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On The Detection Of Gw190814, Matthew E. Gill
On The Detection Of Gw190814, Matthew E. Gill
Theses and Dissertations
The eld of gravitational wave astronomy is currently at an all time high. The
rst half of the most recent observing run (April 1, 2019 - September 30, 2019) yielded
a total of 39 gravitational wave detections, including 13 from sources which had not
been identied by other astronomical observation methods before. This is three times
as many detections than were measured in the rst two observing runs combined.
In this paper, the design sensitivity decisions leading to this unprecedented rate of
detection are explored. In particular, we detail the nature of the LIGO and VIRGO
gravitational wave interferometers. One …