M. Hammond
California Institute of Technology
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Classical and Quantum Gravity | 2014
S. Wen; R. Mittleman; K. Mason; J. A. Giaime; R. Abbott; J. Kern; B OʼReilly; R. Bork; M. Hammond; C. Hardham; B. Lantz; W. Hua; D. C. Coyne; G. Traylor; H. Overmier; T. Evans; J. Hanson; O. Spjeld; M. MacInnis; K. Mailand; D. J. Ottaway; D. Sellers; K. Carter; P. Sarin
The hydraulic external pre-isolator (HEPI) is the first six degrees of freedom active seismic isolation system implemented at the Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory (LIGO). Implementation was first completed at the LIGO Livingston Observatory (LLO) prior to LIGOʼs fifth science run, successfully cutting down the disturbance seen by LLOʼs suspended optics in the two most prominent seismic disturbance bands, the microseism (0.1–0.3 Hz) and the anthropogenic (1–3 Hz) bands, by a factor of a few to tens. The improvement in seismic isolation contributed directly to LLOʼs much improved duty cycle of 66.7% and LIGOʼs triple coincident duty cycle of 53%. We report the design, control scheme, and isolation performance of HEPI at LLO in this paper. Aided by this success, funding for incorporating HEPI into the LIGO Hanford Observatory was approved and installation is currently underway.
Classical and Quantum Gravity | 2004
R. Abbott; R. Adhikari; G. Allen; D. Baglino; C Campbell; D. C. Coyne; Edward J. Daw; D. DeBra; J Faludi; P. Fritschel; A Ganguli; J. A. Giaime; M. Hammond; C. Hardham; G. M. Harry; W. Hua; L. Jones; J. Kern; B. Lantz; K. Lilienkamp; K. Mailand; K. Mason; R. Mittleman; Samir A. Nayfeh; D. J. Ottaway; J Phinney; William Rankin; N. A. Robertson; R. Scheffler; D. H. Shoemaker
Archive | 2005
C. Hardham; B. Abbott; R. Abbott; Gabrielle Allen; R. Bork; C Campbell; K. Carter; D. C. Coyne; D. DeBra; T. Evans; J Faludi; A Ganguli; J. A. Giaime; M. Hammond; W. Hua; J. Kern; J LaCour; B. Lantz; M. MacInnis; K. Mailand; K. Mason; R. Mittleman; J Nichol; J Niekerk; B. O'Reilly; D. J. Ottaway; H. Overmier; C. Parameswariah; J Phinney; B Rankin
Prepared for | 2004
R. Abbott; G. M. Harry; E. J. Daw; D. Baglino; J. Kern; K. Lilienkamp; W. Hua; P. Fritschel; C. Hardham; D. H. Shoemaker; N. A. Robertson; R. Adhikari; Samir A. Nayfeh; L. Jones; M. E. Zucker; S. Wen; M. Hammond; D. C. Coyne; J. A. Giaime; J Faludi; D. J. Ottaway; K. Mailand; A Ganguli; B. Lantz; R. Mittleman; R. Scheffler; Gabrielle Allen; K. Mason; C Campbell; J Phinney
