@article{adad02975fce43a880efc6bfbefe2a0d,
title = "LIGO detector characterization in the second and third observing runs",
abstract = "The characterization of the Advanced LIGO detectors in the second and third observing runs has increased the sensitivity of the instruments, allowing for a higher number of detectable gravitational-wave signals, and provided confirmation of all observed gravitational-wave events. In this work, we present the methods used to characterize the LIGO detectors and curate the publicly available datasets, including the LIGO strain data and data quality products. We describe the essential role of these datasets in LIGO–Virgo Collaboration analyses of gravitational-waves from both transient and persistent sources and include details on the provenance of these datasets in order to support analyses of LIGO data by the broader community. Finally, we explain anticipated changes in the role of detector characterization and current efforts to prepare for the high rate of gravitational-wave alerts and events in future observing runs.",
keywords = "Detector characterization, Gravitational waves, Interferometer, LIGO",
author = "{The LIGO Scientific Collaboration Instrument Science Authors} and D. Davis and Areeda, {J. S.} and Berger, {B. K.} and R. Bruntz and A. Effler and Essick, {R. C.} and Fisher, {R. P.} and P. Godwin and E. Goetz and Helmling-Cornell, {A. F.} and B. Hughey and E. Katsavounidis and Lundgren, {A. P.} and Macleod, {D. M.} and Z. M{\'a}rka and Massinger, {T. J.} and A. Matas and J. McIver and G. Mo and K. Mogushi and P. Nguyen and Nuttall, {L. K.} and Schofield, {R. M.S.} and Shoemaker, {D. H.} and S. Soni and Stuver, {A. L.} and Urban, {A. L.} and G. Valdes and M. Walker and R. Abbott and C. Adams and Adhikari, {R. X.} and A. Ananyeva and S. Appert and K. Arai and Y. Asali and Aston, {S. M.} and C. Austin and Baer, {A. M.} and M. Ball and Ballmer, {S. W.} and S. Banagiri and D. Barker and C. Barschaw and L. Barsotti and J. Bartlett and J. Betzwieser and R. Beda and D. Bhattacharjee and J. Bidler and G. Billingsley and S. Biscans and Blair, {C. D.} and Blair, {R. M.} and N. Bode and P. Booker and R. Bork and A. Bramley and Brooks, {A. F.} and Brown, {D. D.} and A. Buikema and C. Cahillane and Callister, {T. A.} and Santoro, {G. Caneva} and Cannon, {K. C.} and J. Carlin and K. Chandra and X. Chen and N. Christensen and Ciobanu, {A. A.} and F. Clara and Compton, {C. M.} and Cooper, {S. J.} and Corley, {K. R.} and Coughlin, {M. W.} and Countryman, {S. T.} and Covas, {P. B.} and Coyne, {D. C.} and Crowder, {S. G.} and Canton, {T. Dal} and B. Danila and Datrier, {L. E.H.} and Davies, {G. S.} and T. Dent and Didio, {N. A.} and {Di Fronzo}, C. and Dooley, {K. L.} and Driggers, {J. C.} and P. Dupej and Dwyer, {S. E.} and T. Etzel and M. Evans and Evans, {T. M.} and S. Fairhurst and J. Feicht and A. Fernandez-Galiana and R. Frey and P. Fritschel and Frolov, {V. V.} and P. Fulda and M. Fyffe and Gadre, {B. U.} and Giaime, {J. A.} and Giardina, {K. D.} and G. Gonz{\'a}lez and S. Gras and C. Gray and R. Gray and Green, {A. C.} and A. Gupta and Gustafson, {E. K.} and R. Gustafson and J. Hanks and J. Hanson and T. Hardwick and Harry, {I. W.} and Hasskew, {R. K.} and Heintze, {M. C.} and J. Heinzel and Holland, {N. A.} and Hollows, {I. J.} and Hoy, {C. G.} and S. Hughey and Jadhav, {S. P.} and K. Janssens and G. Johns and Jones, {J. D.} and S. Kandhasamy and S. Karki and M. Kasprzack and K. Kawabe and D. Keitel and N. Kijbunchoo and Kim, {Y. M.} and King, {P. J.} and Kissel, {J. S.} and S. Kulkarni and Rahul Kumar and M. Landry and Lane, {B. B.} and B. Lantz and M. Laxen and Lecoeuche, {Y. K.} and J. Leviton and J. Liu and M. Lormand and R. Macas and A. Macedo and M. MacInnis and V. Mandic and Mansell, {G. L.} and S. M{\'a}rka and B. Martinez and K. Martinovic and Martynov, {D. V.} and K. Mason and F. Matichard and N. Mavalvala and R. McCarthy and McClelland, {D. E.} and S. McCormick and L. McCuller and C. McIsaac and G. Mendell and K. Merfeld and Merilh, {E. L.} and Meyers, {P. M.} and F. Meylahn and I. Michaloliakos and H. Middleton and Mills, {J. C.} and T. Mistry and R. Mittleman and G. Moreno and Mow-Lowry, {C. M.} and S. Mozzon and L. Mueller and N. Mukund and A. Mullavey and J. Muth and Nelson, {T. J.N.} and A. Neunzert and S. Nichols and E. Nitoglia and J. Oberling and Oh, {J. J.} and Oh, {S. H.} and Oram, {Richard J.} and Ormiston, {R. G.} and N. Ormsby and C. Osthelder and Ottaway, {D. J.} and H. Overmier and A. Pai and Palamos, {J. R.} and F. Pannarale and W. Parker and O. Patane and M. Patel and E. Payne and A. Pele and R. Penhorwood and Perez, {C. J.} and Phukon, {K. S.} and M. Pillas and M. Pirello and H. Radkins and Ramirez, {K. E.} and Richardson, {J. W.} and K. Riles and K. Rink and Robertson, {N. A.} and Rollins, {J. G.} and Romel, {C. L.} and Romie, {J. H.} and Ross, {M. P.} and K. Ryan and T. Sadecki and M. Sakellariadou and Sanchez, {E. J.} and Sanchez, {L. E.} and L. Sandles and Saravanan, {T. R.} and Savage, {R. L.} and D. Schaetzl and R. Schnabel and E. Schwartz and D. Sellers and T. Shaffer and D. Sigg and Sintes, {A. M.} and Slagmolen, {B. J.J.} and Smith, {J. R.} and K. Soni and B. Sorazu and Spencer, {A. P.} and Strain, {K. A.} and D. Strom and L. Sun and Szczepanczyk, {M. J.} and J. Tasson and R. Tenorio and M. Thomas and P. Thomas and Thorne, {K. A.} and K. Toland and Torrie, {C. I.} and A. Tran and G. Traylor and Veitch, {P. J.}",
year = "2021",
month = jul,
doi = "10.1088/1361-6382/abfd85",
language = "English",
volume = "38",
journal = "Classical and Quantum Gravity",
issn = "0264-9381",
publisher = "IOP Publishing",
number = "13",
}