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Keith Riles

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arXiv2012

Searches for continuous gravitational waves with the LIGO and Virgo detector

The LIGO Scientific Collaboration and Virgo Collaboration have carried out joint searches in LIGO and Virgo data for periodic continuous gravitational waves. These analyses range from targeted searches for gravitational-wave signals from known pulsars, for which precise ephemerides from radio or X-ray observations are used in matched filters, to all-sky searches for unknown neutron stars, including stars in binary systems. Between these extremes lie directed searches for known stars of unknown spin frequency or for new unknown sources at specific locations, such as near the galactic center or in globular clusters. Recent and ongoing searches of each type will be summarized, along with prospects for future searches using data from the Advanced LIGO and Virgo detectors.

gr-qc↗

arXiv2011

Frequency Scanned Interferometry for ILC Tracker Alignment

In this paper, we report high-precision absolute distance and vibration measurements performed with frequency scanned interferometry. Absolute distance was determined by counting the interference fringes produced while scanning the laser frequency. High-finesse Fabry-Perot interferometers were used to determine frequency changes during scanning. A dual-laser scanning technique was used to cancel drift errors to improve the absolute distance measurement precision. A new dual-channel FSI demonstration system is also presented which is an interim stage toward practical application of multi-channel distance measurement. Under realistic conditions, a precision of 0.3 microns was achieved for an absolute distance of 0.57 meters. A possible optical alignment system for a silicon tracker is also presented.

physics.ins-det↗

arXiv2006

High-precision Absolute Distance Measurement using Dual-Laser Frequency Scanned Interferometry Under Realistic Conditions

In this paper, we report on new high-precision absolute distance measurements performed with frequency scanned interferometry using a pair of single-mode optical fibers. Absolute distances were determined by counting the interference fringes produced while scanning the frequencies of the two chopped lasers. High-finesse Fabry-Perot interferometers were used to determine frequency changes during scanning. Dual lasers with oppositely scanning directions, combined with a multi-distance-measurement technique previously reported, were used to cancel drift errors and to suppress vibration effects and interference fringe uncertainties. Under realistic conditions, a precision about 0.2 microns was achieved for a distance of 0.41 meters.

physics.ins-det↗

arXiv2005

Frequency Scanned Interferometry for ILC Tracker Alignment

In this paper, we report high-precision absolute distance and vibration measurements performed with frequency scanned interferometry using a pair of single-mode optical fibers. Absolute distance was determined by counting the interference fringes produced while scanning the laser frequency. A high-finesse Fabry-Perot interferometer was used to determine frequency changes during scanning. Two multiple-distance-measurement analysis techniques were developed to improve distance precision and to extract the amplitude and frequency of vibrations. Under laboratory conditions, measurement precision of about 50 nm was achieved for absolute distances ranging from 0.1 meters to 0.7 meters by using the first multiple-distance-measurement technique. The second analysis technique has the capability to measure vibration frequencies ranging from 0.1 Hz to 100 Hz with amplitude as small as a few nanometers, without a priori knowledge. A possible optical alignment system for a silicon tracker is also presented.

physics.ins-det↗

arXiv2005

Impact of Tracker Design on Higgs and Slepton Measurements

We have studied the impact of charged track resolution on Higgs mass and production cross section measurement in the process $e^+e^- \to Z^0 H, Z^0 \to \ell^+\ell^-, H \to X$ for Higgs masses between 120 and 160 GeV, and on smuon mass measurement using smuon pair production for three different mass pairs, assuming the International Linear Collider(ILC) is operated at 500 GeV center of mass energies (CME) with integrated luminosities of 500 $fb^{-1}$. The effect of initial state radiation (ISR), beamstrahlung and beam energy spread on Higgs and smuon mass measurement are also estimated. Using fast Monte Carlo simulations of the 2001 North American baseline detector designs (LD and SD), we find that the ISR and beamstrahlung have significant impact on Higgs and smuon mass measurement; Charged track momentum resolution affect Higgs mass significantly with better track performance yielding better Higgs mass resolution and precision for the track momentum resolution improvement up to a factor of about 5; Track momentum resolution has little effect on the measurement precision of the Higgsstrahlung cross section, the branching ratio of $H \to C\bar{C}$, the smuon and neutralino masses; Beam energy spread better than about 0.2% has little effect on Higgs, smuon and neutralino masses; The SD detector provides a more accurate measurement than the LD of the Higgs mass.

physics.ins-det↗

arXiv2004

High-precision Absolute Distance and Vibration Measurement using Frequency Scanned Interferometry

In this paper, we report high-precision absolute distance and vibration measurements performed with frequency scanned interferometry using a pair of single-mode optical fibers. Absolute distance was determined by counting the interference fringes produced while scanning the laser frequency. A high-finesse Fabry-Perot interferometer(F-P) was used to determine frequency changes during scanning. Two multiple-distance-measurement analysis techniques were developed to improve distance precision and to extract the amplitude and frequency of vibrations. Under laboratory conditions, measurement precision of $\sim$ 50 nm was achieved for absolute distances ranging from 0.1 meters to 0.7 meters by using the first multiple-distance-measurement technique. The second analysis technique has the capability to measure vibration frequencies ranging from 0.1 Hz to 100 Hz with amplitude as small as a few nanometers, without a priori knowledge.

physics.optics↗