The Allegro gravitational wave detector: Data acquisition and analysis

TL;DR

This paper details the data acquisition and analysis methods for the Allegro gravitational wave detector, focusing on filtering techniques, uncertainty measurements, and coincidence search windows for gravity wave bursts.

Contribution

It provides a comprehensive description of the data processing procedures and uncertainty quantification specific to the Allegro detector, enhancing gravitational wave detection accuracy.

Findings

Filtering techniques for gravity wave bursts are described.

Uncertainty windows for timing and signal strength are quantified.

Procedures improve the reliability of coincidence searches.

Abstract

We discuss the data acquisition and analysis procedures used on the Allegro gravity wave detector, including a full description of the filtering used for bursts of gravity waves. The uncertainties introduced into timing and signal strength estimates due to stationary noise are measured, giving the windows for both quantities in coincidence searches.