISA Pathfinder: a data analysis. Physical Review D, 108(10), 102003. (doi: 10.1103/PhysRevD.108.102003)
2022
Armano, M. et al. (2022) Sensor noise in LISA Pathfinder: an extensive in-flight review of the angular and longitudinal interferometric measurement system. Physical Review D, 106(8), 082001. (doi: 10.1103/PhysRevD.106.082001)
Armano, M. et al. (2022) Transient acceleration events in LISA Pathfinder data: Properties and possible physical origin. Physical Review D, 106(6), 062001. (doi: 10.1103/PhysRevD.106.062001)
2021
Armano, M. et al. (2021) Sensor noise in LISA Pathfinder: in-flight performance of the optical test mass readout. Physical Review Letters, 126(13), 131103. (doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.126.131103)
Bortoluzzi, D. et al. (2021) In-flight testing of the injection of the LISA Pathfinder test mass into a geodesic. Advances in Space Research, 67(1), pp. 504-520. (doi: 10.1016/j.asr.2020.09.009)
2020
Chwalla, M. et al. (2020) Optical suppression of tilt-to-length coupling in the LISA long-arm interferometer. Physical Review Applied, 14(1), 014030. (doi: 10.1103/PhysRevApplied.14.014030)
Armano, M. et al. (2020) Spacecraft and interplanetary contributions to the magnetic environment on-board LISA Pathfinder. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 494(2), pp. 3014-3027. (doi: 10.1093/mnras/staa830)
Armano, M. et al. (2020) Analysis of the accuracy of actuation electronics in the laser interferometer space antenna pathfinder. Review of Scientific Instruments, 91(4), 045003. (doi: 10.1063/1.5140406)
2019
Armano, M. et al. (2019) LISA pathfinder performance confirmed in an open-loop configuration: results from the free-fall actuation mode. Physical Review Letters, 123(11), 111101. (doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.123.111101)
Thorpe, J. I. et al. (2019) Micrometeoroid events in LISA Pathfinder. Astrophysical Journal, 883(1), 53. (doi: 10.3847/1538-4357/ab3649)
Robertson, D.I. , Brzozowski, W., Fitzsimons, E.D., Killow, C.J., Parr-Burman, P., Perreur-Lloyd, M. , Pearson, D., Ward, H. and Wells, M. (2019) An Automated System for Hydroxide Catalysis Bonding of Precision-Aligned Optical Systems. In: International Conference on Space Optics—ICSO 2018, Chania, Greece, 09-12 Oct 2018, p. 1118050. (doi: 10.1117/12.2536099)
Armano, M. et al. (2019) Temperature stability in the sub-milliHertz band with LISA Pathfinder. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 486(3), pp. 3368-3379. (doi: 10.1093/mnras/stz1017)
Armano, M. et al. (2019) LISA Pathfinder micronewton cold gas thrusters: In-flight characterization. Physical Review D, 99, 122003. (doi: 10.1103/PhysRevD.99.122003)
Armano, M. et al. (2019) LISA Pathfinder platform stability and drag-free performance. Physical Review D, 99(8), 082001. (doi: 10.1103/PhysRevD.99.082001)
Armano, M. et al. (2019) Forbush decreases and <2 day GCR flux non-recurrent variations studied with LISA Pathfinder. Astrophysical Journal, 874(2), 167. (doi: 10.3847/1538-4357/ab0c99)
2018
Anderson, G. et al. (2018) Experimental results from the ST7 mission on LISA Pathfinder. Physical Review D, 98(10), 102005. (doi: 10.1103/PhysRevD.98.102005)
Robertson, D. I. , Fitzsimons, E. D., Killow, C. J., Perreur-Lloyd, M. and Ward, H. (2018) Automated precision alignment of optical components for hydroxide catalysis bonding. Optics Express, 26(22), pp. 28323-28334. (doi: 10.1364/OE.26.028323)
Armano, M. et al. (2018) Precision charge control for isolated free-falling test masses: LISA pathfinder results. Physical Review D, 98(6), 062001. (doi: 10.1103/PhysRevD.98.062001)
Armano, M. et al. (2018) Calibrating the system dynamics of LISA Pathfinder. Physical Review D, 97(12), 122002. (doi: 10.1103/PhysRevD.97.122002)
Tröbs, M. et al. (2018) Reducing tilt-to-length coupling for the LISA test mass interferometer. Classical and Quantum Gravity, 35(10), 105001. (doi: 10.1088/1361-6382/aab86c)
Armano, M. et al. (2018) Measuring the galactic cosmic ray flux with the LISA Pathfinder radiation monitor. Astroparticle Physics, 98, pp. 28-37. (doi: 10.1016/j.astropartphys.2018.01.006)
Armano, M. et al. (2018) Characteristics and energy dependence of recurrent galactic cosmic-ray flux depressions and of a forbush decrease with LISA Pathfinder. Astrophysical Journal, 854(2), 113. (doi: 10.3847/1538-4357/aaa774)
Armano, M. et al. (2018) Beyond the required LISA free-fall performance: new LISA Pathfinder results down to 20 μHz. Physical Review Letters, 120(6), 061101. (doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.120.061101)
2017
Bogenstahl, J. et al. (2017) Design and construction of a telescope simulator for LISA optical bench testing. Proceedings of the SPIE: The International Society for Optical Engineering, 10564, 105643C. (doi: 10.1117/12.2309066)
d'Arcio, L. et al. (2017) Optical bench development for LISA. Proceedings of the SPIE: The International Society for Optical Engineering, 10565, 105652X. (doi: 10.1117/12.2309141)
d’Arcio, L. et al. (2017) An elegant Breadboard of the optical bench for eLISA/NGO. Proceedings of the SPIE: The International Society for Optical Engineering, 10564, 105640I. (doi: 10.1117/12.2309257)
Armano, M. et al. (2017) Capacitive sensing of test mass motion with nanometer precision over millimeter-wide sensing gaps for space-borne gravitational reference sensors. Physical Review D, 96(6), 062004. (doi: 10.1103/PhysRevD.96.062004)
Armano, M. et al. (2017) Charge-induced force noise on free-falling test masses: results from LISA Pathfinder. Physical Review Letters, 118(17), 171101. (doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.118.171101)
Isleif, K.-S. et al. (2017) Suppressing ghost beams: Backlink options for LISA. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 840(1), 012016. (doi: 10.1088/1742-6596/840/1/012016)
Tröbs, M. et al. (2017) Experimental Demonstration of Reduced Tilt-to-length Coupling by Using Imaging Systems in Precision Interferometers. In: International Conference on Space Optics — ICSO 2016, Biarritz, France, 18-21 Oct 2016, p. 1056245. (doi: 10.1117/12.2296137)
2016
Chwalla, M. et al. (2016) Design and construction of an optical test bed for LISA imaging systems and tilt-to-length coupling. Classical and Quantum Gravity, 33(24), 245015. (doi: 10.1088/0264-9381/33/24/245015)
Armano, M. et al. (2016) Constraints on LISA Pathfinder’s self-gravity: design requirements, estimates and testing procedures. Classical and Quantum Gravity, 33(23), 235015. (doi: 10.1088/0264-9381/33/23/235015)
Killow, C. J., Fitzsimons, E. D., Perreur-Lloyd, M. , Robertson, D. I. and Ward, H. (2016) Mechanisation of Precision Placement and Catalysis Bonding of Optical Components. In: International Conference on Space Optics — ICSO 2016, Biarritz, France, 18-21 Oct 2016, 105623W. (doi: 10.1117/12.2296078)
Armano, M. et al. (2016) Sub-femto-g free fall for space-based gravitational wave observatories: LISA pathfinder results. Physical Review Letters, 116(23), 231101. (doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.116.231101)
Lieser, M. et al. (2016) Construction of an optical test-bed for eLISA. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 716, 012029. (doi: 10.1088/1742-6596/716/1/012029)
Killow, C. J., Fitzsimons, E. D., Perreur-Lloyd, M. , Robertson, D. I. , Ward, H. and Bogenstahl, J. (2016) Optical fiber couplers for precision spaceborne metrology. Applied Optics, 55(10), pp. 2724-2731. (doi: 10.1364/AO.55.002724) (PMID:27139678)
Abbott, B. P. et al. (2016) Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Black Hole Merger. Physical Review Letters, 116, 061102. (doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.116.061102) (PMID:26918975)
2015
Gibert, F. et al. (2015) Thermo-elastic induced phase noise in the LISA Pathfinder spacecraft. Classical and Quantum Gravity, 32(4), 045014. (doi: 10.1088/0264-9381/32/4/045014)
Armano, M. et al. (2015) Free-flight experiments in LISA pathfinder. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 610, 012006. (doi: 10.1088/1742-6596/610/1/012006)
Armano, M. et al. (2015) Disentangling the magnetic force noise contribution in LISA pathfinder. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 610, 012024. (doi: 10.1088/1742-6596/610/1/012024)
Armano, M. et al. (2015) A noise simulator for eLISA: migrating LISA pathfinder knowledge to the eLISA mission. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 610, 012036. (doi: 10.1088/1742-6596/610/1/012036)
Armano, M. et al. (2015) The LISA pathfinder mission. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 610, 012005. (doi: 10.1088/1742-6596/610/1/012005)
Armano, M. et al. (2015) A strategy to characterize the LISA-Pathfinder cold gas thruster system. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 610, 012026. (doi: 10.1088/1742-6596/610/1/012026)
Armano, M. et al. (2015) Bayesian statistics for the calibration of the LISA pathfinder experiment. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 610, 012027. (doi: 10.1088/1742-6596/610/1/012027)
Gibert, F. et al. (2015) In-flight thermal experiments for LISA pathfinder: simulating temperature noise at the inertial sensors. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 610, 012023. (doi: 10.1088/1742-6596/610/1/012023)
Perreur-Lloyd, M. et al. (2015) Sub-system mechanical design for an eLISA optical bench. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 610(1), 012032. (doi: 10.1088/1742-6596/610/1/012032)
2014
Sesana, A. et al. (2014) Space-based detectors. General Relativity and Gravitation, 46, 1793. (doi: 10.1007/s10714-014-1793-0)
2013
Fitzsimons, E.D., Bogenstahl, J., Hough, J. , Killow, C.J., Perreur-Lloyd, M. , Robertson, D.I. and Ward, H. (2013) Precision absolute positional measurement of laser beams. Applied Optics, 52(12), pp. 2527-2530. (doi: 10.1364/AO.52.002527) (PMID:23669658)
Robertson, D.I. et al. (2013) Construction and testing of the optical bench for LISA pathfinder. Classical and Quantum Gravity, 30(8), Art. 085006. (doi: 10.1088/0264-9381/30/8/085006)
Killow, C. J., Fitzsimons, E. D., Hough, J. , Perreur-Lloyd, M. , Robertson, D. I. , Rowan, S. and Ward, H. (2013) Construction of rugged, ultrastable optical assemblies with optical component alignment at the few microradian level. Applied Optics, 52(2), pp. 177-181. (doi: 10.1364/AO.52.000177) (PMID:23314633)
Taylor, A. et al. (2013) Optical bench interferometer - from LISA Pathfinder to NGO/eLISA. In: 9th LISA Symposium. Series: Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series, 467. Astronomical Society of the Pacific: Paris, pp. 311-315. ISBN 9781583818169
2012
Amaro-Seoane, P. et al. (2012) Low-frequency gravitational-wave science with eLISA/NGO. Classical and Quantum Gravity, 29(12), p. 124016. (doi: 10.1088/0264-9381/29/12/124016)
Antonucci, F. et al. (2012) The LISA Pathfinder mission. Classical and Quantum Gravity, 29(12), p. 124014. (doi: 10.1088/0264-9381/29/12/124014)
Tröbs, M. et al. (2012) LISA Optical Bench Testing. In: 9th International LISA Symposium (LISA 2012), Paris, France, 21-25 May 2012, p. 233. ISBN 9781583818169
2011
Antonucci, F. et al. (2011) LISA Pathfinder data analysis. Classical and Quantum Gravity, 28(9), 094006. (doi: 10.1088/0264-9381/28/9/094006)
Antonucci, F. et al. (2011) From laboratory experiments to LISA Pathfinder: achieving LISA geodesic motion. Classical and Quantum Gravity, 28(9), 094002. (doi: 10.1088/0264-9381/28/9/094002)
Audley, H. et al. (2011) The LISA Pathfinder interferometry—hardware and system testing. Classical and Quantum Gravity, 28(9), 094003. (doi: 10.1088/0264-9381/28/9/094003)
2009
Abbott, B. et al. (2009) Erratum: All-sky search for periodic gravitational waves in LIGO S4 data [Phys. Rev. D 77, 022001 (2008)]. Physical Review D, 80(12), 129904. (doi: 10.1103/PhysRevD.80.129904)
Abbott, B. et al. (2009) An upper limit on the stochastic gravitational-wave background of cosmological origin. Nature, 460(7258), pp. 990-994. (doi: 10.1038/nature08278) (PMID:19693079)
Abbott, B. et al. (2009) Einstein@Home search for periodic gravitational waves in LIGO S4 data. Physical Review D, 79(2), 022001. (doi: 10.1103/PhysRevD.79.022001)
Abbott, B. et al. (2009) ERRATUM: "beating the spin-down limit on gravitational wave emission from the crab pulsar (2008, ApJ, 683, L45). Astrophysical Journal, 706(1), L203. (doi: 10.1088/0004-637X/706/1/L203)
Abbott, B. et al. (2009) Observation of a kilogram-scale oscillator near its quantum ground state. New Journal of Physics, 11(7), 073032. (doi: 10.1088/1367-2630/11/7/073032)
Abbott, B. et al. (2009) All-Sky LIGO Search for Periodic Gravitational Waves in the Early Fifth-Science-Run Data. Physical Review Letters, 102(11), (doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.102.111102) (PMID:19392186)
Amelino-Camelia, G. et al. (2009) GAUGE: the GrAnd Unification and Gravity Explorer. Experimental Astronomy, 23(2), pp. 549-572. (doi: 10.1007/s10686-008-9086-9)
Armano, M. et al. (2009) LISA Pathfinder: the experiment and the route to LISA. Classical and Quantum Gravity, 26(9), 094001. (doi: 10.1088/0264-9381/26/9/094001)
Hewitson, M. et al. (2009) Data analysis for the LISA Technology Package. Classical and Quantum Gravity, 26(9), 094003. (doi: 10.1088/0264-9381/26/9/094003)
Monsky, A. et al. (2009) The first mock data challenge for LISA Pathfinder. Classical and Quantum Gravity, 26(9), 094004. (doi: 10.1088/0264-9381/26/9/094004)
2008
Abbott, B. et al. (2008) Beating the spin-down limit on gravitational wave emission from the Crab pulsar. Astrophysical Journal Letters, 683(1), L45-L49. (doi: 10.1086/591526)
Abbott, B. et al. (2008) First joint search for gravitational-wave bursts in LIGO and GEO 600 data. Classical and Quantum Gravity, 25(24), (doi: 10.1088/0264-9381/25/24/245008)
Abbott, B. et al. (2008) Search of S3 LIGO data for gravitational wave signals from spinning black hole and neutron star binary inspirals. Physical Review D, 78(4), 042002. (doi: 10.1103/PhysRevD.78.042002)
Abbott, B. et al. (2008) Implications for the origin of GRB 070201 from LIGO observations. Astrophysical Journal, 681, pp. 1419-1430. (doi: 10.1086/587954)
Abbott, B. et al. (2008) Astrophysically triggered searches for gravitational waves: status and prospects. Classical and Quantum Gravity, 25, 114051. (doi: 10.1088/0264-9381/25/11/114051)
Abbott, B. et al. (2008) Search for gravitational waves associated with 39 gamma-ray bursts using data from the second, third, and fourth LIGO runs. Physical Review D, 77(6), 062004. (doi: 10.1103/PhysRevD.77.062004)
Abbott, B. et al. (2008) First cross-correlation analysis of interferometric and resonant-bar gravitational-wave data for stochastic backgrounds (vol 76, art no 022001, 2007). Physical Review D, 77(6),
Abbott, B. et al. (2008) All-sky search for periodic gravitational waves in LIGO S4 data. Physical Review D, 77(2), (doi: 10.1103/PhysRevD.77.022001)
Abbott, B. et al. (2008) Search for gravitational waves from binary inspirals in S3 and S4 LIGO data. Physical Review D, 77(6), (doi: 10.1103/PhysRevD.77.062002)
Abbott, B. et al. (2008) Search for gravitational-wave bursts from soft gamma repeaters. Physical Review Letters, 101, 211102. (doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.101.211102) (PMID:19113401)
Abbott, B. et al. (2008) Publisher’s Note: All-sky search for periodic gravitational waves in LIGO S4 data [Phys. Rev. D 77, 022001 (2008)]. Physical Review D, 77(6), (doi: 10.1103/PhysRevD.77.069902)
Abbott, B. et al. (2008) Publisher’s Note: First cross-correlation analysis of interferometric and resonant-bar gravitational-wave data for stochastic backgrounds [Phys. Rev. D 76, 022001 (2007)]. Physical Review D, 77(6), (doi: 10.1103/PhysRevD.77.069904)
Abbott, B. et al. (2008) Publisher’s Note: Upper limits on gravitational wave emission from 78 radio pulsars [Phys. Rev. D 76, 042001 (2007)]. Physical Review D, 77(6), (doi: 10.1103/PhysRevD.77.069905)
Baggio, L. et al. (2008) A joint search for gravitational wave bursts with AURIGA and LIGO. Classical and Quantum Gravity, 25(9), (doi: 10.1088/0264-9381/25/9/095004)
2007
Abbott, B. et al. (2007) Search for gravitational-wave bursts in LIGO data from the fourth science run. Classical and Quantum Gravity, 24(22), pp. 5343-5369. (doi: 10.1088/0264-9381/24/22/002)
Abbott, B. et al. (2007) Upper limits on gravitational wave emission from 78 radio pulsars. Physical Review D, 76(4), 042001. (doi: 10.1103/PhysRevD.76.042001)
Abbott, B. et al. (2007) Searching for a stochastic background of gravitational waves with the laser interferometer gravitational-wave observatory. Astrophysical Journal, 659(2), 918. (doi: 10.1086/511329)
Abbott, B. et al. (2007) Search for gravitational wave radiation associated with the pulsating tail of the SGR 1806 20 hyperflare of 27 December 2004 using LIGO. Physical Review D, 76(6), 062003. (doi: 10.1103/PhysRevD.76.062003)
Abbott, B. et al. (2007) First cross-correlation analysis of interferometric and resonant-bar gravitational-wave data for stochastic backgrounds. Physical Review D, 76(2), 022001. (doi: 10.1103/PhysRevD.76.022001)
Abbott, B. et al. (2007) Publisher’s Note: First cross-correlation analysis of interferometric and resonant-bar gravitational-wave data for stochastic backgrounds [Phys. Rev. DPRVDAQ0556-2821 76, 022001 (2007)]. Physical Review D, 76(2), (doi: 10.1103/PhysRevD.76.029905)
Abbott, B. et al. (2007) Searches for periodic gravitational waves from unknown isolated sources and scorpius X-1: Results from the second LIGO science run. Physical Review D, 76(8), Art. 082001. (doi: 10.1103/PhysRevD.76.082001)
Abbott, B. et al. (2007) Upper limit map of a background of gravitational waves. Physical Review D, 76(8), (doi: 10.1103/PhysRevD.76.082003)
Winkler, W. et al. (2007) The GEO 600 core optics. Optics Communications, 280, pp. 492-499. (doi: 10.1016/j.optcom.2007.07.062)
2006
Willke, B. et al. (2006) The GEO-HF project. Classical and Quantum Gravity, 23(8), S207-S214. (doi: 10.1088/0264-9381/23/8/S26)
Luck, H. et al. (2006) Status of the GEO600 detector. Classical and Quantum Gravity, 23(8), S71-S78. (doi: 10.1088/0264-9381/23/8/S10)
Abbott, B. et al. (2006) Search for gravitational-wave bursts in LIGO's third science run. Classical and Quantum Gravity, 23(8), S29-S39. (doi: 10.1088/0264-9381/23/8/S05)
Abbott, B. et al. (2006) Joint LIGO and TAMA300 search for gravitational waves from inspiralling neutron star binaries. Physical Review D, 73(10), (doi: 10.1103/PhysRevD.73.102002)
Abbott, B. et al. (2006) Search for gravitational waves from binary black hole inspirals in LIGO data. Physical Review D, 73(6), 062001. (doi: 10.1103/PhysRevD.73.062001)
Middleton, K. et al. (2006) Prototype optical bench instrument in the interferometer for the LISA-Pathfinder space mission. Optical Engineering, 45, (doi: 10.1117/1.2405348)
Wand, V. et al. (2006) Noise sources in the LTP heterodyne interferometer. Classical and Quantum Gravity, 23(8), S159-S167. (doi: 10.1088/0264-9381/23/8/S21)
2005
Abbott, B. et al. (2005) Upper limits on gravitational wave bursts in LIGO’s second science run. Physical Review D, 72(6), 062001. (doi: 10.1103/PhysRevD.72.062001)
Balasubramanian, R., Grote, H., Heng, I.S., Hewitson, M., Luck, H., Smith, J.R., Strain, K.A., Ward, H. and Willke, B. (2005) Results from the first burst hardware injections performed on GEO 600. Classical and Quantum Gravity, 22(14), pp. 3015-3028. (doi: 10.1088/0264-9381/22/14/011)
Elliffe, E.T., Bogenstahl, J., Deshpande, A., Hough, J., Killow, C., Reid, S., Robertson, D. , Rowan, S., Ward, H. and Cagnoli, G. (2005) Hydroxide-catalysis bonding for stable optical systems for space. Classical and Quantum Gravity, 22(10), S257-S267. (doi: 10.1088/0264-9381/22/10/018)
Anza, S. et al. (2005) The LTP experiment on the LISA Pathfinder mission. Classical and Quantum Gravity, 22(10), S125-S138. (doi: 10.1088/0264-9381/22/10/001)
Heinzel, G. et al. (2005) Successful testing of the LISA Technology Package (LTP) interferometer engineering model. Classical and Quantum Gravity, 22(10), S149-S154. (doi: 10.1088/0264-9381/22/10/003)
Robertson, D. , Killow, C., Ward, H., Hough, J., Heinzel, G., Garcia, A., Wand, V., Johann, U. and Braxmaier, C. (2005) LTP interferometer - noise sources and performance. Classical and Quantum Gravity, 22(10), S155-S163. (doi: 10.1088/0264-9381/22/10/004)
Abbott, B. et al. (2005) First all-sky upper limits from LIGO on the strength of periodic gravitational waves using the Hough transform. Physical Review D, 72(10), p. 102004. (doi: 10.1103/PhysRevD.72.102004)
Abbott, B. et al. (2005) Limits on gravitational-wave emission from selected pulsars using LIGO data. Physical Review Letters, 94, p. 181103. (doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.94.181103)
Abbott, B. et al. (2005) Search for gravitational waves from primordial black hole binary coalescences in the galactic halo. Physical Review D, 72, 082002. (doi: 10.1103/PhysRevD.72.082002)
Abbott, B. et al. (2005) Upper limits on a stochastic background of gravitational waves. Physical Review Letters, 95(22), (doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.95.221101)
Abbott, B. et al. (2005) Search for gravitational waves from galactic and extra-galactic binary neutron stars. Physical Review D, 72(8), Art. 082001. (doi: 10.1103/PhysRevD.72.082001)
Grote, H. et al. (2005) The status of GEO 600. Classical and Quantum Gravity, 22(10), S193. (doi: 10.1088/0264-9381/22/10/009)
Harry, G.M. et al. (2005) The ligo gravitational wave observatories: recent results and future plans. In: Tenth Marcel Grossmann Meeting (MGM 10), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 20-26 Jul 2003, pp. 308-336. (doi: 10.1142/9789812704030_0023)
2004
Hewitson, M. et al. (2004) Calibration of the dual-recycled GEO 600 detector for the S3 science run. Classical and Quantum Gravity, 21(20), S1711-S1722. (doi: 10.1088/0264-9381/21/20/014)
Smith, J.R. et al. (2004) Commissioning, characterization and operation of the dual- recycled GEO 600. Classical and Quantum Gravity, 21(20), S1737-S1745. (doi: 10.1088/0264-9381/21/20/016)
Abbott, B. et al. (2004) First upper limits from LIGO on gravitational wave bursts. Physical Review D, 69(10), Art. 102001. (doi: 10.1103/PhysRevD.69.102001)
Willke, B. et al. (2004) Status of GEO 600. Classical and Quantum Gravity, 21(5), S417 -S423. (doi: 10.1088/0264-9381/21/5/006)
Weiland, U., Heinzel, G., Ward, H. and Woan, G. (2004) Hardware injection of simulated continuous gravitational wave signals for GEO 600. Classical and Quantum Gravity, 21(5), S861-S865. (doi: 10.1088/0264-9381/21/5/073)
Grote, H. et al. (2004) Alignment control of GEO 600. Classical and Quantum Gravity, 21(5), S441-S449. (doi: 10.1088/0264-9381/21/5/009)
Kotter, K., Hewitson, M. and Ward, H. (2004) Timing accuracy of the GEO 600 data acquisition system. Classical and Quantum Gravity, 21(5), S493-S500. (doi: 10.1088/0264-9381/21/5/016)
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