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A. Gurkovsky

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Scientific Potential of Einstein Telescope

Einstein gravitational-wave Telescope (ET) is a design study funded by the European Commission to explore the technological challenges of and scientific benefits from building a third generation gravitational wave detector. The three-year study, which concluded earlier this year, has formulated the conceptual design of an observatory that can support the implementation of new technology for the next two to three decades. The goal of this talk is to introduce the audience to the overall aims and objectives of the project and to enumerate ET's potential to influence our understanding of fundamental physics, astrophysics and cosmology.

gr-qc

Sensitivity Studies for Third-Generation Gravitational Wave Observatories

Advanced gravitational wave detectors, currently under construction, are expected to directly observe gravitational wave signals of astrophysical origin. The Einstein Telescope, a third-generation gravitational wave detector, has been proposed in order to fully open up the emerging field of gravitational wave astronomy. In this article we describe sensitivity models for the Einstein Telescope and investigate potential limits imposed by fundamental noise sources. A special focus is set on evaluating the frequency band below 10Hz where a complex mixture of seismic, gravity gradient, suspension thermal and radiation pressure noise dominates. We develop the most accurate sensitivity model, referred to as ET-D, for a third-generation detector so far, including the most relevant fundamental noise contributions.

gr-qc

Analysis of Parametric Oscillatory Instability in Signal Recycled LIGO Interferometer

We present the analysis of undesirable effect of parametric oscillatory instability in signal recycled LIGO interferometer. The basis for this effect is the excitation of the additional (Stokes) optical mode, with frequency $ω_1$, and the mirror elastic mode, with frequency $ω_m$, when optical energy stored in the main FP cavity mode, with frequency $ω_0$, exceeds the certain threshold and the frequencies are related as $ω_0\simeq ω_1+ω_m$. We show that possibility of parametric instability in this interferometer is relatively small due to stronger sensitivity to detuning. We propose to ``scan'' the frequency range where parametric instability may take place varying the position of signal recycling mirror.

gr-qc