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Abstract
The Multi-mode Acoustic Gravitational wave Experiment (MAGE) is a high frequency gravitational wave detection experiment. In its first stage, the experiment features two near-identical quartz bulk acoustic wave resonators that act as strain antennas with spectral sensitivity as low as 6.6 × 10−21 [strain]/ Hz in multiple narrow bands across MHz frequencies. MAGE is the successor to the initial path-finding experiments; GEN 1 and GEN 2. These precursor runs demonstrated the successful use of the technology, employing a single quartz gravitational wave detector that found significantly strong and rare transient features. As the next step to this initial experiment, MAGE will employ further systematic rejection strategies by adding an additional quartz detector such that localised strains incident on just a single detector can be identified. The primary goals of MAGE will be to target signatures arising from objects and/or particles beyond that of the standard model, as well as identifying the source of the rare events seen in the predecessor experiment. The experimental set-up, current status and future directions for MAGE are discussed. Calibration procedures of the detector and signal amplification chain are presented. The sensitivity of MAGE to gravitational waves is estimated from knowledge of the quartz resonators. Finally, MAGE is assembled and tested in order to determine the thermal state of its new components.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 10638 |
Journal | Scientific Reports |
Volume | 13 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Dec 2023 |
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Centre of Excellence for Dark Matter Particle Physics
Barberio, E. (Investigator 01), Williams, A. (Investigator 02), Bell, N. (Investigator 03), Stuchbery, A. (Investigator 04), Tobar, M. (Investigator 05), Boehm, C. (Investigator 06) & Wallner, A. (Investigator 07)
ARC Australian Research Council
1/01/20 → 31/12/26
Project: Research
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Wideband Tuneable Low Phase Noise Oscillators for 5G
Tobar, M. (Investigator 01), Goryachev, M. (Investigator 02) & Ivanov, E. (Investigator 03)
ARC Centre of Excellence for Engineered Quantum Systems
1/01/21 → 31/12/21
Project: Research
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Precision Low Energy Experiments to Search for New Physics
Tobar, M. (Investigator 01), Goryachev, M. (Investigator 02) & Ivanov, E. (Investigator 03)
ARC Australian Research Council
1/01/19 → 31/12/21
Project: Research
Research output
- 7 Citations
- 1 Doctoral Thesis
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Acoustic resonators for tests of fundamental physics
Campbell, W., 2024, (Unpublished)Research output: Thesis › Doctoral Thesis
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