Searching for a Stochastic Background of Gravitational Waves with the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory

Abbott, B; Abbott, Robert; Adhikari, Rana; Agresti, A; Ajith, P; Allen, B; Amin, R; Anderson, S B; Anderson, WG; Araya, M; Armandula, H; Ashley, Michael; Chow, Jong; De Vine, Glenn; Dickson, James; Gossler, Stefan; Gray, Malcolm; Lam, Ping Koy; McClelland, David; McKenzie, Kirk; Mow-Lowry, C; Moylan, Andrew; Rabeling, David; Scott, Susan M; Searle, Antony; Sheard, B; Slagmolen, Bram; Wette, Karl; Heurs, M; Hosken, Dave; Hough, J; Howell, E

Searching for a Stochastic Background of Gravitational Waves with the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory

Date

2007

Authors

Abbott, B

Abbott, Robert

Adhikari, Rana

Agresti, A

Ajith, P

Allen, B

Amin, R

Anderson, S B

Anderson, WG

Araya, M

Publisher

IOP Publishing

Abstract

The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) has performed the fourth science run, S4, with significantly improved interferometer sensitivities with respect to previous runs. Using data acquired during this science run, we place a limit