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Trzmiel T, Marchewka R, Pieczyńska A, Zasadzka E, Zubrycki I, Kozak D, Mikulski M, Poświata A, Tobis S, Hojan K. The Effect of Using a Rehabilitation Robot for Patients with Post-Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Fatigue Syndrome. Sensors (Basel) 2023; 23:8120. [PMID: 37836950 PMCID: PMC10575211 DOI: 10.3390/s23198120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2023] [Revised: 09/23/2023] [Accepted: 09/25/2023] [Indexed: 10/15/2023]
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The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of traditional neurological rehabilitation and neurological rehabilitation combined with a rehabilitation robot for patients with post-COVID-19 fatigue syndrome. Eighty-six participants transferred from intensive care units due to post-viral fatigue after COVID-19 were randomly divided into two groups: the intervention group and the control group. The control group received standard neurological rehabilitation for 120 min a day, while the intervention group received the same neurological rehabilitation for 75 min a day, complemented by 45 min of exercises on the rehabilitation robot. The Berg scale, Tinetti scale, six-minute walking test, isokinetic muscle force test, hand grip strength, Barthel Index, and Functional Independence Measure were used to measure the outcomes. Both groups improved similarly during the rehabilitation. Between groups, a comparison of before/after changes revealed that the intervention group improved better in terms of Functional Independence Measure (p = 0.015) and mean extensor strength (p = 0.023). The use of EMG-driven robots in the rehabilitation of post-COVID-19 fatigue syndrome patients was shown to be effective.
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Affiliation(s)
- Tomasz Trzmiel
- Department of Occupational Therapy, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 60-781 Poznan, Poland (S.T.); (K.H.)
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- Neurorehabilitation Ward, Greater Poland Provincial Hospital, 60-480 Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Occupational Therapy, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 60-781 Poznan, Poland (S.T.); (K.H.)
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- Department of Occupational Therapy, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 60-781 Poznan, Poland (S.T.); (K.H.)
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- Institute of Automatic Control, Lodz University of Technology, 90-537 Łódź, Poland;
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- Egzotech sp. z o.o., 44-100 Gliwice, Poland; (D.K.); (M.M.); (A.P.)
- Department of Physiotherapy, University of Health Science, 85-067 Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- Egzotech sp. z o.o., 44-100 Gliwice, Poland; (D.K.); (M.M.); (A.P.)
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- Egzotech sp. z o.o., 44-100 Gliwice, Poland; (D.K.); (M.M.); (A.P.)
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- Department of Occupational Therapy, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 60-781 Poznan, Poland (S.T.); (K.H.)
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- Department of Occupational Therapy, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 60-781 Poznan, Poland (S.T.); (K.H.)
- Neurorehabilitation Ward, Greater Poland Provincial Hospital, 60-480 Poznan, Poland
- Department of Rehabilitation, Greater Poland Cancer Centre, 61-866 Poznan, Poland
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Oleksy Ł, Królikowska A, Mika A, Reichert P, Kentel M, Kentel M, Poświata A, Roksela A, Kozak D, Bienias K, Smoliński M, Stolarczyk A, Mikulski M. A Reliability of Active and Passive Knee Joint Position Sense Assessment Using the Luna EMG Rehabilitation Robot. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022; 19:15885. [PMID: 36497961 PMCID: PMC9739924 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph192315885] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2022] [Revised: 11/21/2022] [Accepted: 11/25/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Joint position sense (JPS) is the awareness of joint location in space, indicating accuracy and precision of the movement. Therefore, the aim of the present study is to determine the reliability of active and passive JPS assessment regarding the knee joint. This was carried out using the Luna EMG rehabilitation robot. Further analysis assessed whether the examination of only the dominant site is justified and if there are differences between sites. The study comprised 24 healthy male participants aged 24.13 ± 2.82 years, performing sports at a recreational level. Using the Luna EMG rehabilitation robot, JPS tests were performed for the right and left knees during flexion and extension in active and passive mode, in two separate sessions with a 1-week interval. Both knee flexion and extension in active and passive modes demonstrated high reliability (ICC = 0.866-0.982; SEM = 0.63-0.31). The mean JPS angle error did not differ significantly between the right and left lower limbs (p < 0.05); however, no between-limb correlation was noted (r = 0.21-0.34; p > 0.05). The Bland-Altman plots showed that the between-limb bias was minimal, with relatively wide limits of agreement. Therefore, it was concluded that the Luna EMG rehabilitation robot is a reliable tool for active and passive knee JPS assessment. In our study, JPS angle error did not differ significantly between left and right sides; however, the slight asymmetry was observed (visible in broad level of agreement exceeding 5° in Bland-Altman plots), what may suggest that in healthy subjects, e.g., active athletes, proprioception should always be assessed on both sides.
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- Łukasz Oleksy
- Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, Jagiellonian University Medical College Krakow, 31-008 Krakow, Poland
- Oleksy Medical & Sport Sciences, 37-100 Łańcut, Poland
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- Ergonomics and Biomedical Monitoring Laboratory, Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, Wrocław Medical University, 50-368 Wrocław, Poland
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- Institute of Clinical Rehabilitation, University of Physical Education in Kraków, 31-571 Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Trauma Surgery, Clinical Department of Trauma and Hand Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Wrocław Medical University, 50-368 Wrocław, Poland
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- Faculty of Automatic Control, Electronics and Computer Science, Silesian University of Technology, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland
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- Faculty of Automatic Control, Electronics and Computer Science, Silesian University of Technology, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Medical Faculty, Medical University of Warsaw, 02-091 Warsaw, Poland
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Zasadzka E, Tobis S, Trzmiel T, Marchewka R, Kozak D, Roksela A, Pieczyńska A, Hojan K. Application of an EMG-Rehabilitation Robot in Patients with Post-Coronavirus Fatigue Syndrome (COVID-19)-A Feasibility Study. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022; 19:10398. [PMID: 36012033 PMCID: PMC9407702 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph191610398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2022] [Revised: 08/07/2022] [Accepted: 08/17/2022] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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This pilot study aimed to assess the safety and feasibility of an EMG-driven rehabilitation robot in patients with Post-Viral Fatigue (PVF) syndrome after COVID-19. The participants were randomly assigned to two groups (IG-intervention group and CG-control group) in an inpatient neurological rehabilitation unit. Both groups were assessed on admission and after six weeks of rehabilitation. Rehabilitation was carried out six days a week for six weeks. The patients in the IG performed additional training using an EMG rehabilitation robot. Muscle fatigue was assessed using an EMG rehabilitation robot; secondary outcomes were changes in hand grip strength, Fatigue Assessment Scale, and functional assessment scales (Functional Independence Measure, Barthel Index). Both groups improved in terms of the majority of measured parameters comparing pre- and post-intervention results, except muscle fatigue. Muscle fatigue scores presented non-significant improvement in the IG and non-significant deterioration in the CG. Using an EMG rehabilitation robot in patients with PVF can be feasible and safe. To ascertain the effectiveness of such interventions, more studies are needed, particularly involving a larger sample and also assessing the participants' cognitive performance.
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- Ewa Zasadzka
- Department of Occupational Therapy, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 60-781 Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Occupational Therapy, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 60-781 Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Occupational Therapy, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 60-781 Poznan, Poland
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- Neurorehabilitation Ward, Greater Poland Provincial Hospital, 60-480 Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Physiotherapy, University of Health Science, 85-067 Bydgoszcz, Poland
- Egzotech sp. z o.o., 44-100 Gliwice, Poland
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- Egzotech sp. z o.o., 44-100 Gliwice, Poland
- Faculty of Automatic Control, Electronics and Computer Science, Silesian University of Technology, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland
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- Department of Occupational Therapy, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 60-781 Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Occupational Therapy, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 60-781 Poznan, Poland
- Neurorehabilitation Ward, Greater Poland Provincial Hospital, 60-480 Poznan, Poland
- Department of Rehabilitation, Greater Poland Cancer Centre, 61-866 Poznan, Poland
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Randriambelonoro M, Perrin C, Blocquet A, Kozak D, Fernandez JT, Marfaing T, Bolomey E, Benhissen Z, Frangos E, Geissbuhler A, Graf C. Hospital-to-Home Transition for Older Patients: Using Serious Games to Improve the Motivation for Rehabilitation – a Qualitative Study. Population Ageing 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s12062-020-09274-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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AbstractTraditional physiotherapy is often perceived as repetitive and boring by patients, leading to issues in maintaining their interest and performing the required exercises. This paper investigates older patients’ engagement and motivation for physical activity using a serious game-based rehabilitation compared to a control group using a standard care therapy, during hospitalization. We conducted a randomized clinical trial with 57 geriatric patients and demonstrated that the serious game-based rehabilitation was as efficient as the standard rehabilitation program in terms of improving their functional capacity. In this paper, we mainly focus on reporting qualitative analysis of the patient’s behavior change thorough the intervention. The intervention lasted 3 weeks. Semi-structured interviews, including all the participants, were conducted before and after the intervention. Patients’ attitudes towards rehabilitation process, physical activity and innovation technology were investigated. Motivation to be active following the intervention were explored. Participants admitted feeling bored at the hospital and only following along the care process routine. Enthusiasm towards the progress brought by technological solution was observed. At the end of the hospital stay, the serious game-based rehabilitation received positive feedback. Patients felt more active and observed significant improvement of their general condition. The analysis suggests that patients participating in the gamified rehabilitation are more motivated. Several recommendations on designing serious game for elderly rehabilitation are proposed.
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Lu Y, Chen YSA, Kozak D, Cornelis H, Partyga P. Promoting Fall Prevention among Community Dwelling Older Adults through ActivLife: a Physical and Social Activation. Population Ageing 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s12062-020-09261-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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AbstractFalls have been recognized as the second leading cause of injury or death for older adults. The related economic burden caused by fall related injuries is not negligible. Earlier research has demonstrated that regular participation in appropriate prescribed physical activity by improving upper and lower limb strength, balance, coordination, transfer skills, and reaction to environmental hazards can lower the risk for falls and fall-related fractures and other injuries. Conversely, physical inactivity can significantly double the risk of developing a disability, which will affect mobility as well as the ability to perform even the most basic activities of daily life, therefore, ultimately increases the older adults’ risk for falls.This paper first presents a technological solution ActivLife that aims at preventing older adults from falling through practicing physical training in a safe and playful manner, followed by a randomized controlled study with 43 older adults with an average age of 77 for a period of 16 weeks in a social activation center het Ontmoet en Groethuys in Eindhoven, the Netherlands to demonstrate to what extent ActivLife could help to prevent falling among older adults.
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Kozak D, Głowacka-Mrotek I, Nowikiewicz T, Siedlecki Z, Hagner W, Sowa M, Zegarski W. Analysis of Undesirable Sequelae of Sentinel Node Surgery in Breast Cancer Patients - a Prospective Cohort Study. Pathol Oncol Res 2017; 24:891-897. [PMID: 28918579 PMCID: PMC6132823 DOI: 10.1007/s12253-017-0306-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2017] [Accepted: 09/04/2017] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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Use of sentinel lymph node biopsy limits the frequency and severity of sequelae of surgical treatment. However, the procedure itself may not be completely free of complications. The goal of this work was to analyze prospectively the occurrence of undesirable sequelae in patients undergoing sentinel lymph node biopsy as an isolated intervention in the axillary fossa. This prospective observational study was conducted on a group of 104 women. Patients were examined on five occasions: one day before the procedure, one day after the procedure, one month, three months, and six months after the procedure. At every stage of the study they were assessed for tactile sensation, range of motion in the shoulder joint, upper limb circumference, sensation abnormalities, winged scapula sign, and pain severity according to Visual Analogue Scale (VAS). In the study group we observed statistically significant differences, such as limited mobility in the shoulder joint (p ≤ 0.01), gradual increase in limb circumference on the operated side (p < 0.01) and pain (p ≤ 0.01). Despite relatively low invasiveness of the procedure, sentinel lymph node biopsy is not entirely devoid of the risk of undesirable sequelae.
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- Dominika Kozak
- Department of Surgical Oncology, Oncology Center in Bydgoszcz, Collegium Medicum of the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- Department of Rehabilitation, Collegium Medicum of the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Maria Curie-Skłodowskiej Street 9, 85-094, Bydgoszcz, Poland.
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Oncology Center in Bydgoszcz, Collegium Medicum of the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Collegium Medicum of the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- Department of Rehabilitation, Collegium Medicum of the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Maria Curie-Skłodowskiej Street 9, 85-094, Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Oncology Center in Bydgoszcz, Collegium Medicum of the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Bydgoszcz, Poland
- Department of Laser Therapy and Physiotherapy, Collegium Medicum of the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Bydgoszcz, Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Oncology Center in Bydgoszcz, Collegium Medicum of the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Bydgoszcz, Poland
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Nowikiewicz T, Srutek E, Jankowski M, Las-Jankowska M, Klag M, Kozak D, Glowacka I, Zegarski W. Management and results of treatment of breast cancer patients having sentinel lymph node micrometastases. Neoplasma 2014; 61:299-304. [PMID: 24824931 DOI: 10.4149/neo_2014_038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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According to current therapeutic guidelines, finding micrometastases in the sentinel node (SLN) of a patient with non-advanced breast cancer is not an absolute indication for adjuvant axillary lymph node dissection (ALND). This work presents our experiences regarding this clinical problem. 1071 breast cancer patients were referred for sentinel node biopsy between January 2004 and December 2011. Metastases were found in 245 of the removed lymph nodes. In 49 patients lymph node changes turned out to be micrometastases or isolated tumor cells (ITC). ALND was performed in 38 cases of sentinel node micrometastases or ICTs. In three patients involvement of other axillary lymph nodes was found in the studied tissue material (7.9% vs. 37.9% for metastases >2mm). The remaining patients with micrometastases in the SLN (11/49) were treated conservatively. No local axillary recurrences or neoplastic metastases were found in this group of patients with SLN micrometastases. Mean follow-up period in patients who had undergone ALND was 18.0 months (4 to 60 months) and 21.4 months (9-40 months) in patients without ALND. Non-radical surgical treatment in the presence of SLN micrometastases in patients with non-advanced breast cancer does not lead to therapeutic failure (local axillary recurrences, distant metastases). Obtaining favorable outcomes of conservative treatment in the analyzed group of patients does not require additional modification of the adjuvant therapy.
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Aasi J, Abadie J, Abbott BP, Abbott R, Abbott T, Abernathy MR, Accadia T, Acernese F, Adams C, Adams T, Adhikari RX, Affeldt C, Agathos M, Aggarwal N, Aguiar OD, Ajith P, Allen B, Allocca A, Amador Ceron E, Amariutei D, Anderson RA, Anderson SB, Anderson WG, Arai K, Araya MC, Arceneaux C, Areeda J, Ast S, Aston SM, Astone P, Aufmuth P, Aulbert C, Austin L, Aylott BE, Babak S, Baker PT, Ballardin G, Ballmer SW, Barayoga JC, Barker D, Barnum SH, Barone F, Barr B, Barsotti L, Barsuglia M, Barton MA, Bartos I, Bassiri R, Basti A, Batch J, Bauchrowitz J, Bauer TS, Bebronne M, Behnke B, Bejger M, Beker MG, Bell AS, Bell C, Belopolski I, Bergmann G, Berliner JM, Bersanetti D, Bertolini A, Bessis D, Betzwieser J, Beyersdorf PT, Bhadbhade T, Bilenko IA, Billingsley G, Birch J, Bitossi M, Bizouard MA, Black E, Blackburn JK, Blackburn L, Blair D, Blom M, Bock O, Bodiya TP, Boer M, Bogan C, Bond C, Bondu F, Bonelli L, Bonnand R, Bork R, Born M, Boschi V, Bose S, Bosi L, Bowers J, Bradaschia C, Brady PR, Braginsky VB, Branchesi M, Brannen CA, Brau JE, Breyer J, Briant T, Bridges DO, Brillet A, Brinkmann M, Brisson V, Britzger M, Brooks AF, Brown DA, Brown DD, Brückner F, Bulik T, Bulten HJ, Buonanno A, Buskulic D, Buy C, Byer RL, Cadonati L, Cagnoli G, Calderón Bustillo J, Calloni E, Camp JB, Campsie P, Cannon KC, Canuel B, Cao J, Capano CD, Carbognani F, Carbone L, Caride S, Castiglia A, Caudill S, Cavaglià M, Cavalier F, Cavalieri R, Cella G, Cepeda C, Cesarini E, Chakraborty R, Chalermsongsak T, Chao S, Charlton P, Chassande-Mottin E, Chen X, Chen Y, Chincarini A, Chiummo A, Cho HS, Chow J, Christensen N, Chu Q, Chua SSY, Chung S, Ciani G, Clara F, Clark DE, Clark JA, Cleva F, Coccia E, Cohadon PF, Colla A, Colombini M, Constancio M, Conte A, Conte R, Cook D, Corbitt TR, Cordier M, Cornish N, Corsi A, Costa CA, Coughlin MW, Coulon JP, Countryman S, Couvares P, Coward DM, Cowart M, Coyne DC, Craig K, Creighton JDE, Creighton TD, Crowder SG, Cumming A, Cunningham L, Cuoco E, Dahl K, Dal Canton T, Damjanic M, Danilishin SL, D'Antonio S, Danzmann K, Dattilo V, Daudert B, Daveloza H, Davier M, Davies GS, Daw EJ, Day R, Dayanga T, De Rosa R, Debreczeni G, Degallaix J, Del Pozzo W, Deleeuw E, Deléglise S, Denker T, Dent T, Dereli H, Dergachev V, DeRosa R, DeSalvo R, Dhurandhar S, Di Fiore L, Di Lieto A, Di Palma I, Di Virgilio A, Díaz M, Dietz A, Dmitry K, Donovan F, Dooley KL, Doravari S, Drago M, Drever RWP, Driggers JC, Du Z, Dumas JC, Dwyer S, Eberle T, Edwards M, Effler A, Ehrens P, Eichholz J, Eikenberry SS, Endrőczi G, Essick R, Etzel T, Evans K, Evans M, Evans T, Factourovich M, Fafone V, Fairhurst S, Fang Q, Farinon S, Farr B, Farr W, Favata M, Fazi D, Fehrmann H, Feldbaum D, Ferrante I, Ferrini F, Fidecaro F, Finn LS, Fiori I, Fisher R, Flaminio R, Foley E, Foley S, Forsi E, Fotopoulos N, Fournier JD, Franco S, Frasca S, Frasconi F, Frede M, Frei M, Frei Z, Freise A, Frey R, Fricke TT, Fritschel P, Frolov VV, Fujimoto MK, Fulda P, Fyffe M, Gair J, Gammaitoni L, Garcia J, Garufi F, Gehrels N, Gemme G, Genin E, Gennai A, Gergely L, Ghosh S, Giaime JA, Giampanis S, Giardina KD, Giazotto A, Gil-Casanova S, Gill C, Gleason J, Goetz E, Goetz R, Gondan L, González G, Gordon N, Gorodetsky ML, Gossan S, Goßler S, Gouaty R, Graef C, Graff PB, Granata M, Grant A, Gras S, Gray C, Greenhalgh RJS, Gretarsson AM, Griffo C, Groot P, Grote H, Grover K, Grunewald S, Guidi GM, Guido C, Gushwa KE, Gustafson EK, Gustafson R, Hall B, Hall E, Hammer D, Hammond G, Hanke M, Hanks J, Hanna C, Hanson J, Harms J, Harry GM, Harry IW, Harstad ED, Hartman MT, Haughian K, Hayama K, Heefner J, Heidmann A, Heintze M, Heitmann H, Hello P, Hemming G, Hendry M, Heng IS, Heptonstall AW, Heurs M, Hild S, Hoak D, Hodge KA, Holt K, Holtrop M, Hong T, Hooper S, Horrom T, Hosken DJ, Hough J, Howell EJ, Hu Y, Hua Z, Huang V, Huerta EA, Hughey B, Husa S, Huttner SH, Huynh M, Huynh-Dinh T, Iafrate J, Ingram DR, Inta R, Isogai T, Ivanov A, Iyer BR, Izumi K, Jacobson M, James E, Jang H, Jang YJ, Jaranowski P, Jiménez-Forteza F, Johnson WW, Jones D, Jones DI, Jones R, Jonker RJG, Ju L, K H, Kalmus P, Kalogera V, Kandhasamy S, Kang G, Kanner JB, Kasprzack M, Kasturi R, Katsavounidis E, Katzman W, Kaufer H, Kaufman K, Kawabe K, Kawamura S, Kawazoe F, Kéfélian F, Keitel D, Kelley DB, Kells W, Keppel DG, Khalaidovski A, Khalili FY, Khazanov EA, Kim BK, Kim C, Kim K, Kim N, Kim W, Kim YM, King EJ, King PJ, Kinzel DL, Kissel JS, Klimenko S, Kline J, Koehlenbeck S, Kokeyama K, Kondrashov V, Koranda S, Korth WZ, Kowalska I, Kozak D, Kremin A, Kringel V, Królak A, Kucharczyk C, Kudla S, Kuehn G, Kumar A, Kumar P, Kumar R, Kurdyumov R, Kwee P, Landry M, Lantz B, Larson S, Lasky PD, Lawrie C, Lazzarini A, Le Roux A, Leaci P, Lebigot EO, Lee CH, Lee HK, Lee HM, Lee J, Lee J, Leonardi M, Leong JR, Leroy N, Letendre N, Levine B, Lewis JB, Lhuillier V, Li TGF, Lin AC, Littenberg TB, Litvine V, Liu F, Liu H, Liu Y, Liu Z, Lloyd D, Lockerbie NA, Lockett V, Lodhia D, Loew K, 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Constraints on cosmic strings from the LIGO-Virgo gravitational-wave detectors. Phys Rev Lett 2014; 112:131101. [PMID: 24745400 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.112.131101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2013] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
Abstract
Cosmic strings can give rise to a large variety of interesting astrophysical phenomena. Among them, powerful bursts of gravitational waves (GWs) produced by cusps are a promising observational signature. In this Letter we present a search for GWs from cosmic string cusps in data collected by the LIGO and Virgo gravitational wave detectors between 2005 and 2010, with over 625 days of live time. We find no evidence of GW signals from cosmic strings. From this result, we derive new constraints on cosmic string parameters, which complement and improve existing limits from previous searches for a stochastic background of GWs from cosmic microwave background measurements and pulsar timing data. In particular, if the size of loops is given by the gravitational backreaction scale, we place upper limits on the string tension Gμ below 10(-8) in some regions of the cosmic string parameter space.
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- J Aasi
- LIGO-California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- LIGO-California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- LIGO-California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- LIGO-California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, USA
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- LIGO-California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- Laboratoire d'Annecy-le-Vieux de Physique des Particules (LAPP), Université de Savoie, CNRS/IN2P3, F-74941 Annecy-le-Vieux, France
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- INFN, Sezione di Napoli, Complesso Universitario di Monte S.Angelo, I-80126 Napoli, Italy and Università di Salerno, Fisciano, I-84084 Salerno, Italy
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- LIGO-Livingston Observatory, Livingston, Louisiana 70754, USA
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- Cardiff University, Cardiff CF24 3AA, United Kingdom
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- LIGO-California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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- Nikhef, Science Park, 1098 XG Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- LIGO-Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais, 12227-010, São José dos Campos, SP, Brazil
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- LIGO-California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany and University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201, USA and Leibniz Universität Hannover, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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- INFN, Sezione di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy and Università di Siena, I-53100 Siena, Italy
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- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201, USA
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- University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
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- LIGO-California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- LIGO-California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201, USA
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- LIGO-California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- LIGO-California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- The University of Mississippi, University, Mississippi 38677, USA
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- California State University Fullerton, Fullerton, California 92831, USA
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- Leibniz Universität Hannover, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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- LIGO-Livingston Observatory, Livingston, Louisiana 70754, USA
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- INFN, Sezione di Roma, I-00185 Roma, Italy
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- Leibniz Universität Hannover, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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- LIGO-California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom
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- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-14476 Golm, Germany
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- Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana 59717, USA
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- European Gravitational Observatory (EGO), I-56021 Cascina, Pisa, Italy
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- Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244, USA
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- LIGO-California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- LIGO-Hanford Observatory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
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- LIGO-Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- INFN, Sezione di Napoli, Complesso Universitario di Monte S.Angelo, I-80126 Napoli, Italy and Università di Salerno, Fisciano, I-84084 Salerno, Italy
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- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
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- LIGO-Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- APC, AstroParticule et Cosmologie, Université Paris Diderot, CNRS/IN2P3, CEA/Irfu, Observatoire de Paris, Sorbonne Paris Cité, 10, rue Alice Domon et Léonie Duquet, F-75205 Paris Cedex 13, France
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- LIGO-Hanford Observatory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
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- Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, USA
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- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom and Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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- INFN, Sezione di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy and Università di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
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- LIGO-Hanford Observatory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
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- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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- Nikhef, Science Park, 1098 XG Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Laboratoire d'Annecy-le-Vieux de Physique des Particules (LAPP), Université de Savoie, CNRS/IN2P3, F-74941 Annecy-le-Vieux, France
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- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-14476 Golm, Germany
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- Nikhef, Science Park, 1098 XG Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
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- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
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- Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, USA
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- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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- LIGO-Hanford Observatory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
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- INFN, Sezione di Genova, I-16146 Genova, Italy and Università degli Studi di Genova, I-16146 Genova, Italy
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- Nikhef, Science Park, 1098 XG Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- The University of Texas at Brownsville, Brownsville, Texas 78520, USA
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- LIGO-Livingston Observatory, Livingston, Louisiana 70754, USA
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- San Jose State University, San Jose, California 95192, USA
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- Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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- Moscow State University, Moscow 119992, Russia
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- LIGO-California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- LIGO-Livingston Observatory, Livingston, Louisiana 70754, USA
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- INFN, Sezione di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
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- LAL, Université Paris-Sud, IN2P3/CNRS, F-91898 Orsay, France
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- LIGO-California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- LIGO-California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland 20771, USA
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- University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia
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- Nikhef, Science Park, 1098 XG Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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- LIGO-Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Université Nice-Sophia-Antipolis, CNRS, Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur, F-06304 Nice, France
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- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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- University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom
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- Institut de Physique de Rennes, CNRS, Université de Rennes 1, F-35042 Rennes, France
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- INFN, Sezione di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy and Università di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
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- Laboratoire des Matériaux Avancés (LMA), IN2P3/CNRS, Université de Lyon, F-69622 Villeurbanne, Lyon, France
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- LIGO-California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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- INFN, Sezione di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
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- Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164, USA
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- INFN, Sezione di Perugia, I-06123 Perugia, Italy
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- Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, USA
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- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201, USA
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- INFN, Sezione di Firenze, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy and Università degli Studi di Urbino "Carlo Bo", I-61029 Urbino, Italy
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- Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164, USA
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- University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon 97403, USA
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- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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- Laboratoire Kastler Brossel, ENS, CNRS, UPMC, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, F-75005 Paris, France
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- LIGO-Livingston Observatory, Livingston, Louisiana 70754, USA
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- Université Nice-Sophia-Antipolis, CNRS, Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur, F-06304 Nice, France
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- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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- LAL, Université Paris-Sud, IN2P3/CNRS, F-91898 Orsay, France
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- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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- LIGO-California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244, USA
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- University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom
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- University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom
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- Astronomical Observatory Warsaw University, 00-478 Warsaw, Poland
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- Nikhef, Science Park, 1098 XG Amsterdam, The Netherlands and VU University Amsterdam, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- Laboratoire d'Annecy-le-Vieux de Physique des Particules (LAPP), Université de Savoie, CNRS/IN2P3, F-74941 Annecy-le-Vieux, France
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- APC, AstroParticule et Cosmologie, Université Paris Diderot, CNRS/IN2P3, CEA/Irfu, Observatoire de Paris, Sorbonne Paris Cité, 10, rue Alice Domon et Léonie Duquet, F-75205 Paris Cedex 13, France
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- Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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- University of Massachusetts-Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, USA
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- Laboratoire des Matériaux Avancés (LMA), IN2P3/CNRS, Université de Lyon, F-69622 Villeurbanne, Lyon, France
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- INFN, Sezione di Napoli, Complesso Universitario di Monte S.Angelo, I-80126 Napoli, Italy and Università di Napoli "Federico II", Complesso Universitario di Monte S.Angelo, I-80126 Napoli, Italy
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- NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland 20771, USA
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- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
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- Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5 S 3H8, Canada
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- European Gravitational Observatory (EGO), I-56021 Cascina, Pisa, Italy
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- Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
| | - C D Capano
- University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- European Gravitational Observatory (EGO), I-56021 Cascina, Pisa, Italy
| | - L Carbone
- University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom
| | - S Caride
- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
| | - A Castiglia
- Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York 14623, USA
| | - S Caudill
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201, USA
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- The University of Mississippi, University, Mississippi 38677, USA
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- LAL, Université Paris-Sud, IN2P3/CNRS, F-91898 Orsay, France
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- European Gravitational Observatory (EGO), I-56021 Cascina, Pisa, Italy
| | - G Cella
- INFN, Sezione di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
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- LIGO-California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- INFN, Sezione di Roma Tor Vergata, I-00133 Roma, Italy
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- LIGO-California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- LIGO-California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu Taiwan 300
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- Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, NSW 2678, Australia
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- APC, AstroParticule et Cosmologie, Université Paris Diderot, CNRS/IN2P3, CEA/Irfu, Observatoire de Paris, Sorbonne Paris Cité, 10, rue Alice Domon et Léonie Duquet, F-75205 Paris Cedex 13, France
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- University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia
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- Caltech-CaRT, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- European Gravitational Observatory (EGO), I-56021 Cascina, Pisa, Italy
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- Pusan National University, Busan 609-735, Korea
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- Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia
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- University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia
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- Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia
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- University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia
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- University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
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- LIGO-Hanford Observatory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
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- Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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- University of Massachusetts-Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, USA
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- Université Nice-Sophia-Antipolis, CNRS, Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur, F-06304 Nice, France
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- INFN, Gran Sasso Science Institute, I-67100 L'Aquila, Italy and Università di Roma Tor Vergata, I-00133 Roma, Italy
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- Laboratoire Kastler Brossel, ENS, CNRS, UPMC, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, F-75005 Paris, France
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- INFN, Sezione di Roma, I-00185 Roma, Italy and Università di Roma 'La Sapienza', I-00185 Roma, Italy
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- INFN, Sezione di Perugia, I-06123 Perugia, Italy
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- Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais, 12227-010, São José dos Campos, SP, Brazil
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- INFN, Sezione di Roma, I-00185 Roma, Italy and Università di Roma 'La Sapienza', I-00185 Roma, Italy
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- University of Sannio at Benevento, I-82100 Benevento, Italy and INFN (Sezione di Napoli), Italy
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- LIGO-Hanford Observatory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
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- Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, USA
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- San Jose State University, San Jose, California 95192, USA
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- Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana 59717, USA
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- The George Washington University, Washington, DC 20052, USA
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- Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais, 12227-010, São José dos Campos, SP, Brazil
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- University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1TN, United Kingdom
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- Université Nice-Sophia-Antipolis, CNRS, Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur, F-06304 Nice, France
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- Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, USA
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- Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244, USA
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- University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia
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- LIGO-Livingston Observatory, Livingston, Louisiana 70754, USA
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- LIGO-California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
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- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201, USA
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- The University of Texas at Brownsville, Brownsville, Texas 78520, USA
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- University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
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- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
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- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
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- European Gravitational Observatory (EGO), I-56021 Cascina, Pisa, Italy
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- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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- University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia
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- INFN, Sezione di Roma Tor Vergata, I-00133 Roma, Italy
| | - K Danzmann
- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany and Leibniz Universität Hannover, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
| | - V Dattilo
- European Gravitational Observatory (EGO), I-56021 Cascina, Pisa, Italy
| | - B Daudert
- LIGO-California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | - H Daveloza
- The University of Texas at Brownsville, Brownsville, Texas 78520, USA
| | - M Davier
- LAL, Université Paris-Sud, IN2P3/CNRS, F-91898 Orsay, France
| | - G S Davies
- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
| | - E J Daw
- The University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, United Kingdom
| | - R Day
- European Gravitational Observatory (EGO), I-56021 Cascina, Pisa, Italy
| | - T Dayanga
- Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164, USA
| | - R De Rosa
- INFN, Sezione di Napoli, Complesso Universitario di Monte S.Angelo, I-80126 Napoli, Italy and Università di Napoli "Federico II", Complesso Universitario di Monte S.Angelo, I-80126 Napoli, Italy
| | - G Debreczeni
- Wigner RCP, RMKI, H-1121 Budapest, Konkoly Thege Miklós út 29-33, Hungary
| | - J Degallaix
- Laboratoire des Matériaux Avancés (LMA), IN2P3/CNRS, Université de Lyon, F-69622 Villeurbanne, Lyon, France
| | - W Del Pozzo
- Nikhef, Science Park, 1098 XG Amsterdam, The Netherlands
| | - E Deleeuw
- University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
| | - S Deléglise
- Laboratoire Kastler Brossel, ENS, CNRS, UPMC, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, F-75005 Paris, France
| | - T Denker
- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
| | - T Dent
- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
| | - H Dereli
- Université Nice-Sophia-Antipolis, CNRS, Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur, F-06304 Nice, France
| | - V Dergachev
- LIGO-California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | - R DeRosa
- Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, USA
| | - R DeSalvo
- University of Sannio at Benevento, I-82100 Benevento, Italy and INFN (Sezione di Napoli), Italy
| | - S Dhurandhar
- Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Pune 411007, India
| | - L Di Fiore
- INFN, Sezione di Napoli, Complesso Universitario di Monte S.Angelo, I-80126 Napoli, Italy
| | - A Di Lieto
- INFN, Sezione di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy and Università di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
| | - I Di Palma
- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
| | | | - M Díaz
- The University of Texas at Brownsville, Brownsville, Texas 78520, USA
| | - A Dietz
- The University of Mississippi, University, Mississippi 38677, USA
| | - K Dmitry
- Moscow State University, Moscow 119992, Russia
| | - F Donovan
- LIGO-Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
| | - K L Dooley
- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
| | - S Doravari
- LIGO-Livingston Observatory, Livingston, Louisiana 70754, USA
| | - M Drago
- INFN, Gruppo Collegato di Trento, I-38050 Povo, Trento, Italy and Università di Trento, I-38050 Povo, Trento, Italy
| | - R W P Drever
- California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | - J C Driggers
- LIGO-California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | - Z Du
- Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
| | - J-C Dumas
- University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia
| | - S Dwyer
- LIGO-Hanford Observatory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
| | - T Eberle
- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
| | - M Edwards
- Cardiff University, Cardiff CF24 3AA, United Kingdom
| | - A Effler
- Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, USA
| | - P Ehrens
- LIGO-California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | - J Eichholz
- University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
| | | | - G Endrőczi
- Wigner RCP, RMKI, H-1121 Budapest, Konkoly Thege Miklós út 29-33, Hungary
| | - R Essick
- LIGO-Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
| | - T Etzel
- LIGO-California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | - K Evans
- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
| | - M Evans
- LIGO-Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
| | - T Evans
- LIGO-Livingston Observatory, Livingston, Louisiana 70754, USA
| | | | - V Fafone
- INFN, Sezione di Roma Tor Vergata, I-00133 Roma, Italy and Università di Roma Tor Vergata, I-00133 Roma, Italy
| | - S Fairhurst
- Cardiff University, Cardiff CF24 3AA, United Kingdom
| | - Q Fang
- University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia
| | - S Farinon
- INFN, Sezione di Genova, I-16146 Genova, Italy
| | - B Farr
- Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA
| | - W Farr
- Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA
| | - M Favata
- Montclair State University, Montclair, New Jersey 07043, USA
| | - D Fazi
- Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA
| | - H Fehrmann
- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
| | - D Feldbaum
- LIGO-Livingston Observatory, Livingston, Louisiana 70754, USA and University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
| | - I Ferrante
- INFN, Sezione di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy and Università di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
| | - F Ferrini
- European Gravitational Observatory (EGO), I-56021 Cascina, Pisa, Italy
| | - F Fidecaro
- INFN, Sezione di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy and Università di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
| | - L S Finn
- The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
| | - I Fiori
- European Gravitational Observatory (EGO), I-56021 Cascina, Pisa, Italy
| | - R Fisher
- Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244, USA
| | - R Flaminio
- Laboratoire des Matériaux Avancés (LMA), IN2P3/CNRS, Université de Lyon, F-69622 Villeurbanne, Lyon, France
| | - E Foley
- California State University Fullerton, Fullerton, California 92831, USA
| | - S Foley
- LIGO-Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
| | - E Forsi
- LIGO-Livingston Observatory, Livingston, Louisiana 70754, USA
| | - N Fotopoulos
- LIGO-California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | - J-D Fournier
- Université Nice-Sophia-Antipolis, CNRS, Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur, F-06304 Nice, France
| | - S Franco
- LAL, Université Paris-Sud, IN2P3/CNRS, F-91898 Orsay, France
| | - S Frasca
- INFN, Sezione di Roma, I-00185 Roma, Italy and Università di Roma 'La Sapienza', I-00185 Roma, Italy
| | - F Frasconi
- INFN, Sezione di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
| | - M Frede
- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
| | - M Frei
- Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York 14623, USA
| | - Z Frei
- MTA-Eotvos University, "Lendulet" A. R. G., Budapest 1117, Hungary
| | - A Freise
- University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom
| | - R Frey
- University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon 97403, USA
| | - T T Fricke
- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
| | - P Fritschel
- LIGO-Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
| | - V V Frolov
- LIGO-Livingston Observatory, Livingston, Louisiana 70754, USA
| | - M-K Fujimoto
- National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, Tokyo 181-8588, Japan
| | - P Fulda
- University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
| | - M Fyffe
- LIGO-Livingston Observatory, Livingston, Louisiana 70754, USA
| | - J Gair
- University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1TN, United Kingdom
| | - L Gammaitoni
- INFN, Sezione di Perugia, I-06123 Perugia, Italy and Università di Perugia, I-06123 Perugia, Italy
| | - J Garcia
- LIGO-Hanford Observatory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
| | - F Garufi
- INFN, Sezione di Napoli, Complesso Universitario di Monte S.Angelo, I-80126 Napoli, Italy and Università di Napoli "Federico II", Complesso Universitario di Monte S.Angelo, I-80126 Napoli, Italy
| | - N Gehrels
- NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland 20771, USA
| | - G Gemme
- INFN, Sezione di Genova, I-16146 Genova, Italy
| | - E Genin
- European Gravitational Observatory (EGO), I-56021 Cascina, Pisa, Italy
| | - A Gennai
- INFN, Sezione di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
| | - L Gergely
- MTA-Eotvos University, "Lendulet" A. R. G., Budapest 1117, Hungary
| | - S Ghosh
- Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164, USA
| | - J A Giaime
- Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, USA and LIGO-Livingston Observatory, Livingston, Louisiana 70754, USA
| | - S Giampanis
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201, USA
| | - K D Giardina
- LIGO-Livingston Observatory, Livingston, Louisiana 70754, USA
| | - A Giazotto
- INFN, Sezione di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
| | - S Gil-Casanova
- Universitat de les Illes Balears, E-07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
| | - C Gill
- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
| | - J Gleason
- University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
| | - E Goetz
- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
| | - R Goetz
- University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
| | - L Gondan
- MTA-Eotvos University, "Lendulet" A. R. G., Budapest 1117, Hungary
| | - G González
- Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, USA
| | - N Gordon
- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
| | | | - S Gossan
- Caltech-CaRT, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | - S Goßler
- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
| | - R Gouaty
- Laboratoire d'Annecy-le-Vieux de Physique des Particules (LAPP), Université de Savoie, CNRS/IN2P3, F-74941 Annecy-le-Vieux, France
| | - C Graef
- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
| | - P B Graff
- NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland 20771, USA
| | - M Granata
- Laboratoire des Matériaux Avancés (LMA), IN2P3/CNRS, Université de Lyon, F-69622 Villeurbanne, Lyon, France
| | - A Grant
- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
| | - S Gras
- LIGO-Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
| | - C Gray
- LIGO-Hanford Observatory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
| | - R J S Greenhalgh
- Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, HSIC, Chilton, Didcot, Oxon OX11 0QX, United Kingdom
| | - A M Gretarsson
- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott, Arizona 86301, USA
| | - C Griffo
- California State University Fullerton, Fullerton, California 92831, USA
| | - P Groot
- Department of Astrophysics/IMAPP, Radboud University Nijmegen, P.O. Box 9010, 6500 GL Nijmegen, The Netherlands
| | - H Grote
- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
| | - K Grover
- University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom
| | - S Grunewald
- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-14476 Golm, Germany
| | - G M Guidi
- INFN, Sezione di Firenze, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy and Università degli Studi di Urbino "Carlo Bo", I-61029 Urbino, Italy
| | - C Guido
- LIGO-Livingston Observatory, Livingston, Louisiana 70754, USA
| | - K E Gushwa
- LIGO-California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | - E K Gustafson
- LIGO-California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | - R Gustafson
- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
| | - B Hall
- Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164, USA
| | - E Hall
- LIGO-California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | - D Hammer
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201, USA
| | - G Hammond
- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
| | - M Hanke
- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
| | - J Hanks
- LIGO-Hanford Observatory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
| | - C Hanna
- Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 2Y5, Canada
| | - J Hanson
- LIGO-Livingston Observatory, Livingston, Louisiana 70754, USA
| | - J Harms
- LIGO-California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | - G M Harry
- American University, Washington, DC 20016, USA
| | - I W Harry
- Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244, USA
| | - E D Harstad
- University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon 97403, USA
| | - M T Hartman
- University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
| | - K Haughian
- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
| | - K Hayama
- National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, Tokyo 181-8588, Japan
| | - J Heefner
- LIGO-California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | - A Heidmann
- Laboratoire Kastler Brossel, ENS, CNRS, UPMC, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, F-75005 Paris, France
| | - M Heintze
- LIGO-Livingston Observatory, Livingston, Louisiana 70754, USA and University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
| | - H Heitmann
- Université Nice-Sophia-Antipolis, CNRS, Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur, F-06304 Nice, France
| | - P Hello
- LAL, Université Paris-Sud, IN2P3/CNRS, F-91898 Orsay, France
| | - G Hemming
- European Gravitational Observatory (EGO), I-56021 Cascina, Pisa, Italy
| | - M Hendry
- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
| | - I S Heng
- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
| | - A W Heptonstall
- LIGO-California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | - M Heurs
- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
| | - S Hild
- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
| | - D Hoak
- University of Massachusetts-Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, USA
| | - K A Hodge
- LIGO-California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | - K Holt
- LIGO-Livingston Observatory, Livingston, Louisiana 70754, USA
| | - M Holtrop
- University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire 03824, USA
| | - T Hong
- Caltech-CaRT, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | - S Hooper
- University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia
| | - T Horrom
- College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia 23187, USA
| | - D J Hosken
- University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
| | - J Hough
- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
| | - E J Howell
- University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia
| | - Y Hu
- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
| | - Z Hua
- Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
| | - V Huang
- National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu Taiwan 300
| | - E A Huerta
- Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244, USA
| | - B Hughey
- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott, Arizona 86301, USA
| | - S Husa
- Universitat de les Illes Balears, E-07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
| | - S H Huttner
- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
| | - M Huynh
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201, USA
| | - T Huynh-Dinh
- LIGO-Livingston Observatory, Livingston, Louisiana 70754, USA
| | - J Iafrate
- Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, USA
| | - D R Ingram
- LIGO-Hanford Observatory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
| | - R Inta
- Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia
| | - T Isogai
- LIGO-Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
| | - A Ivanov
- LIGO-California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | - B R Iyer
- Raman Research Institute, Bangalore, Karnataka 560080, India
| | - K Izumi
- LIGO-Hanford Observatory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
| | - M Jacobson
- LIGO-California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | - E James
- LIGO-California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | - H Jang
- Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information, Daejeon 305-806, Korea
| | - Y J Jang
- Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA
| | | | | | - W W Johnson
- Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, USA
| | - D Jones
- LIGO-Hanford Observatory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
| | - D I Jones
- University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, United Kingdom
| | - R Jones
- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
| | - R J G Jonker
- Nikhef, Science Park, 1098 XG Amsterdam, The Netherlands
| | - L Ju
- University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia
| | - Haris K
- IISER-TVM, CET Campus, Trivandrum, Kerala 695016, India
| | - P Kalmus
- LIGO-California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | - V Kalogera
- Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA
| | - S Kandhasamy
- University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
| | - G Kang
- Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information, Daejeon 305-806, Korea
| | - J B Kanner
- NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland 20771, USA
| | - M Kasprzack
- European Gravitational Observatory (EGO), I-56021 Cascina, Pisa, Italy and LAL, Université Paris-Sud, IN2P3/CNRS, F-91898 Orsay, France
| | - R Kasturi
- Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Geneva, New York 14456, USA
| | - E Katsavounidis
- LIGO-Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
| | - W Katzman
- LIGO-Livingston Observatory, Livingston, Louisiana 70754, USA
| | - H Kaufer
- Leibniz Universität Hannover, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
| | - K Kaufman
- Caltech-CaRT, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | - K Kawabe
- LIGO-Hanford Observatory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
| | - S Kawamura
- National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, Tokyo 181-8588, Japan
| | - F Kawazoe
- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
| | - F Kéfélian
- Université Nice-Sophia-Antipolis, CNRS, Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur, F-06304 Nice, France
| | - D Keitel
- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
| | - D B Kelley
- Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244, USA
| | - W Kells
- LIGO-California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | - D G Keppel
- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
| | - A Khalaidovski
- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
| | - F Y Khalili
- Moscow State University, Moscow 119992, Russia
| | - E A Khazanov
- Institute of Applied Physics, Nizhny Novgorod 603950, Russia
| | - B K Kim
- Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information, Daejeon 305-806, Korea
| | - C Kim
- Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information, Daejeon 305-806, Korea and Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, Korea
| | - K Kim
- Hanyang University, Seoul 133-791, Korea
| | - N Kim
- Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
| | - W Kim
- University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
| | - Y-M Kim
- Pusan National University, Busan 609-735, Korea
| | - E J King
- University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
| | - P J King
- LIGO-California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | - D L Kinzel
- LIGO-Livingston Observatory, Livingston, Louisiana 70754, USA
| | - J S Kissel
- LIGO-Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
| | - S Klimenko
- University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
| | - J Kline
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201, USA
| | - S Koehlenbeck
- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
| | - K Kokeyama
- Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, USA
| | - V Kondrashov
- LIGO-California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | - S Koranda
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201, USA
| | - W Z Korth
- LIGO-California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | - I Kowalska
- Astronomical Observatory Warsaw University, 00-478 Warsaw, Poland
| | - D Kozak
- LIGO-California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | - A Kremin
- University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
| | - V Kringel
- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
| | - A Królak
- IM-PAN, 00-956 Warsaw, Poland and NCBJ, 05-400 Świerk-Otwock, Poland
| | - C Kucharczyk
- Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
| | - S Kudla
- Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, USA
| | - G Kuehn
- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
| | - A Kumar
- Institute for Plasma Research, Bhat, Gandhinagar 382428, India
| | - P Kumar
- Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244, USA
| | - R Kumar
- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
| | - R Kurdyumov
- Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
| | - P Kwee
- LIGO-Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
| | - M Landry
- LIGO-Hanford Observatory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
| | - B Lantz
- Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
| | - S Larson
- Utah State University, Logan, Utah 84322, USA
| | - P D Lasky
- The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia
| | - C Lawrie
- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
| | - A Lazzarini
- LIGO-California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | - A Le Roux
- LIGO-Livingston Observatory, Livingston, Louisiana 70754, USA
| | - P Leaci
- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-14476 Golm, Germany
| | | | - C-H Lee
- Pusan National University, Busan 609-735, Korea
| | - H K Lee
- Hanyang University, Seoul 133-791, Korea
| | - H M Lee
- Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, Korea
| | - J Lee
- LIGO-Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
| | - J Lee
- California State University Fullerton, Fullerton, California 92831, USA
| | - M Leonardi
- INFN, Gruppo Collegato di Trento, I-38050 Povo, Trento, Italy and Università di Trento, I-38050 Povo, Trento, Italy
| | - J R Leong
- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
| | - N Leroy
- LAL, Université Paris-Sud, IN2P3/CNRS, F-91898 Orsay, France
| | - N Letendre
- Laboratoire d'Annecy-le-Vieux de Physique des Particules (LAPP), Université de Savoie, CNRS/IN2P3, F-74941 Annecy-le-Vieux, France
| | - B Levine
- LIGO-Hanford Observatory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
| | - J B Lewis
- LIGO-California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | - V Lhuillier
- LIGO-Hanford Observatory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
| | - T G F Li
- Nikhef, Science Park, 1098 XG Amsterdam, The Netherlands
| | - A C Lin
- Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
| | | | - V Litvine
- LIGO-California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | - F Liu
- University of Brussels, Brussels 1050 Belgium
| | - H Liu
- Cardiff University, Cardiff CF24 3AA, United Kingdom
| | - Y Liu
- Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
| | - Z Liu
- University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
| | - D Lloyd
- LIGO-California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | - N A Lockerbie
- SUPA, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G1 1XQ, United Kingdom
| | - V Lockett
- California State University Fullerton, Fullerton, California 92831, USA
| | - D Lodhia
- University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom
| | - K Loew
- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott, Arizona 86301, USA
| | - J Logue
- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
| | - A L Lombardi
- University of Massachusetts-Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, USA
| | - M Lorenzini
- INFN, Sezione di Roma Tor Vergata, I-00133 Roma, Italy
| | | | - M Lormand
- LIGO-Livingston Observatory, Livingston, Louisiana 70754, USA
| | - G Losurdo
- INFN, Sezione di Firenze, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy
| | - J Lough
- Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244, USA
| | - J Luan
- Caltech-CaRT, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | - M J Lubinski
- LIGO-Hanford Observatory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
| | - H Lück
- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany and Leibniz Universität Hannover, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
| | - A P Lundgren
- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
| | - J Macarthur
- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
| | - E Macdonald
- Cardiff University, Cardiff CF24 3AA, United Kingdom
| | - B Machenschalk
- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
| | - M MacInnis
- LIGO-Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
| | - D M Macleod
- Cardiff University, Cardiff CF24 3AA, United Kingdom
| | - F Magana-Sandoval
- California State University Fullerton, Fullerton, California 92831, USA
| | - M Mageswaran
- LIGO-California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | - K Mailand
- LIGO-California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | - E Majorana
- INFN, Sezione di Roma, I-00185 Roma, Italy
| | | | - V Malvezzi
- INFN, Sezione di Roma Tor Vergata, I-00133 Roma, Italy
| | - N Man
- Université Nice-Sophia-Antipolis, CNRS, Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur, F-06304 Nice, France
| | - G M Manca
- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
| | - I Mandel
- University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom
| | - V Mandic
- University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
| | - V Mangano
- INFN, Sezione di Roma, I-00185 Roma, Italy and Università di Roma 'La Sapienza', I-00185 Roma, Italy
| | | | - F Marchesoni
- INFN, Sezione di Perugia, I-06123 Perugia, Italy and Università di Camerino, Dipartimento di Fisica, I-62032 Camerino, Italy
| | - F Marion
- Laboratoire d'Annecy-le-Vieux de Physique des Particules (LAPP), Université de Savoie, CNRS/IN2P3, F-74941 Annecy-le-Vieux, France
| | - S Márka
- Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, USA
| | - Z Márka
- Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, USA
| | - A Markosyan
- Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
| | - E Maros
- LIGO-California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | - J Marque
- European Gravitational Observatory (EGO), I-56021 Cascina, Pisa, Italy
| | - F Martelli
- INFN, Sezione di Firenze, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy and Università degli Studi di Urbino "Carlo Bo", I-61029 Urbino, Italy
| | - I W Martin
- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
| | - R M Martin
- University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
| | - L Martinelli
- Université Nice-Sophia-Antipolis, CNRS, Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur, F-06304 Nice, France
| | - D Martynov
- LIGO-California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | - J N Marx
- LIGO-California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | - K Mason
- LIGO-Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
| | - A Masserot
- Laboratoire d'Annecy-le-Vieux de Physique des Particules (LAPP), Université de Savoie, CNRS/IN2P3, F-74941 Annecy-le-Vieux, France
| | | | - F Matichard
- LIGO-Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
| | - L Matone
- Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, USA
| | - R A Matzner
- The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, USA
| | - N Mavalvala
- LIGO-Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
| | - G May
- Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, USA
| | - N Mazumder
- IISER-TVM, CET Campus, Trivandrum, Kerala 695016, India
| | - G Mazzolo
- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
| | - R McCarthy
- LIGO-Hanford Observatory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
| | - D E McClelland
- Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia
| | - S C McGuire
- Southern University and A&M College, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70813, USA
| | - G McIntyre
- LIGO-California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | - J McIver
- University of Massachusetts-Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, USA
| | - D Meacher
- Université Nice-Sophia-Antipolis, CNRS, Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur, F-06304 Nice, France
| | - G D Meadors
- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
| | - M Mehmet
- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
| | - J Meidam
- Nikhef, Science Park, 1098 XG Amsterdam, The Netherlands
| | - T Meier
- Leibniz Universität Hannover, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
| | - A Melatos
- The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia
| | - G Mendell
- LIGO-Hanford Observatory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
| | - R A Mercer
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201, USA
| | - S Meshkov
- LIGO-California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | - C Messenger
- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
| | - M S Meyer
- LIGO-Livingston Observatory, Livingston, Louisiana 70754, USA
| | - H Miao
- Caltech-CaRT, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | - C Michel
- Laboratoire des Matériaux Avancés (LMA), IN2P3/CNRS, Université de Lyon, F-69622 Villeurbanne, Lyon, France
| | - E E Mikhailov
- College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia 23187, USA
| | - L Milano
- INFN, Sezione di Napoli, Complesso Universitario di Monte S.Angelo, I-80126 Napoli, Italy and Università di Napoli "Federico II", Complesso Universitario di Monte S.Angelo, I-80126 Napoli, Italy
| | - J Miller
- Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia
| | - Y Minenkov
- INFN, Sezione di Roma Tor Vergata, I-00133 Roma, Italy
| | | | - S Mitra
- Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Pune 411007, India
| | | | | | - R Mittleman
- LIGO-Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
| | - B Moe
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201, USA
| | - M Mohan
- European Gravitational Observatory (EGO), I-56021 Cascina, Pisa, Italy
| | - S R P Mohapatra
- Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244, USA and Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York 14623, USA
| | - F Mokler
- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
| | - D Moraru
- LIGO-Hanford Observatory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
| | - G Moreno
- LIGO-Hanford Observatory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
| | - N Morgado
- Laboratoire des Matériaux Avancés (LMA), IN2P3/CNRS, Université de Lyon, F-69622 Villeurbanne, Lyon, France
| | - T Mori
- National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, Tokyo 181-8588, Japan
| | - S R Morriss
- The University of Texas at Brownsville, Brownsville, Texas 78520, USA
| | - K Mossavi
- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
| | - B Mours
- Laboratoire d'Annecy-le-Vieux de Physique des Particules (LAPP), Université de Savoie, CNRS/IN2P3, F-74941 Annecy-le-Vieux, France
| | - C M Mow-Lowry
- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
| | - C L Mueller
- University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
| | - G Mueller
- University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
| | - S Mukherjee
- The University of Texas at Brownsville, Brownsville, Texas 78520, USA
| | - A Mullavey
- Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, USA
| | - J Munch
- University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
| | - D Murphy
- Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, USA
| | - P G Murray
- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
| | - A Mytidis
- University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
| | - M F Nagy
- Wigner RCP, RMKI, H-1121 Budapest, Konkoly Thege Miklós út 29-33, Hungary
| | - D Nanda Kumar
- University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
| | - I Nardecchia
- INFN, Sezione di Roma, I-00185 Roma, Italy and Università di Roma 'La Sapienza', I-00185 Roma, Italy
| | - T Nash
- LIGO-California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | - L Naticchioni
- INFN, Sezione di Roma, I-00185 Roma, Italy and Università di Roma 'La Sapienza', I-00185 Roma, Italy
| | - R Nayak
- IISER-Kolkata, Mohanpur, West Bengal 741252, India
| | - V Necula
- University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
| | - G Nelemans
- Nikhef, Science Park, 1098 XG Amsterdam, The Netherlands and Department of Astrophysics/IMAPP, Radboud University Nijmegen, P.O. Box 9010, 6500 GL Nijmegen, The Netherlands
| | - I Neri
- INFN, Sezione di Perugia, I-06123 Perugia, Italy and Università di Perugia, I-06123 Perugia, Italy
| | - M Neri
- INFN, Sezione di Genova, I-16146 Genova, Italy and Università degli Studi di Genova, I-16146 Genova, Italy
| | - G Newton
- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
| | - T Nguyen
- Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia
| | - E Nishida
- National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, Tokyo 181-8588, Japan
| | - A Nishizawa
- National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, Tokyo 181-8588, Japan
| | - A Nitz
- Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244, USA
| | - F Nocera
- European Gravitational Observatory (EGO), I-56021 Cascina, Pisa, Italy
| | - D Nolting
- LIGO-Livingston Observatory, Livingston, Louisiana 70754, USA
| | - M E Normandin
- The University of Texas at Brownsville, Brownsville, Texas 78520, USA
| | - L K Nuttall
- Cardiff University, Cardiff CF24 3AA, United Kingdom
| | - E Ochsner
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201, USA
| | - J O'Dell
- Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, HSIC, Chilton, Didcot, Oxon OX11 0QX, United Kingdom
| | - E Oelker
- LIGO-Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
| | - G H Ogin
- LIGO-California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | - J J Oh
- National Institute for Mathematical Sciences, Daejeon 305-390, Korea
| | - S H Oh
- National Institute for Mathematical Sciences, Daejeon 305-390, Korea
| | - F Ohme
- Cardiff University, Cardiff CF24 3AA, United Kingdom
| | - P Oppermann
- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
| | - B O'Reilly
- LIGO-Livingston Observatory, Livingston, Louisiana 70754, USA
| | - W Ortega Larcher
- The University of Texas at Brownsville, Brownsville, Texas 78520, USA
| | - R O'Shaughnessy
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201, USA
| | - C Osthelder
- LIGO-California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | - C D Ott
- Caltech-CaRT, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | - D J Ottaway
- University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
| | - R S Ottens
- University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
| | - J Ou
- National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu Taiwan 300
| | - H Overmier
- LIGO-Livingston Observatory, Livingston, Louisiana 70754, USA
| | - B J Owen
- The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
| | - C Padilla
- California State University Fullerton, Fullerton, California 92831, USA
| | - A Pai
- IISER-TVM, CET Campus, Trivandrum, Kerala 695016, India
| | - C Palomba
- INFN, Sezione di Roma, I-00185 Roma, Italy
| | - Y Pan
- University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
| | - C Pankow
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201, USA
| | - F Paoletti
- INFN, Sezione di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy and European Gravitational Observatory (EGO), I-56021 Cascina, Pisa, Italy
| | - R Paoletti
- INFN, Sezione di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy and Università di Siena, I-53100 Siena, Italy
| | - M A Papa
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201, USA and Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-14476 Golm, Germany
| | - H Paris
- LIGO-Hanford Observatory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
| | - A Pasqualetti
- European Gravitational Observatory (EGO), I-56021 Cascina, Pisa, Italy
| | - R Passaquieti
- INFN, Sezione di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy and Università di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
| | | | - M Pedraza
- LIGO-California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | - P Peiris
- Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York 14623, USA
| | - S Penn
- Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Geneva, New York 14456, USA
| | - A Perreca
- Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244, USA
| | - M Phelps
- LIGO-California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | - M Pichot
- Université Nice-Sophia-Antipolis, CNRS, Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur, F-06304 Nice, France
| | - M Pickenpack
- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
| | - F Piergiovanni
- INFN, Sezione di Firenze, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy and Università degli Studi di Urbino "Carlo Bo", I-61029 Urbino, Italy
| | - V Pierro
- University of Sannio at Benevento, I-82100 Benevento, Italy and INFN (Sezione di Napoli), Italy
| | - L Pinard
- Laboratoire des Matériaux Avancés (LMA), IN2P3/CNRS, Université de Lyon, F-69622 Villeurbanne, Lyon, France
| | - B Pindor
- The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia
| | - I M Pinto
- University of Sannio at Benevento, I-82100 Benevento, Italy and INFN (Sezione di Napoli), Italy
| | - M Pitkin
- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
| | - J Poeld
- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
| | - R Poggiani
- INFN, Sezione di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy and Università di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
| | - V Poole
- Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164, USA
| | - C Poux
- LIGO-California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | - V Predoi
- Cardiff University, Cardiff CF24 3AA, United Kingdom
| | - T Prestegard
- University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
| | - L R Price
- LIGO-California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | - M Prijatelj
- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
| | - M Principe
- University of Sannio at Benevento, I-82100 Benevento, Italy and INFN (Sezione di Napoli), Italy
| | - S Privitera
- LIGO-California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | - R Prix
- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
| | - G A Prodi
- INFN, Gruppo Collegato di Trento, I-38050 Povo, Trento, Italy and Università di Trento, I-38050 Povo, Trento, Italy
| | - L Prokhorov
- Moscow State University, Moscow 119992, Russia
| | - O Puncken
- The University of Texas at Brownsville, Brownsville, Texas 78520, USA
| | - M Punturo
- INFN, Sezione di Perugia, I-06123 Perugia, Italy
| | - P Puppo
- INFN, Sezione di Roma, I-00185 Roma, Italy
| | - V Quetschke
- The University of Texas at Brownsville, Brownsville, Texas 78520, USA
| | - E Quintero
- LIGO-California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | | | - F J Raab
- LIGO-Hanford Observatory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
| | - D S Rabeling
- Nikhef, Science Park, 1098 XG Amsterdam, The Netherlands and VU University Amsterdam, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
| | - I Rácz
- Wigner RCP, RMKI, H-1121 Budapest, Konkoly Thege Miklós út 29-33, Hungary
| | - H Radkins
- LIGO-Hanford Observatory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
| | - P Raffai
- Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, USA and MTA-Eotvos University, "Lendulet" A. R. G., Budapest 1117, Hungary
| | - S Raja
- RRCAT, Indore, MP 452013, India
| | - G Rajalakshmi
- Tata Institute for Fundamental Research, Mumbai 400005, India
| | - M Rakhmanov
- The University of Texas at Brownsville, Brownsville, Texas 78520, USA
| | - C Ramet
- LIGO-Livingston Observatory, Livingston, Louisiana 70754, USA
| | - P Rapagnani
- INFN, Sezione di Roma, I-00185 Roma, Italy and Università di Roma 'La Sapienza', I-00185 Roma, Italy
| | - V Raymond
- LIGO-California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | - V Re
- INFN, Sezione di Roma Tor Vergata, I-00133 Roma, Italy and Università di Roma Tor Vergata, I-00133 Roma, Italy
| | - C M Reed
- LIGO-Hanford Observatory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
| | - T Reed
- Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, Louisiana 71272, USA
| | - T Regimbau
- Université Nice-Sophia-Antipolis, CNRS, Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur, F-06304 Nice, France
| | - S Reid
- SUPA, University of the West of Scotland, Paisley PA1 2BE, United Kingdom
| | - D H Reitze
- LIGO-California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA and University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
| | - F Ricci
- INFN, Sezione di Roma, I-00185 Roma, Italy and Università di Roma 'La Sapienza', I-00185 Roma, Italy
| | - R Riesen
- LIGO-Livingston Observatory, Livingston, Louisiana 70754, USA
| | - K Riles
- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
| | - N A Robertson
- LIGO-California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA and SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
| | - F Robinet
- LAL, Université Paris-Sud, IN2P3/CNRS, F-91898 Orsay, France
| | - A Rocchi
- INFN, Sezione di Roma Tor Vergata, I-00133 Roma, Italy
| | - S Roddy
- LIGO-Livingston Observatory, Livingston, Louisiana 70754, USA
| | - C Rodriguez
- Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA
| | - M Rodruck
- LIGO-Hanford Observatory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
| | - C Roever
- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
| | - L Rolland
- Laboratoire d'Annecy-le-Vieux de Physique des Particules (LAPP), Université de Savoie, CNRS/IN2P3, F-74941 Annecy-le-Vieux, France
| | - J G Rollins
- LIGO-California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | - R Romano
- INFN, Sezione di Napoli, Complesso Universitario di Monte S.Angelo, I-80126 Napoli, Italy and Università di Salerno, Fisciano, I-84084 Salerno, Italy
| | - G Romanov
- College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia 23187, USA
| | - J H Romie
- LIGO-Livingston Observatory, Livingston, Louisiana 70754, USA
| | - D Rosińska
- CAMK-PAN, 00-716 Warsaw, Poland and Institute of Astronomy, 65-265 Zielona Góra, Poland
| | - S Rowan
- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
| | - A Rüdiger
- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
| | - P Ruggi
- European Gravitational Observatory (EGO), I-56021 Cascina, Pisa, Italy
| | - K Ryan
- LIGO-Hanford Observatory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
| | - F Salemi
- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
| | - L Sammut
- The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia
| | - V Sandberg
- LIGO-Hanford Observatory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
| | - J Sanders
- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
| | - V Sannibale
- LIGO-California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | | | - E Saracco
- Laboratoire des Matériaux Avancés (LMA), IN2P3/CNRS, Université de Lyon, F-69622 Villeurbanne, Lyon, France
| | - B Sassolas
- Laboratoire des Matériaux Avancés (LMA), IN2P3/CNRS, Université de Lyon, F-69622 Villeurbanne, Lyon, France
| | | | - P R Saulson
- Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244, USA
| | - R Savage
- LIGO-Hanford Observatory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
| | - R Schilling
- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
| | - R Schnabel
- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany and Leibniz Universität Hannover, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
| | | | - E Schreiber
- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
| | - D Schuette
- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
| | - B Schulz
- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
| | - B F Schutz
- Cardiff University, Cardiff CF24 3AA, United Kingdom and Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-14476 Golm, Germany
| | - P Schwinberg
- LIGO-Hanford Observatory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
| | - J Scott
- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
| | - S M Scott
- Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia
| | - F Seifert
- LIGO-California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | - D Sellers
- LIGO-Livingston Observatory, Livingston, Louisiana 70754, USA
| | - A S Sengupta
- Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 382424, India
| | - D Sentenac
- European Gravitational Observatory (EGO), I-56021 Cascina, Pisa, Italy
| | - A Sergeev
- Institute of Applied Physics, Nizhny Novgorod 603950, Russia
| | - D Shaddock
- Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia
| | - S Shah
- Nikhef, Science Park, 1098 XG Amsterdam, The Netherlands and Department of Astrophysics/IMAPP, Radboud University Nijmegen, P.O. Box 9010, 6500 GL Nijmegen, The Netherlands
| | - M S Shahriar
- Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA
| | - M Shaltev
- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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- Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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- University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- LIGO-Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom
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- Université Nice-Sophia-Antipolis, CNRS, Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur, F-06304 Nice, France
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- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201, USA
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- LIGO-Hanford Observatory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
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- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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- LIGO-California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | - L Singer
- LIGO-California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- Universitat de les Illes Balears, E-07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201, USA
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- Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia
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- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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- California State University Fullerton, Fullerton, California 92831, USA
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- LIGO-California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom
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- LIGO-California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201, USA
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- National Institute for Mathematical Sciences, Daejeon 305-390, Korea
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- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
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- Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Pune 411007, India
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- INFN, Sezione di Roma Tor Vergata, I-00133 Roma, Italy and Università di Roma Tor Vergata, I-00133 Roma, Italy
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- Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, USA
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- LIGO-Hanford Observatory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
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- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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- Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164, USA
| | - D Stevens
- Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA
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- Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia
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- The University of Texas at Brownsville, Brownsville, Texas 78520, USA
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- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
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- Laboratoire des Matériaux Avancés (LMA), IN2P3/CNRS, Université de Lyon, F-69622 Villeurbanne, Lyon, France
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- Moscow State University, Moscow 119992, Russia
| | - A S Stroeer
- The University of Texas at Brownsville, Brownsville, Texas 78520, USA
| | - R Sturani
- INFN, Sezione di Firenze, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy and Università degli Studi di Urbino "Carlo Bo", I-61029 Urbino, Italy
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- LIGO-Livingston Observatory, Livingston, Louisiana 70754, USA
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- University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia
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- Cardiff University, Cardiff CF24 3AA, United Kingdom
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- European Gravitational Observatory (EGO), I-56021 Cascina, Pisa, Italy
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- MTA-Eotvos University, "Lendulet" A. R. G., Budapest 1117, Hungary
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- APC, AstroParticule et Cosmologie, Université Paris Diderot, CNRS/IN2P3, CEA/Irfu, Observatoire de Paris, Sorbonne Paris Cité, 10, rue Alice Domon et Léonie Duquet, F-75205 Paris Cedex 13, France
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- University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon 97403, USA
| | - L Tang
- The University of Texas at Brownsville, Brownsville, Texas 78520, USA
| | - D B Tanner
- University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
| | - S P Tarabrin
- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
| | - R Taylor
- LIGO-California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- LIGO-Livingston Observatory, Livingston, Louisiana 70754, USA
| | - P Thomas
- LIGO-Hanford Observatory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
| | - K A Thorne
- LIGO-Livingston Observatory, Livingston, Louisiana 70754, USA
| | - K S Thorne
- Caltech-CaRT, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | - E Thrane
- LIGO-California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | - V Tiwari
- University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
| | - K V Tokmakov
- SUPA, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G1 1XQ, United Kingdom
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- The University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, United Kingdom
| | - A Toncelli
- INFN, Sezione di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy and Università di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
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- INFN, Sezione di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy and Università di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
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- INFN, Sezione di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy and Università di Siena, I-53100 Siena, Italy
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- The University of Texas at Brownsville, Brownsville, Texas 78520, USA
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- LIGO-California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA and SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
| | - F Travasso
- INFN, Sezione di Perugia, I-06123 Perugia, Italy and Università di Perugia, I-06123 Perugia, Italy
| | - G Traylor
- LIGO-Livingston Observatory, Livingston, Louisiana 70754, USA
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- Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, USA
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- Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas 78212, USA
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- Leibniz Universität Hannover, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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- INFN, Sezione di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy and Università di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
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- Nikhef, Science Park, 1098 XG Amsterdam, The Netherlands and VU University Amsterdam, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Nikhef, Science Park, 1098 XG Amsterdam, The Netherlands and Department of Astrophysics/IMAPP, Radboud University Nijmegen, P.O. Box 9010, 6500 GL Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
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- LIGO-California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- Wigner RCP, RMKI, H-1121 Budapest, Konkoly Thege Miklós út 29-33, Hungary
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- LIGO-Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom
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- INFN, Sezione di Padova, I-35131 Padova, Italy
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- Nikhef, Science Park, 1098 XG Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
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- University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
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- Laboratoire d'Annecy-le-Vieux de Physique des Particules (LAPP), Université de Savoie, CNRS/IN2P3, F-74941 Annecy-le-Vieux, France
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- University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia
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- INFN, Sezione di Firenze, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy and Università degli Studi di Urbino "Carlo Bo", I-61029 Urbino, Italy
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- INFN, Sezione di Firenze, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy and Università degli Studi di Urbino "Carlo Bo", I-61029 Urbino, Italy
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- Southern University and A&M College, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70813, USA
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- Université Nice-Sophia-Antipolis, CNRS, Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur, F-06304 Nice, France
| | - S Vitale
- Nikhef, Science Park, 1098 XG Amsterdam, The Netherlands and LIGO-Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201, USA
| | - T Vo
- LIGO-Hanford Observatory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
| | - H Vocca
- INFN, Sezione di Perugia, I-06123 Perugia, Italy and Università di Perugia, I-06123 Perugia, Italy
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- LIGO-Hanford Observatory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
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- University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom
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- The University of Texas at Brownsville, Brownsville, Texas 78520, USA
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- Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia
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- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201, USA
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- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201, USA
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- LIGO-Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
| | - M Walker
- Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, USA
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- LIGO-California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
| | - J Wang
- National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu Taiwan 300
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- University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom
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- Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
| | - A Wanner
- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
| | - R L Ward
- Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia
| | - M Was
- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
| | - B Weaver
- LIGO-Hanford Observatory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
| | - L-W Wei
- Université Nice-Sophia-Antipolis, CNRS, Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur, F-06304 Nice, France
| | - M Weinert
- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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- LIGO-California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | - R Weiss
- LIGO-Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
| | - T Welborn
- LIGO-Livingston Observatory, Livingston, Louisiana 70754, USA
| | - L Wen
- University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia
| | - P Wessels
- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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- Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244, USA
| | - T Westphal
- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
| | - K Wette
- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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- Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York 14623, USA
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- LIGO-California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA and University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia
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- The University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, United Kingdom
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- University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
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- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201, USA
| | - K Wiesner
- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
| | - C Wilkinson
- LIGO-Hanford Observatory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
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- University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
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- LIGO-California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond, Louisiana 70402, USA
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- Abilene Christian University, Abilene, Texas 79699, USA
| | - B Willke
- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany and Leibniz Universität Hannover, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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- LIGO-Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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- SUPA, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
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- LIGO-Hanford Observatory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
| | - J Yablon
- Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA
| | - I Yakushin
- LIGO-Livingston Observatory, Livingston, Louisiana 70754, USA
| | - H Yamamoto
- LIGO-California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
| | - H Yang
- Caltech-CaRT, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | - D Yeaton-Massey
- LIGO-California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | - S Yoshida
- Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond, Louisiana 70402, USA
| | - H Yum
- Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA
| | - M Yvert
- Laboratoire d'Annecy-le-Vieux de Physique des Particules (LAPP), Université de Savoie, CNRS/IN2P3, F-74941 Annecy-le-Vieux, France
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- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott, Arizona 86301, USA
| | - J-P Zendri
- INFN, Sezione di Padova, I-35131 Padova, Italy
| | - F Zhang
- LIGO-Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
| | - L Zhang
- LIGO-California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
| | - C Zhao
- University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia
| | - H Zhu
- The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
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- University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia
| | - N Zotov
- Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, Louisiana 71272, USA
| | - M E Zucker
- LIGO-Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- LIGO-California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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Abadie J, Abbott BP, Abbott R, Adhikari R, Ajith P, Allen B, Allen G, Amador Ceron E, Amin RS, Anderson SB, Anderson WG, Arain MA, Araya M, Aso Y, Aston S, Aufmuth P, Aulbert C, Babak S, Baker P, Ballmer S, Barker D, Barr B, Barriga P, Barsotti L, Barton MA, Bartos I, Bassiri R, Bastarrika M, Behnke B, Benacquista M, Bennett MF, Betzwieser J, Beyersdorf PT, Bilenko IA, Billingsley G, Biswas R, Black E, Blackburn JK, Blackburn L, Blair D, Bland B, Bock O, Bodiya TP, Bondarescu R, Bork R, Born M, Bose S, Brady PR, Braginsky VB, Brau JE, Breyer J, Bridges DO, Brinkmann M, Britzger M, Brooks AF, Brown DA, Bullington A, Buonanno A, Burmeister O, Byer RL, Cadonati L, Cain J, Camp JB, Cannizzo J, Cannon KC, Cao J, Capano C, Cardenas L, Caudill S, Cavaglià M, Cepeda C, Chalermsongsak T, Chalkley E, Charlton P, Chatterji S, Chelkowski S, Chen Y, Christensen N, Chua SSY, Chung CTY, Clark D, Clark J, Clayton JH, Conte R, Cook D, Corbitt TRC, Cornish N, Coward D, Coyne DC, Creighton JDE, Creighton TD, Cruise AM, Culter RM, Cumming A, Cunningham L, Dahl K, Danilishin SL, Danzmann K, Daudert B, Davies G, Daw EJ, Dayanga T, DeBra D, Degallaix J, Dergachev V, DeSalvo R, Dhurandhar S, Díaz M, Donovan F, Dooley KL, Doomes EE, Drever RWP, Driggers J, Dueck J, Duke I, Dumas JC, Dwyer S, Edgar M, Edwards M, Effler A, Ehrens P, Etzel T, Evans M, Evans T, Fairhurst S, Faltas Y, Fan Y, Fazi D, Fehrmann H, Finn LS, Flasch K, Foley S, Forrest C, Fotopoulos N, Frede M, Frei M, Frei Z, Freise A, Frey R, Fricke TT, Friedrich D, Fritschel P, Frolov VV, Fulda P, Fyffe M, Garofoli JA, Ghosh S, Giaime JA, Giampanis S, Giardina KD, Goetz E, Goggin LM, González G, Goßler S, Grant A, Gras S, Gray C, Greenhalgh RJS, Gretarsson AM, Grosso R, Grote H, Grunewald S, Gustafson EK, Gustafson R, Hage B, Hallam JM, Hammer D, Hammond GD, Hanna C, Hanson J, Harms J, Harry GM, Harry IW, Harstad ED, Haughian K, Hayama K, Hayler T, Heefner J, Heng IS, Heptonstall A, Hewitson M, Hild S, Hirose E, Hoak D, Hodge KA, Holt K, Hosken DJ, Hough J, Howell E, Hoyland D, Hughey B, Husa S, Huttner SH, Ingram DR, Isogai T, Ivanov A, Johnson WW, Jones DI, Jones G, Jones R, Ju L, Kalmus P, Kalogera V, Kandhasamy S, Kanner J, Katsavounidis E, Kawabe K, Kawamura S, Kawazoe F, Kells W, Keppel DG, Khalaidovski A, Khalili FY, Khan R, Khazanov E, Kim H, King PJ, Kissel JS, Klimenko S, Kokeyama K, Kondrashov V, Kopparapu R, Koranda S, Kozak D, Kringel V, Krishnan B, Kuehn G, Kullman J, Kumar R, Kwee P, Lam PK, Landry M, Lang M, Lantz B, Lastzka N, Lazzarini A, Leaci P, Lei M, Leindecker N, Leonor I, Lin H, Lindquist PE, Littenberg TB, Lockerbie NA, Lodhia D, Lormand M, Lu P, Lubinski M, Lucianetti A, Lück H, Lundgren A, Machenschalk B, MacInnis M, Mageswaran M, Mailand K, Mak C, Mandel I, Mandic V, Márka S, Márka Z, Markosyan A, Markowitz J, Maros E, Martin IW, Martin RM, Marx JN, Mason K, Matichard F, Matone L, Matzner RA, Mavalvala N, McCarthy R, McClelland DE, McGuire SC, McIntyre G, McKechan DJA, Mehmet M, 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JH, Rowan S, Rüdiger A, Ryan K, Sakata S, Sammut L, Sancho de la Jordana L, Sandberg V, Sannibale V, Santamaría L, Santostasi G, Saraf S, Sarin P, Sathyaprakash BS, Sato S, Satterthwaite M, Saulson PR, Savage R, Schilling R, Schnabel R, Schofield R, Schulz B, Schutz BF, Schwinberg P, Scott J, Scott SM, Searle AC, Seifert F, Sellers D, Sengupta AS, Sergeev A, Shapiro B, Shawhan P, Shoemaker DH, Sibley A, Siemens X, Sigg D, Sintes AM, Skelton G, Slagmolen BJJ, Slutsky J, Smith JR, Smith MR, Smith ND, Somiya K, Sorazu B, Speirits F, Stein AJ, Stein LC, Steplewski S, Stochino A, Stone R, Strain KA, Strigin S, Stroeer A, Stuver AL, Summerscales TZ, Sung M, Susmithan S, Sutton PJ, Szokoly GP, Talukder D, Tanner DB, Tarabrin SP, Taylor JR, Taylor R, Thorne KA, Thorne KS, Thüring A, Titsler C, Tokmakov KV, Torres C, Torrie CI, Traylor G, Trias M, Turner L, Ugolini D, Urbanek K, Vahlbruch H, Vallisneri M, Van Den Broeck C, van der Sluys MV, van Veggel AA, Vass S, Vaulin R, Vecchio A, Veitch J, 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Abadie J, Abbott BP, Abbott R, Abernathy M, Accadia T, Acernese F, Adams C, Adhikari R, Ajith P, Allen B, Allen G, Amador Ceron E, Amin RS, Anderson SB, Anderson WG, Antonucci F, Arain MA, Araya M, Aronsson M, Arun KG, Aso Y, Aston S, Astone P, Atkinson DE, Aufmuth P, Aulbert C, Babak S, Baker P, Ballardin G, Ballinger T, Ballmer S, Barker D, Barnum S, Barone F, Barr B, Barriga P, Barsotti L, Barsuglia M, Barton MA, Bartos I, Bassiri R, Bastarrika M, Bauchrowitz J, Bauer TS, Behnke B, Beker MG, Belletoile A, Benacquista M, Bertolini A, Betzwieser J, Beveridge N, Beyersdorf PT, Bigotta S, Bilenko IA, Billingsley G, Birch J, Birindelli S, Biswas R, Bitossi M, Bizouard MA, Black E, Blackburn JK, Blackburn L, Blair D, Bland B, Blom M, Boccara C, Bock O, Bodiya TP, Bondarescu R, Bondu F, Bonelli L, Bonnand R, Bork R, Born M, Bose S, Bosi L, Bouhou B, Boyle M, Braccini S, Bradaschia C, Brady PR, Braginsky VB, Brau JE, Breyer J, Bridges DO, Brillet A, Brinkmann M, Brisson V, Britzger M, Brooks AF, Brown DA, Budzyński R, Bulik T, Bulten HJ, Buonanno A, Burguet-Castell J, Burmeister O, Buskulic D, Buy C, Byer RL, Cadonati L, Cagnoli G, Cain J, Calloni E, Camp JB, Campagna E, Campsie P, Cannizzo J, Cannon KC, Canuel B, Cao J, Capano C, Carbognani F, Caudill S, Cavaglià M, Cavalier F, Cavalieri R, Cella G, Cepeda C, Cesarini E, Chalermsongsak T, Chalkley E, Charlton P, Chassande-Mottin E, Chelkowski S, Chen Y, Chincarini A, Christensen N, Chua SSY, Chung CTY, Clark D, Clark J, Clayton JH, Cleva F, Coccia E, Colacino CN, Colas J, Colla A, Colombini M, Conte R, Cook D, Corbitt TR, Cornish N, Corsi A, Costa CA, Coulon JP, Coward D, Coyne DC, Creighton JDE, Creighton TD, Cruise AM, Culter RM, Cumming A, Cunningham L, Cuoco E, Dahl K, Danilishin SL, Dannenberg R, D’Antonio S, Danzmann K, Das K, Dattilo V, Daudert B, Davier M, Davies G, Davis A, Daw EJ, Day R, Dayanga T, De Rosa R, DeBra D, Degallaix J, del Prete M, Dergachev V, DeRosa R, DeSalvo R, Devanka P, Dhurandhar S, Di Fiore L, Di Lieto A, Di Palma I, Di Paolo Emilio M, Di Virgilio A, Díaz M, Dietz A, Donovan F, Dooley KL, Doomes EE, Dorsher S, Douglas ESD, Drago M, Drever RWP, Driggers JC, Dueck J, Dumas JC, Dwyer S, Eberle T, Edgar M, Edwards M, Effler A, Ehrens P, Ely G, Engel R, Etzel T, Evans M, Evans T, Fafone V, Fairhurst S, Fan Y, Farr BF, Fazi D, Fehrmann H, Feldbaum D, Ferrante I, Fidecaro F, Finn LS, Fiori I, Flaminio R, Flanigan M, Flasch K, Foley S, Forrest C, Forsi E, Fotopoulos N, Fournier JD, Franc J, Frasca S, Frasconi F, Frede M, Frei M, Frei Z, Freise A, Frey R, Fricke TT, Friedrich D, Fritschel P, Frolov VV, Fulda P, Fyffe M, Galimberti M, Gammaitoni L, Garofoli JA, Garufi F, Gemme G, Genin E, Gennai A, Ghosh S, Giaime JA, Giampanis S, Giardina KD, Giazotto A, Gill C, Goetz E, Goggin LM, González G, Goßler S, Gouaty R, Graef C, Granata M, Grant A, Gras S, Gray C, Greenhalgh RJS, Gretarsson AM, Greverie C, Grosso R, Grote H, Grunewald S, Guidi GM, Gustafson EK, Gustafson R, Hage B, Hall P, Hallam JM, Hammer D, Hammond G, Hanks J, Hanna C, Hanson J, Harms J, Harry GM, Harry IW, Harstad ED, Haughian K, Hayama K, Hayau JF, Hayler T, Heefner J, Heitmann H, Hello P, Heng IS, Heptonstall A, Hewitson M, Hild S, Hirose E, Hoak D, Hodge KA, Holt K, Hosken DJ, Hough J, Howell E, Hoyland D, Huet D, Hughey B, Husa S, Huttner SH, Huynh-Dinh T, Ingram DR, Inta R, Isogai T, Ivanov A, Jaranowski P, Johnson WW, Jones DI, Jones G, Jones R, Ju L, Kalmus P, Kalogera V, Kandhasamy S, Kanner J, Katsavounidis E, Kawabe K, Kawamura S, Kawazoe F, Kells W, Keppel DG, Khalaidovski A, Khalili FY, Khazanov EA, Kim H, King PJ, Kinzel DL, Kissel JS, Klimenko S, Kondrashov V, Kopparapu R, Koranda S, Kowalska I, Kozak D, Krause T, Kringel V, Krishnamurthy S, Krishnan B, Królak A, Kuehn G, Kullman J, Kumar R, Kwee P, Landry M, Lang M, Lantz B, Lastzka N, Lazzarini A, Leaci P, Leong J, Leonor I, Leroy N, Letendre N, Li J, Li TGF, Lin H, Lindquist PE, Lockerbie NA, Lodhia D, Lorenzini M, Loriette V, Lormand M, Losurdo G, Lu P, Luan J, Lubinski M, Lucianetti A, Lück H, Lundgren A, Machenschalk B, MacInnis M, Mageswaran M, Mailand K, Majorana E, Mak C, Maksimovic I, Man N, Mandel I, Mandic V, Mantovani M, Marchesoni F, Marion F, Márka S, Márka Z, Maros E, Marque J, Martelli F, Martin IW, Martin RM, Marx JN, Mason K, Masserot A, Matichard F, Matone L, Matzner RA, Mavalvala N, McCarthy R, McClelland DE, McGuire SC, McIntyre G, McIvor G, McKechan DJA, Meadors G, Mehmet M, Meier T, Melatos A, Melissinos AC, Mendell G, Menéndez DF, Mercer RA, Merill L, Meshkov S, Messenger C, Meyer MS, Miao H, Michel C, Milano L, Miller J, Minenkov Y, Mino Y, Mitra S, Mitrofanov VP, Mitselmakher G, Mittleman R, Moe B, Mohan M, Mohanty SD, Mohapatra SRP, Moraru D, Moreau J, Moreno G, Morgado N, Morgia A, Mors K, Mosca S, Moscatelli V, Mossavi K, Mours B, MowLowry C, Mueller G, Mukherjee S, Mullavey A, Müller-Ebhardt H, Munch J, Murray PG, Nash T, Nawrodt R, Nelson J, Neri I, Newton G, Nishida E, Nishizawa A, Nocera F, Nolting D, Ochsner E, O’Dell J, Ogin GH, Oldenburg RG, O’Reilly B, O’Shaughnessy R, Osthelder C, Ottaway DJ, Ottens RS, Overmier H, Owen BJ, Page A, Pagliaroli G, Palladino L, Palomba C, Pan Y, Pankow C, Paoletti F, Papa MA, Pardi S, Pareja M, Parisi M, Pasqualetti A, Passaquieti R, Passuello D, Patel P, Pathak D, Pedraza M, Pekowsky L, Penn S, Peralta C, Perreca A, Persichetti G, Pichot M, Pickenpack M, Piergiovanni F, Pietka M, Pinard L, Pinto IM, Pitkin M, Pletsch HJ, Plissi MV, Poggiani R, Postiglione F, Prato M, Predoi V, Price LR, Prijatelj M, Principe M, Prix R, Prodi GA, Prokhorov L, Puncken O, Punturo M, Puppo P, Quetschke V, Raab FJ, Rabeling DS, Radke T, Radkins H, Raffai P, Rakhmanov M, Rankins B, Rapagnani P, Raymond V, Re V, Reed CM, Reed T, Regimbau T, Reid S, Reitze DH, Ricci F, Riesen R, Riles K, Roberts P, Robertson NA, Robinet F, Robinson C, Robinson EL, Rocchi A, Roddy S, Röver C, Rolland L, Rollins J, Romano JD, Romano R, Romie JH, Rosińska D, Rowan S, Rüdiger A, Ruggi P, Ryan K, Sakata S, Sakosky M, Salemi F, Sammut L, Sancho de la Jordana L, Sandberg V, Sannibale V, Santamaría L, Santostasi G, Saraf S, Sassolas B, Sathyaprakash BS, Sato S, Satterthwaite M, Saulson PR, Savage R, Schilling R, Schnabel R, Schofield R, Schulz B, Schutz BF, Schwinberg P, Scott J, Scott SM, Searle AC, Seifert F, Sellers D, Sengupta AS, Sentenac D, Sergeev A, Shaddock D, Shapiro B, Shawhan P, Shoemaker DH, Sibley A, Siemens X, Sigg D, Singer A, Sintes AM, Skelton G, Slagmolen BJJ, Slutsky J, Smith JR, Smith MR, Smith ND, Somiya K, Sorazu B, Speirits FC, Sperandio L, Stein AJ, Stein LC, Steinlechner S, Steplewski S, Stochino A, Stone R, Strain KA, Strigin S, Stroeer A, Sturani R, Stuver AL, Summerscales TZ, Sung M, Susmithan S, Sutton PJ, Swinkels B, Talukder D, Tanner DB, Tarabrin SP, Taylor JR, Taylor R, Thomas P, Thorne KA, Thorne KS, Thrane E, Thüring A, Titsler C, Tokmakov KV, Toncelli A, Tonelli M, Torre O, Torres C, Torrie CI, Tournefier E, Travasso F, Traylor G, Trias M, Trummer J, Tseng K, Turner L, Ugolini D, Urbanek K, Vahlbruch H, Vaishnav B, Vajente G, Vallisneri M, van den Brand JFJ, Van Den Broeck C, van der Putten S, van der Sluys MV, van Veggel AA, Vass S, Vaulin R, Vavoulidis M, Vecchio A, Vedovato G, Veitch J, Veitch PJ, Veltkamp C, Verkindt D, Vetrano F, Viceré A, Villar A, Vinet JY, Vocca H, Vorvick C, Vyachanin SP, Waldman SJ, Wallace L, Wanner A, Ward RL, Was M, Wei P, Weinert M, Weinstein AJ, Weiss R, Wen L, Wen S, Wessels P, West M, Westphal T, Wette K, Whelan JT, Whitcomb SE, White DJ, Whiting BF, Wilkinson C, Willems PA, Williams L, Willke B, Winkelmann L, Winkler W, Wipf CC, Wiseman AG, Woan G, Wooley R, Worden J, Yakushin I, Yamamoto H, Yamamoto K, Yeaton-Massey D, Yoshida S, Yu PP, Yvert M, Zanolin M, Zhang L, Zhang Z, Zhao C, Zotov N, Zucker ME, Zweizig J. Publisher’s Note: Search for gravitational waves from compact binary coalescence in LIGO and Virgo data from S5 and VSR1 [Phys. Rev. D82, 102001 (2010)]. Int J Clin Exp Med 2012. [DOI: 10.1103/physrevd.85.089903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Abadie J, Abbott BP, Abbott R, Abernathy M, Accadia T, Acernese F, Adams C, Adhikari R, Ajith P, Allen B, Allen GS, Ceron EA, Amin RS, Anderson SB, Anderson WG, Antonucci F, Arain MA, Araya MC, Aronsson M, Arun KG, Aso Y, Aston SM, Astone P, Atkinson D, Aufmuth P, Aulbert C, Babak S, Baker P, Ballardin G, Ballmer S, Barker D, Barnum S, Barone F, Barr B, Barriga P, Barsotti L, Barsuglia M, Barton MA, Bartos I, Bassiri R, Bastarrika M, Bauchrowitz J, Bauer TS, Behnke B, Beker MG, Belletoile A, Benacquista M, Bertolini A, Betzwieser J, Beveridge N, Beyersdorf PT, Bigotta S, Bilenko IA, Billingsley G, Birch J, Birindelli S, Biswas R, Bitossi M, Bizouard MA, Black E, Blackburn JK, Blackburn L, Blair D, Bland B, Blom M, Boccara C, Bock O, Bodiya TP, Bondarescu R, Bondu F, Bonelli L, Bonnand R, Bork R, Born M, Bose S, Bosi L, Bouhou B, Boyle M, Braccini S, Bradaschia C, Brady PR, Braginsky VB, Brau JE, Breyer J, Bridges DO, Brillet A, Brinkmann M, Brisson V, Britzger M, Brooks AF, Brown DA, Budzyński R, Bulik T, Bulten HJ, Buonanno A, Burguet-Castell J, Burmeister O, Buskulic D, Buy C, Byer RL, Cadonati L, Cagnoli G, Cain J, Calloni E, Camp JB, Campagna E, Campsie P, Cannizzo J, Cannon K, Canuel B, Cao J, Capano C, Carbognani F, Caride S, Caudill S, Cavaglià M, Cavalier F, Cavalieri R, Cella G, Cepeda C, Cesarini E, Chalermsongsak T, Chalkley E, Charlton P, Chassande-Mottin E, Chelkowski S, Chen Y, Chincarini A, Christensen N, Chua SSY, Chung CTY, Clark D, Clark J, Clayton JH, Cleva F, Coccia E, Colacino CN, Colas J, Colla A, Colombini M, Conte R, Cook D, Corbitt TR, Cornish N, Corsi A, Costa CA, Coulon JP, Coward DM, Coyne DC, Creighton JDE, Creighton TD, Cruise AM, Culter RM, Cumming A, Cunningham L, Cuoco E, Dahl K, Danilishin SL, Dannenberg R, D'Antonio S, Danzmann K, Das K, Dattilo V, Daudert B, Davier M, Davies G, Davis A, Daw EJ, Day R, Dayanga T, De Rosa R, DeBra D, Degallaix J, del Prete M, Dergachev V, DeRosa R, DeSalvo R, Devanka P, Dhurandhar S, Di Fiore L, Di Lieto A, Di Palma I, Di Paolo Emilio M, Di Virgilio A, Díaz M, Dietz A, Donovan F, Dooley KL, Doomes EE, Dorsher S, Douglas ESD, Drago M, Drever RWP, Driggers JC, Dueck J, Dumas JC, Eberle T, Edgar M, Edwards M, Effler A, Ehrens P, Engel R, Etzel T, Evans M, Evans T, Fafone V, Fairhurst S, Fan Y, Farr BF, Fazi D, Fehrmann H, Feldbaum D, Ferrante I, Fidecaro F, Finn LS, Fiori I, Flaminio R, Flanigan M, Flasch K, Foley S, Forrest C, Forsi E, Fotopoulos N, Fournier JD, Franc J, Frasca S, Frasconi F, Frede M, Frei M, Frei Z, Freise A, Frey R, Fricke TT, Friedrich D, Fritschel P, Frolov VV, Fulda P, Fyffe M, Galimberti M, Gammaitoni L, Garofoli JA, Garufi F, Gemme G, Genin E, Gennai A, Gholami I, Ghosh S, Giaime JA, Giampanis S, Giardina KD, Giazotto A, Gill C, Goetz E, Goggin LM, González G, Gorodetsky ML, Gossler S, Gouaty R, Graef C, Granata M, Grant A, Gras S, Gray C, Greenhalgh RJS, Gretarsson AM, Greverie C, Grosso R, Grote H, Grunewald S, Guidi GM, Gustafson EK, Gustafson R, Hage B, Hall P, Hallam JM, Hammer D, Hammond G, Hanks J, Hanna C, Hanson J, Harms J, Harry GM, Harry IW, Harstad ED, Haughian K, Hayama K, Hayau JF, Hayler T, Heefner J, Heitmann H, Hello P, Heng IS, Heptonstall AW, Hewitson M, Hild S, Hirose E, Hoak D, Hodge KA, Holt K, Hosken DJ, Hough J, Howell EJ, Hoyland D, Huet D, Hughey B, Husa S, Huttner SH, Huynh-Dinh T, Ingram DR, Inta R, Isogai T, Ivanov A, Jaranowski P, Johnson WW, Jones DI, Jones G, Jones R, Ju L, Kalmus P, Kalogera V, Kandhasamy S, Kanner JB, Katsavounidis E, Kawabe K, Kawamura S, Kawazoe F, Kells W, Keppel DG, Khalaidovski A, Khalili FY, Khazanov EA, Kim H, King PJ, Kinzel DL, Kissel JS, Klimenko S, Kondrashov V, Kopparapu R, Koranda S, Kowalska I, Kozak D, Krause T, Kringel V, Krishnamurthy S, Krishnan B, Królak A, Kuehn G, Kullman J, Kumar R, Kwee P, Landry M, Lang M, Lantz B, Lastzka N, Lazzarini A, Leaci P, Leong J, Leonor I, Leroy N, Letendre N, Li J, Li TGF, Liguori N, Lin H, Lindquist PE, Lockerbie NA, Lodhia D, Lorenzini M, Loriette V, Lormand M, Losurdo G, Lu P, Luan J, Lubinski M, Lucianetti A, Lück H, Lundgren AD, Machenschalk B, MacInnis M, Mageswaran M, Mailand K, Majorana E, Mak C, Maksimovic I, Man N, Mandel I, Mandic V, Mantovani M, Marchesoni F, Marion F, Márka S, Márka Z, Maros E, Marque J, Martelli F, Martin IW, Martin RM, Marx JN, Mason K, Masserot A, Matichard F, Matone L, Matzner RA, Mavalvala N, McCarthy R, McClelland DE, McGuire SC, McIntyre G, McIvor G, McKechan DJA, Meadors G, Mehmet M, Meier T, Melatos A, Melissinos AC, Mendell G, Menéndez DF, Mercer RA, Merill L, Meshkov S, Messenger C, Meyer MS, Miao H, Michel C, Milano L, Miller J, Minenkov Y, Mino Y, Mitra S, Mitrofanov VP, Mitselmakher G, Mittleman R, Moe B, Mohan M, Mohanty SD, Mohapatra SRP, Moraru D, Moreau J, Moreno G, Morgado N, Morgia A, Morioka T, Mors K, Mosca S, Moscatelli V, Mossavi K, Mours B, Mow-Lowry CM, Mueller G, Mukherjee S, Mullavey A, Müller-Ebhardt H, Munch J, Murray PG, Nash T, Nawrodt R, Nelson J, Neri I, Newton G, Nishizawa A, Nocera F, Nolting D, Ochsner E, O'Dell J, Ogin GH, Oldenburg RG, O'Reilly B, O'Shaughnessy R, Osthelder C, Ottaway DJ, Ottens RS, Overmier H, Owen BJ, Page A, Pagliaroli G, Palladino L, Palomba C, Pan Y, Pankow C, Paoletti F, Papa MA, Pardi S, Pareja M, Parisi M, Pasqualetti A, Passaquieti R, Passuello D, Patel P, Pathak D, Pedraza M, Pekowsky L, Penn S, Peralta C, Perreca A, Persichetti G, Pichot M, Pickenpack M, Piergiovanni F, Pietka M, Pinard L, Pinto IM, Pitkin M, Pletsch HJ, Plissi MV, Poggiani R, Postiglione F, Prato M, Predoi V, Price LR, Prijatelj M, Principe M, Prix R, Prodi GA, Prokhorov L, Puncken O, Punturo M, Puppo P, Quetschke V, Raab FJ, Rabeling DS, Radke T, Radkins H, Raffai P, Rakhmanov M, Rankins B, Rapagnani P, Raymond V, Re V, Reed CM, Reed T, Regimbau T, Reid S, Reitze DH, Ricci F, Riesen R, Riles K, Roberts P, Robertson NA, Robinet F, Robinson C, Robinson EL, Rocchi A, Roddy S, Röver C, Rolland L, Rollins J, Romano JD, Romano R, Romie JH, Rosińska D, Rowan S, Rüdiger A, Ruggi P, Ryan K, Sakata S, Sakosky M, Salemi F, Sammut L, de la Jordana LS, Sandberg V, Sannibale V, Santamaría L, Santostasi G, Saraf S, Sassolas B, Sathyaprakash BS, Sato S, Satterthwaite M, Saulson PR, Savage R, Schilling R, Schnabel R, Schofield RMS, Schulz B, Schutz BF, Schwinberg P, Scott J, Scott SM, Searle AC, Seifert F, Sellers D, Sengupta AS, Sentenac D, Sergeev A, Shaddock DA, Shapiro B, Shawhan P, Shoemaker DH, Sibley A, Siemens X, Sigg D, Singer A, Sintes AM, Skelton G, Slagmolen BJJ, Slutsky J, Smith JR, Smith MR, Smith ND, Somiya K, Sorazu B, Speirits FC, Sperandio L, Stein AJ, Stein LC, Steinlechner S, Steplewski S, Stochino A, Stone R, Strain KA, Strigin S, Stroeer AS, Sturani R, Stuver AL, Summerscales TZ, Sung M, Susmithan S, Sutton PJ, Swinkels B, Szokoly GP, Talukder D, Tanner DB, Tarabrin SP, Taylor JR, Taylor R, Thomas P, Thorne KA, Thorne KS, Thrane E, Thüring A, Titsler C, Tokmakov KV, Toncelli A, Tonelli M, Torre O, Torres C, Torrie CI, Tournefier E, Travasso F, Traylor G, Trias M, Trummer J, Tseng K, Turner L, Ugolini D, Urbanek K, Vahlbruch H, Vaishnav B, Vajente G, Vallisneri M, van den Brand JFJ, Van Den Broeck C, van der Putten S, van der Sluys MV, van Veggel AA, Vass S, Vaulin R, Vavoulidis M, Vecchio A, Vedovato G, Veitch J, Veitch PJ, Veltkamp C, Verkindt D, Vetrano F, Viceré A, Villar AE, Vinet JY, Vocca H, Vorvick C, Vyachanin SP, Waldman SJ, Wallace L, Wanner A, Ward RL, Was M, Wei P, Weinert M, Weinstein AJ, Weiss R, Wen L, Wen S, Wessels P, West M, Westphal T, Wette K, Whelan JT, Whitcomb SE, White D, Whiting BF, Wilkinson C, Willems PA, Williams L, Willke B, Winkelmann L, Winkler W, Wipf CC, Wiseman AG, Woan G, Wooley R, Worden J, Yakushin I, Yamamoto H, Yamamoto K, Yeaton-Massey D, Yoshida S, Yu P, Yvert M, Zanolin M, Zhang L, Zhang Z, Zhao C, Zotov N, Zucker ME, Zweizig J. Directional limits on persistent gravitational waves using LIGO S5 science data. Phys Rev Lett 2011; 107:271102. [PMID: 22243300 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.107.271102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
Abstract
The gravitational-wave (GW) sky may include nearby pointlike sources as well as stochastic backgrounds. We perform two directional searches for persistent GWs using data from the LIGO S5 science run: one optimized for pointlike sources and one for arbitrary extended sources. Finding no evidence to support the detection of GWs, we present 90% confidence level (C.L.) upper-limit maps of GW strain power with typical values between 2-20×10(-50) strain(2) Hz(-1) and 5-35×10(-49) strain(2) Hz(-1) sr(-1) for pointlike and extended sources, respectively. The latter result is the first of its kind. We also set 90% C.L. limits on the narrow-band root-mean-square GW strain from interesting targets including Sco X-1, SN 1987A and the Galactic center as low as ≈7×10(-25) in the most sensitive frequency range near 160 Hz.
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- J Abadie
- LIGO-California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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Willmott GR, Vogel R, Yu SSC, Groenewegen LG, Roberts GS, Kozak D, Anderson W, Trau M. Use of tunable nanopore blockade rates to investigate colloidal dispersions. J Phys Condens Matter 2010; 22:454116. [PMID: 21339603 DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/22/45/454116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Tunable nanopores fabricated in elastomeric membranes have been used to study the dependence of ionic current blockade rate on the concentration and electrophoretic mobility of particles in aqueous suspensions. A range of nanoparticle sizes, materials and surface functionalities has been tested. Using pressure-driven flow through a pore, the blockade rate for 100 nm carboxylated polystyrene particles was found to be linearly proportional to both transmembrane pressure (between 0 and 1.8 kPa) and particle concentration (between 7 × 10(8) and 4.5 × 10(10) ml( - 1)). This result can be accurately modelled using Nernst-Planck transport theory, enabling measurement of particle concentrations. Using only an applied potential across a pore, the blockade rates for carboxylic acid and amine coated 500 and 200 nm silica particles were found to correspond to changes in their mobility as a function of the solution pH. Scanning electron microscopy and confocal microscopy have been used to visualize changes in the tunable nanopore geometry in three dimensions as a function of applied mechanical strain. The pores were conical in shape, and changes in pore size were consistent with ionic current measurements. A zone of inelastic deformation adjacent to the pore has been identified as important in the tuning process.
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- G R Willmott
- The MacDiarmid Institute of Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Industrial Research Limited, PO Box 31310, Lower Hutt 5040, New Zealand.
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Abbott BP, Abbott R, Adhikari R, Ajith P, Allen B, Allen G, Amin RS, Anderson SB, Anderson WG, Arain MA, Araya M, Armandula H, Armor P, Aso Y, Aston S, Aufmuth P, Aulbert C, Babak S, Baker P, Ballmer S, Bantilan H, Barish BC, Barker C, Barker D, Barr B, Barriga P, Barsotti L, Barton MA, Bartos I, Bassiri R, Bastarrika M, Behnke B, Benacquista M, Betzwieser J, Beyersdorf PT, Bilenko IA, Billingsley G, Biswas R, Black E, Blackburn JK, Blackburn L, Blair D, Bland B, Bodiya TP, Bogue L, Bork R, Boschi V, Bose S, Brady PR, Braginsky VB, Brau JE, Brinkmann M, Brooks AF, Brown DA, Brunet G, Bullington A, Buonanno A, Burmeister O, Byer RL, Cadonati L, Cagnoli G, Camp JB, Cannizzo J, Cannon KC, Cao J, Cardenas L, Cardoso V, Caride S, Casebolt T, Castaldi G, Caudill S, Cavaglià M, Cepeda C, Chalkley E, Charlton P, Chatterji S, Chelkowski S, Chen Y, Christensen N, Clark D, Clark J, Clayton JH, Cokelaer T, Conte R, Cook D, Corbitt TRC, Cornish N, Coyne DC, Creighton JDE, Creighton TD, Cruise AM, Cumming A, Cunningham L, Cutler RM, Danzmann K, Daudert B, Davies G, Debra D, Degallaix J, Dergachev V, Desai S, Desalvo R, Dhurandhar S, Díaz M, Dickson J, Dietz A, Donovan F, Dooley KL, Doomes EE, Drever RWP, Duke I, Dumas JC, Dwyer J, Echols C, Edgar M, Effler A, Ehrens P, Ely G, Espinoza E, Etzel T, Evans M, Evans T, Fairhurst S, Faltas Y, Fan Y, Fazi D, Fejer MM, Finn LS, Flasch K, Foley S, Forrest C, Fotopoulos N, Franzen A, Frei Z, Freise A, Frey R, Fricke TT, Fritschel P, Frolov VV, Fyffe M, Garofoli JA, Gholami I, Giaime JA, Giampanis S, Giardina KD, Goda K, Goetz E, Goggin LM, González G, Gossler S, Gouaty R, Grant A, Gras S, Gray C, Gray M, Greenhalgh RJS, Gretarsson AM, Grimaldi F, Grosso R, Grote H, Grunewald S, Guenther M, Gustafson EK, Gustafson R, Hage B, Hallam JM, Hanna C, Hanson J, Harms J, Harry GM, Harstad ED, Haughian E, Hayama K, Hayler T, Heefner J, Heng IS, Heptonstall A, Hewitson M, Hild S, Hirose E, Hoak D, Holt K, Hosken D, Hough J, Huttner SH, Ingram D, Ito M, Ivanov A, Johnson B, Johnson WW, Jones DI, Jones G, Jones R, Ju L, Kalmus P, Kalogera V, Kamat S, Kanner J, Kasprzyk D, Katsavounidis E, Kawabe K, Kawamura S, Kawazoe F, Kells W, Keppel DG, Khalaidovski A, Khalili FY, Khan R, Khazanov E, King P, Kissel JS, Klimenko S, Kocsis B, Kokeyama K, Kondrashov V, Kopparapu R, Koranda S, Kozak D, Kozhevatov I, Krishnan B, Kwee P, Landry M, Lantz B, Lazzarini A, Lei M, Leonor I, Li C, Lin H, Lindquist PE, Littenberg TB, Lockerbie NA, Lodhia D, Lormand M, Lu P, Lubinski M, Lucianetti A, Lück H, Machenschalk B, Macinnis M, Mageswaran M, Mailand K, Mandel I, Mandic V, Márka S, Márka Z, Markosyan A, Markowitz J, Maros E, Martin IW, Martin RM, Marx JN, Mason K, Matichard F, Matone L, Matzner R, Mavalvala N, McCarthy R, McClelland DE, McGuire SC, McHugh M, McIntyre G, McKechan D, McKenzie K, Mehmet M, Melissinos A, Mendell G, Mercer RA, Meshkov S, Messenger CJ, Meyers D, Miller A, Miller J, Minelli J, Mitra S, Mitrofanov VP, Mitselmakher G, Mittleman R, Miyakawa O, Moe B, Mohanty SD, Moreno G, Mors K, Mossavi K, Mowlowry C, Mueller G, Muhammad D, Mukherjee S, Mukhopadhyay H, Mullavey A, Müller-Ebhardt H, Munch J, Murray PG, Myers E, Myers J, Nash T, Nelson J, Newton G, Nishizawa A, Numata K, Ochsner E, O'Dell J, Ogin G, O'Reilly B, O'Shaughnessy R, Ottaway DJ, Ottens RS, Overmier H, Owen BJ, Pan Y, Pankow C, Papa MA, Parameshwaraiah V, Patel P, Pedraza M, Penn S, Perraca A, Petrie T, Pinto IM, Pitkin M, Pletsch HJ, Plissi MV, Postiglione F, Principe M, Prix R, Quetschke V, Raab FJ, Rabeling DS, Radkins H, Raffai P, Rainer N, Rakhmanov M, Ramsunder M, Reed T, Rehbein H, Reid S, Reitze DH, Riesen R, Riles K, Rivera B, Robertson NA, Robinson C, Robinson EL, Roddy S, Rogan AM, Rollins J, Romano JD, Romie JH, Rowan S, Rüdiger A, Ruet L, Russell P, Ryan K, Sakata S, Sancho de la Jordana L, Sandberg V, Sannibale V, Santamaria L, Saraf S, Sarin P, Sathyaprakash BS, Sato S, Saulson PR, Savage R, Savov P, Scanlan M, Schediwy SW, Schilling R, Schnabel R, Schofield R, Schutz BF, Schwinberg P, Scott J, Scott SM, Searle AC, Sears B, Seifert F, Sellers D, Sengupta AS, Sergeev A, Shapiro B, Shawhan P, Shoemaker DH, Sibley A, Siemens X, Sigg D, Sinha S, Sintes AM, Slagmolen BJJ, Slutsky J, Smith JR, Smith MR, Smith ND, Somiya K, Sorazu B, Stein LC, Strain KA, Stuver A, Summerscales TZ, Sun KX, Sung M, Sutton PJ, Takahashi H, Tanner DB, Taylor R, Taylor R, Thacker J, Thorne KA, Thorne KS, Thüring A, Tokmakov KV, Torres C, Torrie C, Traylor G, Trias M, Ugolini D, Urbanek K, Vahlbruch H, Van Den Broeck C, van der Sluys MV, van Veggel AA, Vass S, Vaulin R, Vecchio A, Veitch JD, Veitch P, Villar A, Vorvick C, Vyachanin SP, Waldman SJ, Wallace L, Ward H, Ward RL, Weinert M, Weinstein AJ, Weiss R, Wen L, Wen S, Wette K, Whelan JT, Whitcomb SE, Whiting BF, Wilkinson C, Willems PA, Williams HR, Williams L, Willke B, Wilmut I, Winkler W, Wipf CC, Wiseman AG, Woan G, Wooley R, Worden J, Wu W, Yakushin I, Yamamoto H, Yan Z, Yoshida S, Zanolin M, Zhang J, Zhang L, Zhao C, Zotov N, Zucker ME, Zur Mühlen H, Zweizig J. All-sky LIGO search for periodic gravitational waves in the early fifth-science-run data. Phys Rev Lett 2009; 102:111102. [PMID: 19392186 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.102.111102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2008] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
Abstract
We report on an all-sky search with the LIGO detectors for periodic gravitational waves in the frequency range 50-1100 Hz and with the frequency's time derivative in the range -5 x 10{-9}-0 Hz s{-1}. Data from the first eight months of the fifth LIGO science run (S5) have been used in this search, which is based on a semicoherent method (PowerFlux) of summing strain power. Observing no evidence of periodic gravitational radiation, we report 95% confidence-level upper limits on radiation emitted by any unknown isolated rotating neutron stars within the search range. Strain limits below 10{-24} are obtained over a 200-Hz band, and the sensitivity improvement over previous searches increases the spatial volume sampled by an average factor of about 100 over the entire search band. For a neutron star with nominal equatorial ellipticity of 10{-6}, the search is sensitive to distances as great as 500 pc.
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- B P Abbott
- LIGO-California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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Abbott BP, Abbott R, Adhikari R, Ajith P, Allen B, Allen G, Amin RS, Anderson SB, Anderson WG, Arain MA, Araya M, Armandula H, Armor P, Aso Y, Aston S, Aufmuth P, Aulbert C, Babak S, Baker P, Ballmer S, Bantilan H, Barish BC, Barker C, Barker D, Barr B, Barriga P, Barsotti L, Barton MA, Bartos I, Bassiri R, Bastarrika M, Behnke B, Benacquista M, Betzwieser J, Beyersdorf PT, Bilenko IA, Billingsley G, Biswas R, Black E, Blackburn JK, Blackburn L, Blair D, Bland B, Bodiya TP, Bogue L, Bork R, Boschi V, Bose S, Brady PR, Braginsky VB, Brau JE, Brinkmann M, Brooks AF, Brown DA, Brunet G, Bullington A, Buonanno A, Burmeister O, Byer RL, Cadonati L, Cagnoli G, Camp JB, Cannizzo J, Cannon KC, Cao J, Cardenas L, Cardoso V, Caride S, Casebolt T, Castaldi G, Caudill S, Cavaglià M, Cepeda C, Chalkley E, Charlton P, Chatterji S, Chelkowski S, Chen Y, Christensen N, Clark D, Clark J, Clayton JH, Cokelaer T, Conte R, Cook D, Corbitt TRC, Cornish N, Coyne DC, Creighton JDE, Creighton TD, Cruise AM, Cumming A, Cunningham L, Cutler RM, Danzmann K, Daudert B, Davies G, Debra D, Degallaix J, Dergachev V, Desai S, Desalvo R, Dhurandhar S, Díaz M, Dickson J, Dietz A, Donovan F, Dooley KL, Doomes EE, Drever RWP, Duke I, Dumas JC, Dwyer J, Echols C, Edgar M, Effler A, Ehrens P, Ely G, Espinoza E, Etzel T, Evans M, Evans T, Fairhurst S, Faltas Y, Fan Y, Fazi D, Fejer MM, Finn LS, Flasch K, Foley S, Forrest C, Fotopoulos N, Franzen A, Frei Z, Freise A, Frey R, Fricke TT, Fritschel P, Frolov VV, Fyffe M, Garofoli JA, Gholami I, Giaime JA, Giampanis S, Giardina KD, Goda K, Goetz E, Goggin LM, González G, Gossler S, Gouaty R, Grant A, Gras S, Gray C, Gray M, Greenhalgh RJS, Gretarsson AM, Grimaldi F, Grosso R, Grote H, Grunewald S, Guenther M, Gustafson EK, Gustafson R, Hage B, Hallam JM, Hanna C, Hanson J, Harms J, Harry GM, Harstad ED, Haughian E, Hayama K, Hayler T, Heefner J, Heng IS, Heptonstall A, Hewitson M, Hild S, Hirose E, Hoak D, Holt K, Hosken D, Hough J, Huttner SH, Ingram D, Ito M, Ivanov A, Johnson B, Johnson WW, Jones DI, Jones G, Jones R, Ju L, Kalmus P, Kalogera V, Kamat S, Kanner J, Kasprzyk D, Katsavounidis E, Kawabe K, Kawamura S, Kawazoe F, Kells W, Keppel DG, Khalaidovski A, Khalili FY, Khan R, Khazanov E, King P, Kissel JS, Klimenko S, Kocsis B, Kokeyama K, Kondrashov V, Kopparapu R, Koranda S, Kozak D, Kozhevatov I, Krishnan B, Kwee P, Landry M, Lantz B, Lazzarini A, Lei M, Leonor I, Li C, Lin H, Lindquist PE, Littenberg TB, Lockerbie NA, Lodhia D, Lormand M, Lu P, Lubinski M, Lucianetti A, Lück H, Machenschalk B, Macinnis M, Mageswaran M, Mailand K, Mandel I, Mandic V, Márka S, Márka Z, Markosyan A, Markowitz J, Maros E, Martin IW, Martin RM, Marx JN, Mason K, Matichard F, Matone L, Matzner R, Mavalvala N, McCarthy R, McClelland DE, McGuire SC, McHugh M, McIntyre G, McKechan D, McKenzie K, Mehmet M, Melissinos A, Mendell G, Mercer RA, Meshkov S, Messenger CJ, Meyers D, Miller A, Miller J, Minelli J, Mitra S, Mitrofanov VP, Mitselmakher G, Mittleman R, Miyakawa O, Moe B, Mohanty SD, Moreno G, Mors K, Mossavi K, Mowlowry C, Mueller G, Muhammad D, Mukherjee S, Mukhopadhyay H, Mullavey A, Müller-Ebhardt H, Munch J, Murray PG, Myers E, Myers J, Nash T, Nelson J, Newton G, Nishizawa A, Numata K, Ochsner E, O'Dell J, Ogin G, O'Reilly B, O'Shaughnessy R, Ottaway DJ, Ottens RS, Overmier H, Owen BJ, Pan Y, Pankow C, Papa MA, Parameshwaraiah V, Patel P, Pedraza M, Penn S, Perraca A, Petrie T, Pinto IM, Pitkin M, Pletsch HJ, Plissi MV, Postiglione F, Principe M, Prix R, Quetschke V, Raab FJ, Rabeling DS, Radkins H, Raffai P, Rainer N, Rakhmanov M, Ramsunder M, Reed T, Rehbein H, Reid S, Reitze DH, Riesen R, Riles K, Rivera B, Robertson NA, Robinson C, Robinson EL, Roddy S, Rogan AM, Rollins J, Romano JD, Romie JH, Rowan S, Rüdiger A, Ruet L, Russell P, Ryan K, Sakata S, Sancho de la Jordana L, Sandberg V, Sannibale V, Santamaria L, Saraf S, Sarin P, Sathyaprakash BS, Sato S, Saulson PR, Savage R, Savov P, Scanlan M, Schediwy SW, Schilling R, Schnabel R, Schofield R, Schutz BF, Schwinberg P, Scott J, Scott SM, Searle AC, Sears B, Seifert F, Sellers D, Sengupta AS, Sergeev A, Shapiro B, Shawhan P, Shoemaker DH, Sibley A, Siemens X, Sigg D, Sinha S, Sintes AM, Slagmolen BJJ, Slutsky J, Smith JR, Smith MR, Smith ND, Somiya K, Sorazu B, Stein LC, Strain KA, Stuver A, Summerscales TZ, Sun KX, Sung M, Sutton PJ, Takahashi H, Tanner DB, Taylor R, Taylor R, Thacker J, Thorne KA, Thorne KS, Thüring A, Tokmakov KV, Torres C, Torrie C, Traylor G, Trias M, Ugolini D, Urbanek K, Vahlbruch H, Van Den Broeck C, van der Sluys MV, van Veggel AA, Vass S, Vaulin R, Vecchio A, Veitch JD, Veitch P, Villar A, Vorvick C, Vyachanin SP, Waldman SJ, Wallace L, Ward H, Ward RL, Weinert M, Weinstein AJ, Weiss R, Wen L, Wen S, Wette K, Whelan JT, Whitcomb SE, Whiting BF, Wilkinson C, Willems PA, Williams HR, Williams L, Willke B, Wilmut I, Winkler W, Wipf CC, Wiseman AG, Woan G, Wooley R, Worden J, Wu W, Yakushin I, Yamamoto H, Yan Z, Yoshida S, Zanolin M, Zhang J, Zhang L, Zhao C, Zotov N, Zucker ME, Zur Mühlen H, Zweizig J. All-sky LIGO search for periodic gravitational waves in the early fifth-science-run data. Phys Rev Lett 2009. [PMID: 19392186 DOI: 10.1103/physrevd.80.042003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
Abstract
We report on an all-sky search with the LIGO detectors for periodic gravitational waves in the frequency range 50-1100 Hz and with the frequency's time derivative in the range -5 x 10{-9}-0 Hz s{-1}. Data from the first eight months of the fifth LIGO science run (S5) have been used in this search, which is based on a semicoherent method (PowerFlux) of summing strain power. Observing no evidence of periodic gravitational radiation, we report 95% confidence-level upper limits on radiation emitted by any unknown isolated rotating neutron stars within the search range. Strain limits below 10{-24} are obtained over a 200-Hz band, and the sensitivity improvement over previous searches increases the spatial volume sampled by an average factor of about 100 over the entire search band. For a neutron star with nominal equatorial ellipticity of 10{-6}, the search is sensitive to distances as great as 500 pc.
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- B P Abbott
- LIGO-California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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Abbott BP, Abbott R, Adhikari R, Ajith P, Allen B, Allen G, Amin RS, Anderson SB, Anderson WG, Arain MA, Araya M, Armandula H, Armor P, Aso Y, Aston S, Aufmuth P, Aulbert C, Babak S, Baker P, Ballmer S, Bantilan H, Barish BC, Barker C, Barker D, Barr B, Barriga P, Barsotti L, Barton MA, Bartos I, Bassiri R, Bastarrika M, Behnke B, Benacquista M, Betzwieser J, Beyersdorf PT, Bilenko IA, Billingsley G, Biswas R, Black E, Blackburn JK, Blackburn L, Blair D, Bland B, Bodiya TP, Bogue L, Bork R, Boschi V, Bose S, Brady PR, Braginsky VB, Brau JE, Brinkmann M, Brooks AF, Brown DA, Brunet G, Bullington A, Buonanno A, Burmeister O, Byer RL, Cadonati L, Cagnoli G, Camp JB, Cannizzo J, Cannon KC, Cao J, Cardenas L, Cardoso V, Caride S, Casebolt T, Castaldi G, Caudill S, Cavaglià M, Cepeda C, Chalkley E, Charlton P, Chatterji S, Chelkowski S, Chen Y, Christensen N, Clark D, Clark J, Clayton JH, Cokelaer T, Conte R, Cook D, Corbitt TRC, Cornish N, Coyne DC, Creighton JDE, Creighton TD, Cruise AM, Cumming A, Cunningham L, Cutler RM, Danzmann K, Daudert B, Davies G, Debra D, Degallaix J, Dergachev V, Desai S, Desalvo R, Dhurandhar S, Díaz M, Dickson J, Dietz A, Donovan F, Dooley KL, Doomes EE, Drever RWP, Duke I, Dumas JC, Dwyer J, Echols C, Edgar M, Effler A, Ehrens P, Ely G, Espinoza E, Etzel T, Evans M, Evans T, Fairhurst S, Faltas Y, Fan Y, Fazi D, Fejer MM, Finn LS, Flasch K, Foley S, Forrest C, Fotopoulos N, Franzen A, Frei Z, Freise A, Frey R, Fricke TT, Fritschel P, Frolov VV, Fyffe M, Garofoli JA, Gholami I, Giaime JA, Giampanis S, Giardina KD, Goda K, Goetz E, Goggin LM, González G, Gossler S, Gouaty R, Grant A, Gras S, Gray C, Gray M, Greenhalgh RJS, Gretarsson AM, Grimaldi F, Grosso R, Grote H, Grunewald S, Guenther M, Gustafson EK, Gustafson R, Hage B, Hallam JM, Hanna C, Hanson J, Harms J, Harry GM, Harstad ED, Haughian E, Hayama K, Hayler T, Heefner J, Heng IS, Heptonstall A, Hewitson M, Hild S, Hirose E, Hoak D, Holt K, Hosken D, Hough J, Huttner SH, Ingram D, Ito M, Ivanov A, Johnson B, Johnson WW, Jones DI, Jones G, Jones R, Ju L, Kalmus P, Kalogera V, Kamat S, Kanner J, Kasprzyk D, Katsavounidis E, Kawabe K, Kawamura S, Kawazoe F, Kells W, Keppel DG, Khalaidovski A, Khalili FY, Khan R, Khazanov E, King P, Kissel JS, Klimenko S, Kocsis B, Kokeyama K, Kondrashov V, Kopparapu R, Koranda S, Kozak D, Kozhevatov I, Krishnan B, Kwee P, Landry M, Lantz B, Lazzarini A, Lei M, Leonor I, Li C, Lin H, Lindquist PE, Littenberg TB, Lockerbie NA, Lodhia D, Lormand M, Lu P, Lubinski M, Lucianetti A, Lück H, Machenschalk B, Macinnis M, Mageswaran M, Mailand K, Mandel I, Mandic V, Márka S, Márka Z, Markosyan A, Markowitz J, Maros E, Martin IW, Martin RM, Marx JN, Mason K, Matichard F, Matone L, Matzner R, Mavalvala N, McCarthy R, McClelland DE, McGuire SC, McHugh M, McIntyre G, McKechan D, McKenzie K, Mehmet M, Melissinos A, Mendell G, Mercer RA, Meshkov S, Messenger CJ, Meyers D, Miller A, Miller J, Minelli J, Mitra S, Mitrofanov VP, Mitselmakher G, Mittleman R, Miyakawa O, Moe B, Mohanty SD, Moreno G, Mors K, Mossavi K, Mowlowry C, Mueller G, Muhammad D, Mukherjee S, Mukhopadhyay H, Mullavey A, Müller-Ebhardt H, Munch J, Murray PG, Myers E, Myers J, Nash T, Nelson J, Newton G, Nishizawa A, Numata K, Ochsner E, O'Dell J, Ogin G, O'Reilly B, O'Shaughnessy R, Ottaway DJ, Ottens RS, Overmier H, Owen BJ, Pan Y, Pankow C, Papa MA, Parameshwaraiah V, Patel P, Pedraza M, Penn S, Perraca A, Petrie T, Pinto IM, Pitkin M, Pletsch HJ, Plissi MV, Postiglione F, Principe M, Prix R, Quetschke V, Raab FJ, Rabeling DS, Radkins H, Raffai P, Rainer N, Rakhmanov M, Ramsunder M, Reed T, Rehbein H, Reid S, Reitze DH, Riesen R, Riles K, Rivera B, Robertson NA, Robinson C, Robinson EL, Roddy S, Rogan AM, Rollins J, Romano JD, Romie JH, Rowan S, Rüdiger A, Ruet L, Russell P, Ryan K, Sakata S, Sancho de la Jordana L, Sandberg V, Sannibale V, Santamaria L, Saraf S, Sarin P, Sathyaprakash BS, Sato S, Saulson PR, Savage R, Savov P, Scanlan M, Schediwy SW, Schilling R, Schnabel R, Schofield R, Schutz BF, Schwinberg P, Scott J, Scott SM, Searle AC, Sears B, Seifert F, Sellers D, Sengupta AS, Sergeev A, Shapiro B, Shawhan P, Shoemaker DH, Sibley A, Siemens X, Sigg D, Sinha S, Sintes AM, Slagmolen BJJ, Slutsky J, Smith JR, Smith MR, Smith ND, Somiya K, Sorazu B, Stein LC, Strain KA, Stuver A, Summerscales TZ, Sun KX, Sung M, Sutton PJ, Takahashi H, Tanner DB, Taylor R, Taylor R, Thacker J, Thorne KA, Thorne KS, Thüring A, Tokmakov KV, Torres C, Torrie C, Traylor G, Trias M, Ugolini D, Urbanek K, Vahlbruch H, Van Den Broeck C, van der Sluys MV, van Veggel AA, Vass S, Vaulin R, Vecchio A, Veitch JD, Veitch P, Villar A, Vorvick C, Vyachanin SP, Waldman SJ, Wallace L, Ward H, Ward RL, Weinert M, Weinstein AJ, Weiss R, Wen L, Wen S, Wette K, Whelan JT, Whitcomb SE, Whiting BF, Wilkinson C, Willems PA, Williams HR, Williams L, Willke B, Wilmut I, Winkler W, Wipf CC, Wiseman AG, Woan G, Wooley R, Worden J, Wu W, Yakushin I, Yamamoto H, Yan Z, Yoshida S, Zanolin M, Zhang J, Zhang L, Zhao C, Zotov N, Zucker ME, Zur Mühlen H, Zweizig J. All-sky LIGO search for periodic gravitational waves in the early fifth-science-run data. Phys Rev Lett 2009. [PMID: 19392186 DOI: 10.1103/physrevd.79.022001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
Abstract
We report on an all-sky search with the LIGO detectors for periodic gravitational waves in the frequency range 50-1100 Hz and with the frequency's time derivative in the range -5 x 10{-9}-0 Hz s{-1}. Data from the first eight months of the fifth LIGO science run (S5) have been used in this search, which is based on a semicoherent method (PowerFlux) of summing strain power. Observing no evidence of periodic gravitational radiation, we report 95% confidence-level upper limits on radiation emitted by any unknown isolated rotating neutron stars within the search range. Strain limits below 10{-24} are obtained over a 200-Hz band, and the sensitivity improvement over previous searches increases the spatial volume sampled by an average factor of about 100 over the entire search band. For a neutron star with nominal equatorial ellipticity of 10{-6}, the search is sensitive to distances as great as 500 pc.
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Affiliation(s)
- B P Abbott
- LIGO-California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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Abbott BP, Abbott R, Adhikari R, Ajith P, Allen B, Allen G, Amin RS, Anderson SB, Anderson WG, Arain MA, Araya M, Armandula H, Armor P, Aso Y, Aston S, Aufmuth P, Aulbert C, Babak S, Baker P, Ballmer S, Bantilan H, Barish BC, Barker C, Barker D, Barr B, Barriga P, Barsotti L, Barton MA, Bartos I, Bassiri R, Bastarrika M, Behnke B, Benacquista M, Betzwieser J, Beyersdorf PT, Bilenko IA, Billingsley G, Biswas R, Black E, Blackburn JK, Blackburn L, Blair D, Bland B, Bodiya TP, Bogue L, Bork R, Boschi V, Bose S, Brady PR, Braginsky VB, Brau JE, Brinkmann M, Brooks AF, Brown DA, Brunet G, Bullington A, Buonanno A, Burmeister O, Byer RL, Cadonati L, Cagnoli G, Camp JB, Cannizzo J, Cannon KC, Cao J, Cardenas L, Cardoso V, Caride S, Casebolt T, Castaldi G, Caudill S, Cavaglià M, Cepeda C, Chalkley E, Charlton P, Chatterji S, Chelkowski S, Chen Y, Christensen N, Clark D, Clark J, Clayton JH, Cokelaer T, Conte R, Cook D, Corbitt TRC, Cornish N, Coyne DC, Creighton JDE, Creighton TD, Cruise AM, Cumming A, Cunningham L, Cutler RM, Danzmann K, Daudert B, Davies G, Debra D, Degallaix J, Dergachev V, Desai S, Desalvo R, Dhurandhar S, Díaz M, Dickson J, Dietz A, Donovan F, Dooley KL, Doomes EE, Drever RWP, Duke I, Dumas JC, Dwyer J, Echols C, Edgar M, Effler A, Ehrens P, Ely G, Espinoza E, Etzel T, Evans M, Evans T, Fairhurst S, Faltas Y, Fan Y, Fazi D, Fejer MM, Finn LS, Flasch K, Foley S, Forrest C, Fotopoulos N, Franzen A, Frei Z, Freise A, Frey R, Fricke TT, Fritschel P, Frolov VV, Fyffe M, Garofoli JA, Gholami I, Giaime JA, Giampanis S, Giardina KD, Goda K, Goetz E, Goggin LM, González G, Gossler S, Gouaty R, Grant A, Gras S, Gray C, Gray M, Greenhalgh RJS, Gretarsson AM, Grimaldi F, Grosso R, Grote H, Grunewald S, Guenther M, Gustafson EK, Gustafson R, Hage B, Hallam JM, Hanna C, Hanson J, Harms J, Harry GM, Harstad ED, Haughian E, Hayama K, Hayler T, Heefner J, Heng IS, Heptonstall A, Hewitson M, Hild S, Hirose E, Hoak D, Holt K, Hosken D, Hough J, Huttner SH, Ingram D, Ito M, Ivanov A, Johnson B, Johnson WW, Jones DI, Jones G, Jones R, Ju L, Kalmus P, Kalogera V, Kamat S, Kanner J, Kasprzyk D, Katsavounidis E, Kawabe K, Kawamura S, Kawazoe F, Kells W, Keppel DG, Khalaidovski A, Khalili FY, Khan R, Khazanov E, King P, Kissel JS, Klimenko S, Kocsis B, Kokeyama K, Kondrashov V, Kopparapu R, Koranda S, Kozak D, Kozhevatov I, Krishnan B, Kwee P, Landry M, Lantz B, Lazzarini A, Lei M, Leonor I, Li C, Lin H, Lindquist PE, Littenberg TB, Lockerbie NA, Lodhia D, Lormand M, Lu P, Lubinski M, Lucianetti A, Lück H, Machenschalk B, Macinnis M, Mageswaran M, Mailand K, Mandel I, Mandic V, Márka S, Márka Z, Markosyan A, Markowitz J, Maros E, Martin IW, Martin RM, Marx JN, Mason K, Matichard F, Matone L, Matzner R, Mavalvala N, McCarthy R, McClelland DE, McGuire SC, McHugh M, McIntyre G, McKechan D, McKenzie K, Mehmet M, Melissinos A, Mendell G, Mercer RA, Meshkov S, Messenger CJ, Meyers D, Miller A, Miller J, Minelli J, Mitra S, Mitrofanov VP, Mitselmakher G, Mittleman R, Miyakawa O, Moe B, Mohanty SD, Moreno G, Mors K, Mossavi K, Mowlowry C, Mueller G, Muhammad D, Mukherjee S, Mukhopadhyay H, Mullavey A, Müller-Ebhardt H, Munch J, Murray PG, Myers E, Myers J, Nash T, Nelson J, Newton G, Nishizawa A, Numata K, Ochsner E, O'Dell J, Ogin G, O'Reilly B, O'Shaughnessy R, Ottaway DJ, Ottens RS, Overmier H, Owen BJ, Pan Y, Pankow C, Papa MA, Parameshwaraiah V, Patel P, Pedraza M, Penn S, Perraca A, Petrie T, Pinto IM, Pitkin M, Pletsch HJ, Plissi MV, Postiglione F, Principe M, Prix R, Quetschke V, Raab FJ, Rabeling DS, Radkins H, Raffai P, Rainer N, Rakhmanov M, Ramsunder M, Reed T, Rehbein H, Reid S, Reitze DH, Riesen R, Riles K, Rivera B, Robertson NA, Robinson C, Robinson EL, Roddy S, Rogan AM, Rollins J, Romano JD, Romie JH, Rowan S, Rüdiger A, Ruet L, Russell P, Ryan K, Sakata S, Sancho de la Jordana L, Sandberg V, Sannibale V, Santamaria L, Saraf S, Sarin P, Sathyaprakash BS, Sato S, Saulson PR, Savage R, Savov P, Scanlan M, Schediwy SW, Schilling R, Schnabel R, Schofield R, Schutz BF, Schwinberg P, Scott J, Scott SM, Searle AC, Sears B, Seifert F, Sellers D, Sengupta AS, Sergeev A, Shapiro B, Shawhan P, Shoemaker DH, Sibley A, Siemens X, Sigg D, Sinha S, Sintes AM, Slagmolen BJJ, Slutsky J, Smith JR, Smith MR, Smith ND, Somiya K, Sorazu B, Stein LC, Strain KA, Stuver A, Summerscales TZ, Sun KX, Sung M, Sutton PJ, Takahashi H, Tanner DB, Taylor R, Taylor R, Thacker J, Thorne KA, Thorne KS, Thüring A, Tokmakov KV, Torres C, Torrie C, Traylor G, Trias M, Ugolini D, Urbanek K, Vahlbruch H, Van Den Broeck C, van der Sluys MV, van Veggel AA, Vass S, Vaulin R, Vecchio A, Veitch JD, Veitch P, Villar A, Vorvick C, Vyachanin SP, Waldman SJ, Wallace L, Ward H, Ward RL, Weinert M, Weinstein AJ, Weiss R, Wen L, Wen S, Wette K, Whelan JT, Whitcomb SE, Whiting BF, Wilkinson C, Willems PA, Williams HR, Williams L, Willke B, Wilmut I, Winkler W, Wipf CC, Wiseman AG, Woan G, Wooley R, Worden J, Wu W, Yakushin I, Yamamoto H, Yan Z, Yoshida S, Zanolin M, Zhang J, Zhang L, Zhao C, Zotov N, Zucker ME, Zur Mühlen H, Zweizig J. All-sky LIGO search for periodic gravitational waves in the early fifth-science-run data. Phys Rev Lett 2009. [PMID: 19392186 DOI: 10.1103/physrevd.77.022001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
Abstract
We report on an all-sky search with the LIGO detectors for periodic gravitational waves in the frequency range 50-1100 Hz and with the frequency's time derivative in the range -5 x 10{-9}-0 Hz s{-1}. Data from the first eight months of the fifth LIGO science run (S5) have been used in this search, which is based on a semicoherent method (PowerFlux) of summing strain power. Observing no evidence of periodic gravitational radiation, we report 95% confidence-level upper limits on radiation emitted by any unknown isolated rotating neutron stars within the search range. Strain limits below 10{-24} are obtained over a 200-Hz band, and the sensitivity improvement over previous searches increases the spatial volume sampled by an average factor of about 100 over the entire search band. For a neutron star with nominal equatorial ellipticity of 10{-6}, the search is sensitive to distances as great as 500 pc.
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Affiliation(s)
- B P Abbott
- LIGO-California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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Abbott B, Abbott R, Adhikari R, Ajith P, Allen B, Allen G, Amin R, Anderson SB, Anderson WG, Arain MA, Araya M, Armandula H, Armor P, Aso Y, Aston S, Aufmuth P, Aulbert C, Babak S, Ballmer S, Bantilan H, Barish BC, Barker C, Barker D, Barr B, Barriga P, Barton MA, Bartos I, Bastarrika M, Bayer K, Betzwieser J, Beyersdorf PT, Bilenko IA, Billingsley G, Biswas R, Black E, Blackburn K, Blackburn L, Blair D, Bland B, Bodiya TP, Bogue L, Bork R, Boschi V, Bose S, Brady PR, Braginsky VB, Brau JE, Brinkmann M, Brooks A, Brown DA, Brunet G, Bullington A, Buonanno A, Burmeister O, Byer RL, Cadonati L, Cagnoli G, Camp JB, Cannizzo J, Cannon K, Cao J, Cardenas L, Casebolt T, Castaldi G, Cepeda C, Chalkley E, Charlton P, Chatterji S, Chelkowski S, Chen Y, Christensen N, Clark D, Clark J, Cokelaer T, Conte R, Cook D, Corbitt T, Coyne D, Creighton JDE, Cumming A, Cunningham L, Cutler RM, Dalrymple J, Danzmann K, Davies G, Debra D, Degallaix J, Degree M, Dergachev V, Desai S, Desalvo R, Dhurandhar S, Díaz M, Dickson J, Dietz A, Donovan F, Dooley KL, Doomes EE, Drever RWP, Duke I, Dumas JC, Dupuis RJ, Dwyer JG, Echols C, Effler A, Ehrens P, Espinoza E, Etzel T, Evans T, Fairhurst S, Fan Y, Fazi D, Fehrmann H, Fejer MM, Finn LS, Flasch K, Fotopoulos N, Freise A, Frey R, Fricke T, Fritschel P, Frolov VV, Fyffe M, Garofoli J, Gholami I, Giaime JA, Giampanis S, Giardina KD, Goda K, Goetz E, Goggin L, González G, Gossler S, Gouaty R, Grant A, Gras S, Gray C, Gray M, Greenhalgh RJS, Gretarsson AM, Grimaldi F, Grosso R, Grote H, Grunewald S, Guenther M, Gustafson EK, Gustafson R, Hage B, Hallam JM, Hammer D, Hanna C, Hanson J, Harms J, Harry G, Harstad E, Hayama K, Hayler T, Heefner J, Heng IS, Hennessy M, Heptonstall A, Hewitson M, Hild S, Hirose E, Hoak D, Hosken D, Hough J, Huttner SH, Ingram D, Ito M, Ivanov A, Johnson B, Johnson WW, Jones DI, Jones G, Jones R, Ju L, Kalmus P, Kalogera V, Kamat S, Kanner J, Kasprzyk D, Katsavounidis E, Kawabe K, Kawamura S, Kawazoe F, Kells W, Keppel DG, Khalili FY, Khan R, Khazanov E, Kim C, King P, Kissel JS, Klimenko S, Kokeyama K, Kondrashov V, Kopparapu RK, Kozak D, Kozhevatov I, Krishnan B, Kwee P, Lam PK, Landry M, Lang MM, Lantz B, Lazzarini A, Lei M, Leindecker N, Leonhardt V, Leonor I, Libbrecht K, Lin H, Lindquist P, Lockerbie NA, Lodhia D, Lormand M, Lu P, Lubinski M, Lucianetti A, Lück H, Machenschalk B, Macinnis M, Mageswaran M, Mailand K, Mandic V, Márka S, Márka Z, Markosyan A, Markowitz J, Maros E, Martin I, Martin RM, Marx JN, Mason K, Matichard F, Matone L, Matzner R, Mavalvala N, McCarthy R, McClelland DE, McGuire SC, McHugh M, McIntyre G, McIvor G, McKechan D, McKenzie K, Meier T, Melissinos A, Mendell G, Mercer RA, Meshkov S, Messenger CJ, Meyers D, Miller J, Minelli J, Mitra S, Mitrofanov VP, Mitselmakher G, Mittleman R, Miyakawa O, Moe B, Mohanty S, Moreno G, Mossavi K, Mowlowry C, Mueller G, Mukherjee S, Mukhopadhyay H, Müller-Ebhardt H, Munch J, Murray P, Myers E, Myers J, Nash T, Nelson J, Newton G, Nishizawa A, Numata K, O'Dell J, Ogin G, O'Reilly B, O'Shaughnessy R, Ottaway DJ, Ottens RS, Overmier H, Owen BJ, Pan Y, Pankow C, Papa MA, Parameshwaraiah V, Patel P, Pedraza M, Penn S, Perreca A, Petrie T, Pinto IM, Pitkin M, Pletsch HJ, Plissi MV, Postiglione F, Principe M, Prix R, Quetschke V, Raab F, Rabeling DS, Radkins H, Rainer N, Rakhmanov M, Ramsunder M, Rehbein H, Reid S, Reitze DH, Riesen R, Riles K, Rivera B, Robertson NA, Robinson C, Robinson EL, Roddy S, Rodriguez A, Rogan AM, Rollins J, Romano JD, Romie J, Route R, Rowan S, Rüdiger A, Ruet L, Russell P, Ryan K, Sakata S, Samidi M, de la Jordana LS, Sandberg V, Sannibale V, Saraf S, Sarin P, Sathyaprakash BS, Sato S, Saulson PR, Savage R, Savov P, Schediwy SW, Schilling R, Schnabel R, Schofield R, Schutz BF, Schwinberg P, Scott SM, Searle AC, Sears B, Seifert F, Sellers D, Sengupta AS, Shawhan P, Shoemaker DH, Sibley A, Siemens X, Sigg D, Sinha S, Sintes AM, Slagmolen BJJ, Slutsky J, Smith JR, Smith MR, Smith ND, Somiya K, Sorazu B, Stein LC, Stochino A, Stone R, Strain KA, Strom DM, Stuver A, Summerscales TZ, Sun KX, Sung M, Sutton PJ, Takahashi H, Tanner DB, Taylor R, Taylor R, Thacker J, Thorne KA, Thorne KS, Thüring A, Tokmakov KV, Torres C, Torrie C, Traylor G, Trias M, Tyler W, Ugolini D, Ulmen J, Urbanek K, Vahlbruch H, Van Den Broeck C, van der Sluys M, Vass S, Vaulin R, Vecchio A, Veitch J, Veitch P, Villar A, Vorvick C, Vyachanin SP, Waldman SJ, Wallace L, Ward H, Ward R, Weinert M, Weinstein A, Weiss R, Wen S, Wette K, Whelan JT, Whitcomb SE, Whiting BF, Wilkinson C, Willems PA, Williams HR, Williams L, Willke B, Wilmut I, Winkler W, Wipf CC, Wiseman AG, Woan G, Wooley R, Worden J, Wu W, Yakushin I, Yamamoto H, Yan Z, Yoshida S, Zanolin M, Zhang J, Zhang L, Zhao C, Zotov N, Zucker M, Zweizig J, Barthelmy S, Gehrels N, Hurley KC, Palmer D. Search for gravitational-wave bursts from soft gamma repeaters. Phys Rev Lett 2008; 101:211102. [PMID: 19113401 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.101.211102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2008] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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We present a LIGO search for short-duration gravitational waves (GWs) associated with soft gamma ray repeater (SGR) bursts. This is the first search sensitive to neutron star f modes, usually considered the most efficient GW emitting modes. We find no evidence of GWs associated with any SGR burst in a sample consisting of the 27 Dec. 2004 giant flare from SGR 1806-20 and 190 lesser events from SGR 1806-20 and SGR 1900+14. The unprecedented sensitivity of the detectors allows us to set the most stringent limits on transient GW amplitudes published to date. We find upper limit estimates on the model-dependent isotropic GW emission energies (at a nominal distance of 10 kpc) between 3x10;{45} and 9x10;{52} erg depending on waveform type, detector antenna factors and noise characteristics at the time of the burst. These upper limits are within the theoretically predicted range of some SGR models.
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- B Abbott
- LIGO-California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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Abbott B, Abbott R, Adhikari R, Agresti J, Ajith P, Allen B, Allen J, Amin R, Anderson SB, Anderson WG, Araya M, Armandula H, Ashley M, Aulbert C, Babak S, Balasubramanian R, Ballmer S, Barish BC, Barker C, Barker D, Barton MA, Bayer K, Belczynski K, Betzwieser J, Bhawal B, Bilenko IA, Billingsley G, Black E, Blackburn K, Blackburn L, Bland B, Bogue L, Bork R, Bose S, Brady PR, Braginsky VB, Brau JE, Brown DA, Buonanno A, Busby D, Butler WE, Cadonati L, Cagnoli G, Camp JB, Cannizzo J, Cannon K, Cardenas L, Carter K, Casey MM, Charlton P, Chatterji S, Chen Y, Chin D, Christensen N, Cokelaer T, Colacino CN, Coldwell R, Cook D, Corbitt T, Coyne D, Creighton JDE, Creighton TD, Dalrymple J, D'Ambrosio E, Danzmann K, Davies G, DeBra D, Dergachev V, Desai S, DeSalvo R, Dhurandar S, Díaz M, Di Credico A, Drever RWP, Dupuis RJ, Ehrens P, Etzel T, Evans M, Evans T, Fairhurst S, Finn LS, Franzen KY, Frey RE, Fritschel P, Frolov VV, Fyffe M, Ganezer KS, Garofoli J, Gholami I, Giaime JA, Goda K, Goggin L, González G, Gray C, Gretarsson AM, Grimmett D, Grote H, Grunewald S, Guenther M, Gustafson R, Hamilton WO, Hanna C, Hanson J, Hardham C, Harry G, Heefner J, Heng IS, Hewitson M, Hindman N, Hoang P, Hough J, Hua W, Ito M, Itoh Y, Ivanov A, Johnson B, Johnson WW, Jones DI, Jones G, Jones L, Kalogera V, Katsavounidis E, Kawabe K, Kawamura S, Kells W, Khan A, Kim C, King P, Klimenko S, Koranda S, Kozak D, Krishnan B, Landry M, Lantz B, Lazzarini A, Lei M, Leonor I, Libbrecht K, Lindquist P, Liu S, Lormand M, Lubinski M, Lück H, Luna M, Machenschalk B, MacInnis M, Mageswaran M, Mailand K, Malec M, Mandic V, Marka S, Maros E, Mason K, Matone L, Mavalvala N, McCarthy R, McClelland DE, McHugh M, McNabb JWC, Melissinos A, Mendell G, Mercer RA, Meshkov S, Messaritaki E, Messenger C, Mikhailov E, Mitra S, Mitrofanov VP, Mitselmakher G, Mittleman R, Miyakawa O, Mohanty S, Moreno G, Mossavi K, Mueller G, Mukherjee S, Myers E, Myers J, Nash T, Nocera F, Noel JS, O'Reilly B, O'Shaughnessy R, Ottaway DJ, Overmier H, Owen BJ, Pan Y, Papa MA, Parameshwaraiah V, Parameswariah C, Pedraza M, Penn S, Pitkin M, Prix R, Quetschke V, Raab F, Radkins H, Rahkola R, Rakhmanov M, Rawlins K, Ray-Majumder S, Re V, Regimbau T, Reitze DH, Riesen R, Riles K, Rivera B, Robertson DI, Robertson NA, Robinson C, Roddy S, Rodriguez A, Rollins J, Romano JD, Romie J, Rowan S, Rüdiger A, Ruet L, Russell P, Ryan K, Sandberg V, Sanders GH, Sannibale V, Sarin P, Sathyaprakash BS, Saulson PR, Savage R, Sazonov A, Schilling R, Schofield R, Schutz BF, Schwinberg P, Scott SM, Seader SE, Searle AC, Sears B, Sellers D, Sengupta AS, Shawhan P, Shoemaker DH, Sibley A, Siemens X, Sigg D, Sintes AM, Smith J, Smith MR, Spjeld O, Strain KA, Strom DM, Stuver A, Summerscales T, Sung M, Sutton PJ, Tanner DB, Taylor R, Thorne KA, Thorne KS, Tokmakov KV, Torres C, Torrie C, Traylor G, Tyler W, Ugolini D, Ungarelli C, Vallisneri M, van Putten M, Vass S, Vecchio A, Veitch J, Vorvick C, Vyachanin SP, Wallace L, Ward H, Ward R, Watts K, Webber D, Weiland U, Weinstein A, Weiss R, Wen S, Wette K, Whelan JT, Whitcomb SE, Whiting BF, Wiley S, Wilkinson C, Willems PA, Willke B, Wilson A, Winkler W, Wise S, Wiseman AG, Woan G, Woods D, Wooley R, Worden J, Yakushin I, Yamamoto H, Yoshida S, Zanolin M, Zhang L, Zotov N, Zucker M, Zweizig J. Upper limits on a stochastic background of gravitational waves. Phys Rev Lett 2005; 95:221101. [PMID: 16384203 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.95.221101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2005] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory has performed a third science run with much improved sensitivities of all three interferometers. We present an analysis of approximately 200 hours of data acquired during this run, used to search for a stochastic background of gravitational radiation. We place upper bounds on the energy density stored as gravitational radiation for three different spectral power laws. For the flat spectrum, our limit of omega0 < 8.4 x 10(-4) in the 69-156 Hz band is approximately 10(5) times lower than the previous result in this frequency range.
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- B Abbott
- LIGO-California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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Abbott B, Abbott R, Adhikari R, Ageev A, Allen B, Amin R, Anderson SB, Anderson WG, Araya M, Armandula H, Ashley M, Asiri F, Aufmuth P, Aulbert C, Babak S, Balasubramanian R, Ballmer S, Barish BC, Barker C, Barker D, Barnes M, Barr B, Barton MA, Bayer K, Beausoleil R, Belczynski K, Bennett R, Berukoff SJ, Betzwieser J, Bhawal B, Bilenko IA, Billingsley G, Black E, Blackburn K, Blackburn L, Bland B, Bochner B, Bogue L, Bork R, Bose S, Brady PR, Braginsky VB, Brau JE, Brown DA, Bullington A, Bunkowski A, Buonanno A, Burgess R, Busby D, Butler WE, Byer RL, Cadonati L, Cagnoli G, Camp JB, Cantley CA, Cardenas L, Carter K, Casey MM, Castiglione J, Chandler A, Chapsky J, Charlton P, Chatterji S, Chelkowski S, Chen Y, Chickarmane V, Chin D, Christensen N, Churches D, Cokelaer T, Colacino C, Coldwell R, Coles M, Cook D, Corbitt T, Coyne D, Creighton JDE, Creighton TD, Crooks DRM, Csatorday P, Cusack BJ, Cutler C, D'Ambrosio E, Danzmann K, Daw E, DeBra D, Delker T, Dergachev V, DeSalvo R, Dhurandhar S, Di Credico A, Díaz M, Ding H, Drever RWP, Dupuis RJ, Edlund JA, Ehrens P, Elliffe EJ, Etzel T, Evans M, Evans T, Fairhurst S, Fallnich C, Farnham D, Fejer MM, Findley T, Fine M, Finn LS, Franzen KY, Freise A, Frey R, Fritschel P, Frolov VV, Fyffe M, Ganezer KS, Garofoli J, Giaime JA, Gillespie A, Goda K, González G, Gossler S, Grandclément P, Grant A, Gray C, Gretarsson AM, Grimmett D, Grote H, Grunewald S, Guenther M, Gustafson E, Gustafson R, Hamilton WO, Hammond M, Hanson J, Hardham C, Harms J, Harry G, Hartunian A, Heefner J, Hefetz Y, Heinzel G, Heng IS, Hennessy M, Hepler N, Heptonstall A, Heurs M, Hewitson M, Hild S, Hindman N, Hoang P, Hough J, Hrynevych M, Hua W, Ito M, Itoh Y, Ivanov A, Jennrich O, Johnson B, Johnson WW, Johnston WR, Jones DI, Jones L, Jungwirth D, Kalogera V, Katsavounidis E, Kawabe K, Kawamura S, Kells W, Kern J, Khan A, Killbourn S, Killow CJ, Kim C, King C, King P, Klimenko S, Koranda S, Kötter K, Kovalik J, Kozak D, Krishnan B, Landry M, Langdale J, Lantz B, Lawrence R, Lazzarini A, Lei M, Leonor I, Libbrecht K, Libson A, Lindquist P, Liu S, Logan J, Lormand M, Lubinski M, Lück H, Lyons TT, Machenschalk B, MacInnis M, Mageswaran M, Mailand K, Majid W, Malec M, Mann F, Marin A, Márka S, Maros E, Mason J, Mason K, Matherny O, Matone L, Mavalvala N, McCarthy R, McClelland DE, McHugh M, McNabb JWC, Mendell G, Mercer RA, Meshkov S, Messaritaki E, Messenger C, Mitrofanov VP, Mitselmakher G, Mittleman R, Miyakawa O, Miyoki S, Mohanty S, Moreno G, Mossavi K, Mueller G, Mukherjee S, Murray P, Myers J, Nagano S, Nash T, Nayak R, Newton G, Nocera F, Noel JS, Nutzman P, Olson T, O'Reilly B, Ottaway DJ, Ottewill A, Ouimette D, Overmier H, Owen BJ, Pan Y, Papa MA, Parameshwaraiah V, Parameswariah C, Pedraza M, Penn S, Pitkin M, Plissi M, Prix R, Quetschke V, Raab F, Radkins H, Rahkola R, Rakhmanov M, Rao SR, Rawlins K, Ray-Majumder S, Re V, Redding D, Regehr MW, Regimbau T, Reid S, Reilly KT, Reithmaier K, Reitze DH, Richman S, Riesen R, Riles K, Rivera B, Rizzi A, Robertson DI, Robertson NA, Robison L, Roddy S, Rollins J, Romano JD, Romie J, Rong H, Rose D, Rotthoff E, Rowan S, Rüdiger A, Russell P, Ryan K, Salzman I, Sandberg V, Sanders GH, Sannibale V, Sathyaprakash B, Saulson PR, Savage R, Sazonov A, Schilling R, Schlaufman K, Schmidt V, Schnabel R, Schofield R, Schutz BF, Schwinberg P, Scott SM, Seader SE, Searle AC, Sears B, Seel S, Seifert F, Sengupta AS, Shapiro CA, Shawhan P, Shoemaker DH, Shu QZ, Sibley A, Siemens X, Sievers L, Sigg D, Sintes AM, Smith JR, Smith M, Smith MR, Sneddon PH, Spero R, Stapfer G, Steussy D, Strain KA, Strom D, Stuver A, Summerscales T, Sumner MC, Sutton PJ, Sylvestre J, Takamori A, Tanner DB, Tariq H, Taylor I, Taylor R, Taylor R, Thorne KA, Thorne KS, Tibbits M, Tilav S, Tinto M, Tokmakov KV, Torres C, Torrie C, Traylor G, Tyler W, Ugolini D, Ungarelli C, Vallisneri M, van Putten M, Vass S, Vecchio A, Veitch J, Vorvick C, Vyachanin SP, Wallace L, Walther H, Ward H, Ware B, Watts K, Webber D, Weidner A, Weiland U, Weinstein A, Weiss R, Welling H, Wen L, Wen S, Whelan JT, Whitcomb SE, Whiting BF, Wiley S, Wilkinson C, Willems PA, Williams PR, Williams R, Willke B, Wilson A, Winjum BJ, Winkler W, Wise S, Wiseman AG, Woan G, Wooley R, Worden J, Wu W, Yakushin I, Yamamoto H, Yoshida S, Zaleski KD, Zanolin M, Zawischa I, Zhang L, Zhu R, Zotov N, Zucker M, Zweizig J, Kramer M, Lyne AG. Limits on gravitational-wave emission from selected pulsars using LIGO data. Phys Rev Lett 2005; 94:181103. [PMID: 15904354 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.94.181103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2004] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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We place direct upper limits on the amplitude of gravitational waves from 28 isolated radio pulsars by a coherent multidetector analysis of the data collected during the second science run of the LIGO interferometric detectors. These are the first direct upper limits for 26 of the 28 pulsars. We use coordinated radio observations for the first time to build radio-guided phase templates for the expected gravitational-wave signals. The unprecedented sensitivity of the detectors allows us to set strain upper limits as low as a few times 10(-24). These strain limits translate into limits on the equatorial ellipticities of the pulsars, which are smaller than 10(-5) for the four closest pulsars.
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- B Abbott
- LIGO-California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA
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STATEMENT OF PROBLEM Implant abutment screw joints tend to loosen under clinical conditions. During impression and prosthesis fabrication, repeated clinical closing and opening of abutment screws may cause component wear and decrease frictional fit of the mating parts, resulting in altered resistance to opening and potential for loss of preload in function. PURPOSE This study recorded changes in opening torque values due to multiple consecutive closures at a constant torque within and between different abutment/implant (A/I) systems. MATERIAL AND METHODS Repeated opening-closing cycles were used to simulate in vitro embedment relaxation and component wear of 7 A/I systems from 5 manufacturers. Screw opening torque values were recorded up to 200 consecutive closures at 20 N/cm. RESULTS A progressive decrease in opening torque values was measured in all implant systems. Significant differences were found between A/I systems. Systems with morse tapered and spline connections consistently maintained a higher resistance to opening force. Percentage torque loss ranged from 3% to 20% on immediate opening, and from 4.5% to 36% for average of first 30 opening/closing cycles. CONCLUSION Repeated opening and closing of implant abutment screws caused progressive loss of torque retention with variations between systems. This was probably due to a decrease in the coefficient of friction between the mating components.
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- E I Weiss
- The Maurice and Gabriela Goldschleger School of Dental Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
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STATEMENT OF PURPOSE A significant percentage of abutment/implant (A/I) assemblies tend to unscrew on functional loading. PURPOSE This in vitro study evaluated the maximum closing torque generated manually for comparison with recommended closing torque values in 5 implant systems. METHODS Closing torque generated by 9 operators with 5 manual torque drivers was measured and compared by using a mannequin and torque gauge assembly. RESULTS Closing torque values were found to be significantly different between operators and between implant systems (P <.0001). Mean closing torque values of 9 operators performing 5 closures for 5 systems ranged from 7 to 14.6 N/cm for habitual closures and from 9.4 to 19.9 N/cm for maximum closures. CONCLUSIONS The results demonstrated that maximum manual closure did not approach recommended closing torque in any of the system measured. Significant interoperator and intraoperator variability was found in the closing torque with manual drivers, and the driver diameter and grip were probably an important feature in the generation of high closing torque.
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- M Gross
- The Maurice and Gabriela Goldschleger School of Dental Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel.
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Zhai Y, Ni J, Jiang GW, Lu J, Xing L, Lincoln C, Carter KC, Janat F, Kozak D, Xu S, Rojas L, Aggarwal BB, Ruben S, Li LY, Gentz R, Yu GL. VEGI, a novel cytokine of the tumor necrosis factor family, is an angiogenesis inhibitor that suppresses the growth of colon carcinomas in vivo. FASEB J 1999; 13:181-9. [PMID: 9872942 DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.13.1.181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 121] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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A novel member of the tumor necrosis factor (TNF) family has been identified from the human umbilical vein endothelial cell cDNA library, named vascular endothelial growth inhibitor (VEGI). The VEGI gene was mapped to human chromosome 9q32. The cDNA for VEGI encodes a protein of 174 amino acid residues with the characteristics of a type II transmembrane protein. Its amino acid sequence is 20-30% identical to other members of the TNF family. Unlike other members of the TNF family, VEGI is expressed predominantly in endothelial cells. Local production of a secreted form of VEGI via gene transfer caused complete suppression of the growth of MC-38 murine colon cancers in syngeneic C57BL/6 mice. Histological examination showed marked reduction of vascularization in MC-38 tumors that expressed soluble but not membrane-bound VEGI or were transfected with control vector. The conditioned media from soluble VEGI-expressing cells showed marked inhibitory effect on in vitro proliferation of adult bovine aortic endothelial cells. Our data suggest that VEGI is a novel angiogenesis inhibitor of the TNF family and functions in part by directly inhibiting endothelial cell proliferation. The results further suggest that VEGI maybe highly valuable toward angiogenesis-based cancer therapy.
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- Y Zhai
- Human Genome Sciences, Inc., Rockville, Maryland 20850, USA.
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The use of guided tissue regeneration in conjunction with implants is a routine procedure in oral implant reconstruction. Three patient reports of the staged approach are presented and discussed. Implants were placed in regenerated bone 9 months after augmentation. Barrier membranes, with and without supporting screws, were used in different types of extraction site defects and followed for 2 years postoperatively.
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- Z Artzi
- Department of Periodontology, Maurice and Gabriela Goldschleger School of Dental Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel
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A pilot trial was conducted to test adherence to specific lifestyle interventions among Pima Indians of Arizona, and to compare them for changes in risk factors for diabetes mellitus. Ninety-five obese, normoglycaemic men and women, aged 25-54 years, were randomized to treatments named 'Pima Action' (Action) and 'Pima Pride' (Pride), which were tested for 12 months. Action involved structured activity and nutrition interventions, and Pride included unstructured activities emphasizing Pima history and culture. Adherence to interventions, changes in self-reported activity and diet, and changes in weight, glucose concentrations, and other risk factors were assessed regularly. Thirty-five eligible subjects who had declined randomization were also followed as an 'observational' group and 22 members of this group were examined once at a median of 25 months for changes in weight and glucose concentration. After 12 months of intervention, members of both intervention groups reported increased levels of physical activity (median: Action 7.3 h month(-1), Pride 6.3 h month(-1), p < 0.001 for each), and Pride members reported decreased starch intake (28 g, p = 0.008). Body mass index, systolic and diastolic blood pressures, weight, 2-h glucose and 2-h insulin had all increased in Action members (p < 0.003 for each), and waist circumference had decreased in Pride members (p = 0.05). Action members gained more weight than Pride members (2.5 kg vs 0.8 kg, p = 0.06), and had a greater increase in 2-h glucose than Pride members (1.33 mM vs 0.03 mM, p = 0.007). Members of the observational group gained an average of 1.9 kg year(-1) in weight and had an increase of 0.36 mM year(-1) in 2-h glucose. Sustaining adherence in behavioural interventions over a long term was challenging. Pimas may find a less direct, less structured, and more participative intervention more acceptable than a direct and highly structured approach.
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- K M Narayan
- Diabetes and Arthritis Epidemiology Section, Phoenix Epidemiology and Clinical Research Branch, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, Arizona, USA
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Krainer AR, Mayeda A, Kozak D, Binns G. Functional expression of cloned human splicing factor SF2: homology to RNA-binding proteins, U1 70K, and Drosophila splicing regulators. Cell 1991; 66:383-94. [PMID: 1830244 DOI: 10.1016/0092-8674(91)90627-b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 432] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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SF2 is a protein factor essential for constitutive pre-mRNA splicing in HeLa cell extracts and also activates proximal alternative 5' splice sites in a concentration-dependent manner. This latter property suggests a role for SF2 in preventing exon skipping, ensuring the accuracy of splicing, and regulating alternative splicing. Human SF2 cDNAs have been isolated and overexpressed in bacteria. Recombinant SF2 is active in splicing and stimulates proximal 5' splice sites. SF2 has a C-terminal region rich in arginine-serine dipeptides, similar to the RS domains of the U1 snRNP 70K polypeptide and the Drosophila alternative splicing regulators transformer, transformer-2, and suppressor-of-white-apricot. Like transformer-2 and 70K, SF2 contains an RNP-type RNA recognition motif.
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- A R Krainer
- Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, New York 11724-2208
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SF2 is a 33 kd protein factor required for 5' splice site cleavage and lariat formation during pre-mRNA splicing in HeLa cell extracts. In addition to its essential role in constitutive splicing, SF2 can strongly influence 5' splice site selection. When pre-mRNAs containing multiple cis-competing 5' splice sites are spliced in vitro, high concentrations of purified SF2 promote the use of the 5' splice site closest to the 3' splice site. However, SF2 discriminates properly between authentic and cryptic splice sites. These effects of SF2 on splice site selection may reflect the cellular mechanisms that prevent exon skipping and ensure the accuracy of splicing. In addition, alterations in the concentration or activity of SF2, and of other general splicing factors, may serve to regulate alternative splicing in vivo.
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- A R Krainer
- Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, New York 11724
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SF2, an activity necessary for 5' splice site cleavage and lariat formation during pre-mRNA splicing in vitro, has been purified to near homogeneity from HeLa cells. The purest fraction contains only two related polypeptides of 33 kD. This fraction is sufficient to complement an S100 fraction, which contains the remaining splicing factors, to splice several pre-mRNAs. The optimal amount of SF2 required for efficient splicing depends on the pre-mRNA substrate. SF2 is distinct from the hnRNP A1 and U1 snRNP a polypeptides, which are similar in size. Endogenous hnRNA copurifies with SF2, but this activity does not appear to have an essential RNA component. SF2 appear to be necessary for the assembly or stabilization of the earliest specific prespliceosome complex, although in the absence of other components, it can bind RNA in a nonspecific manner. SF2 copurifies with an activity that promotes the annealing of complementary RNAs. Thus, SF2 may promote specific RNA-RNA interactions between snRNAs and pre-mRNA, between complementary snRNA regions, and/or involving intramolecular pre-mRNA helices. Other purified proteins with RNA annealing activity cannot substitute for SF2 in the splicing reaction.
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- A R Krainer
- Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, New York 11724
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Tuller E, Kozak D. Environmental assessment helps in planning process. Hospitals 1979; 53:98-101. [PMID: 468166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The AHA's planning document, which identifies factors that affect the hospital industry on a nationwide basis, can be a useful reference for individual hospitals in identifying similar factors that affect them on the local level.
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Tuller E, Kozak D. Logical thought process key to corporate plan. Hospitals 1979; 53:82-4. [PMID: 457079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Corporate planning allows an organization to determine where it is going and how it will get there. There are two major phases that make up this planning process.
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Kozak D. Osmotische Koeffizienten der Maleinsäurel Äthylen-Copolymer-Lösungen. Colloid Polym Sci 1978. [DOI: 10.1007/bf01679388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Skerjanc J, Kozak D, Hocevar S, Vesnaver G, Jus B, Dolar D. Thermodynamic properties of polyelectrolyte solutions containing mixtures of monovalent and trivalent counterions. Biophys Chem 1976; 6:9-13. [PMID: 1016688 DOI: 10.1016/0301-4622(76)80056-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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The osmotic coefficients, heats of dilution, and volume changes on dilution of aqueous solutions containing mixtures of polystyrenesulfonic acid and its lanthanum salt have been determined at 25 degrees C. The curve representing the osmotic coefficient as a function of the equivalent fraction of the acid has a maximum; the corresponding curves for the enthalpy and volume changes on dilution have a sigmoidal shape. Experimental results have been compared with predictions of the theory based on the cell model with cylindrical symmetry. A semiquantitative agreement between theory and experiment has been found.
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Kozak D, Rudobielska M. [Behavior of the transferrin level in infants and its relation to the method of nutrition]. Pediatr Pol 1965; 40:801-7. [PMID: 5852218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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