TY - JOUR
T1 - Background Noise Reduction in Gravitational Wave Detectors Through Use of an Amplitude Ratio Filter
AU - Heng, I.S.
AU - Bonifazi, P.
AU - Blair, David
AU - Tobar, Michael
AU - Ivanov, Eugene
PY - 2000
Y1 - 2000
N2 - Bursts of gravitational waves may be detected by searching for coincidental excitations between multiple, widely-spaced antennas. However, accidental coincidences due to random, local sources of excitation may mask true events due to gravitational waves. In this paper, we demonstrate experimentally that the use of an amplitude ratio filter can reduce the rate of accidental coincidences between two resonant-bar gravitational wave detectors, improving the statistical significance of aero time delay coincidences.
AB - Bursts of gravitational waves may be detected by searching for coincidental excitations between multiple, widely-spaced antennas. However, accidental coincidences due to random, local sources of excitation may mask true events due to gravitational waves. In this paper, we demonstrate experimentally that the use of an amplitude ratio filter can reduce the rate of accidental coincidences between two resonant-bar gravitational wave detectors, improving the statistical significance of aero time delay coincidences.
U2 - 10.1023/A:1001942721047
DO - 10.1023/A:1001942721047
M3 - Article
SN - 0001-7701
VL - 32
SP - 1281
EP - 1300
JO - General Relativity and Gravitation
JF - General Relativity and Gravitation
IS - 7
ER -