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Electromagnetic cavities as mechanical bars for gravitational waves

Published inPhysical review. D, vol. 108, no. 8, 084058
Publication date2023
First online date2023-10-26
Abstract

Superconducting cavities can operate analogously to Weber bar detectors of gravitational waves, converting mechanical to electromagnetic energy. The significantly reduced electromagnetic noise results in increased sensitivity to high-frequency signals well outside the bandwidth of the lowest mechanical resonance. In this work, we revisit such signals of gravitational waves and demonstrate that a setup similar to the existing MAGO prototype, operating in a scanning or broadband manner, could have sensitivity to strains of ∼10-22−10-18 for frequencies of ∼10  kHz–1  GHz.

Keywords
  • Energy: electromagnetic
  • Gravitational radiation
  • Cavity
  • Sensitivity
  • Noise
Citation (ISO format)
BERLIN, Asher et al. Electromagnetic cavities as mechanical bars for gravitational waves. In: Physical review. D, 2023, vol. 108, n° 8, p. 084058. doi: 10.1103/physrevd.108.084058
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Additional URL for this publicationhttps://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevD.108.084058
Journal ISSN2470-0010
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