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Pseudoplane-wave gravitational calibrator for gravitational wave observatories

M. P. Ross1,*, J. H. Gundlach1,†, E. G. Adelberger1, C. M. Weller2, E. A. Shaw1, C. Gettings1, J. Kissel3, T. Mistry4, L. Datrier5 et al.

E. Daw4 and M. Hendry5

  • 1Center for Experimental Nuclear Physics and Astrophysics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
  • 2California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
  • 3LIGO Hanford Observatory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
  • 4The University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, United Kingdom
  • 5SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom

  • *mpross2@uw.edu
  • †gundlach@uw.edu
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Phys. Rev. D 107, 062003 – Published 6 March, 2023Erratum Phys. Rev. D 114, 029901 (2026)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.107.062003

Abstract

The precisions of existing gravitational calibrators for gravitational wave observatories are limited by their dependence on the relative position between the calibrators and the observatory’s test masses. Here we present a novel geometry consisting of four quadrupole rotors placed at the vertices of a rectangle centered on the test mass. The phases and rotation directions are selected to produce a pseudoplane-wave sinusoidal gravitational acceleration with amplitude of ∼100  fm/s2. We show that this acceleration only has minimal dependence on the test mass position relative to the rotor array and can yield 0.15% acceleration amplitude uncertainty while tolerating a 1-cm test mass position uncertainty. The acceleration can be directed precisely along the optical axis of the interferometer arm and applies no torque on the test mass. In addition, the small size of the rotors has significant engineering and safety benefits.

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Erratum: Pseudoplane-wave gravitational calibrator for gravitational wave observatories [Phys. Rev. D 107, 062003 (2023)]

M. P. Ross, J. H. Gundlach, E. G. Adelberger, C. M. Weller, E. A. Shaw, C. Gettings, J. Kissel, T. Mistry, L. Datrier, E. Daw, and M. Hendry
Phys. Rev. D 114, 029901 (2026)

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Phys. Rev. D 107, 062003– Published 6 March, 2023
  • Received 25 January 2023
  • Accepted 21 February 2023
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