Observations With A Low-Temperature, Resonant Mass, Gravitational-Radiation Detector

view Abstract Citations (42) References (15) Co-Reads Similar Papers Volume Content Graphics Metrics Export Citation NASA/ADS Observations with a low-temperature, resonant mass, gravitational radiation detector Boughn, S. P. ; Fairbank, W. M. ; Mapoles, E. R. ; McAshan, M. S. ; Michelson, P. F. ; Giffard, R. P. ; Hollenhorst, J. N. ; Paik, H. J. ; Taber, R. C. Abstract A highly sensitive antenna's output noise level is used to establish a new observational upper limit on the flux of 1 kHz gravity wave bursts. The data employed were from 74 days of operation, and they demonstrate that the detector was being excited by pulses with non-Gaussian statistics. The absence of corresponding veto signals shows that the pulses contained only modest power at the second harmonic frequency of 1680 Hz. Publication: The Astrophysical Journal Pub Date: October 1982 DOI: 10.1086/183881 Bibcode: 1982ApJ...261L..19B Keywords: Gravitational Wave Antennas; Low Temperature; Radiation Detectors; Brownian Movements; Calibrating; Magnetic Flux; Maxima; Signal To Noise Ratios; Astrophysics full text sources ADS |