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Session H20 - Gravitational Radiation - Experiment.
MIXED session, Sunday morning, April 30
102A, LBCC

[H20.001] End-to-End simulation program for interferometric gravitational wave detectors

B. Bhawal, M. Evans, E. Maros, M. Rakhmanov, R.L. Savage Jr., H. Yamamoto (LIGO Laboratory, California Institute of Technology,), G. Cella (Dipartmento di Fisica, Universita' di Pisa,), S. Klimenko (Department of Physics, University of Florida,)

A time-domain simulation program has been developed to provide an accurate description of interferometric gravitational wave detectors. The program simulates the time-evolution of fields, optics, mechanical structures and electronic and control systems. It is written in C++ and its modular design makes it possible to simulate wide variety of experimental configurations and processes using the same software without modifying the program. The flexibility of the simulation environment makes it easy to add new physics or functionalities. This is being utilized to build a model of LIGO (Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory) with the aim of aiding in the shakedown and integration of the interferometer subsystems, and ultimately the optimization of detector sensitivity.

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