Sensitivity of the Rome Gravitational Wave Experiment with the Explorer Cryogenic Resonant Antenna Operating at 2 K
- 1 May 1990
- journal article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Europhysics Letters
- Vol. 12 (1) , 5-11
- https://doi.org/10.1209/0295-5075/12/1/002
Abstract
We report on the results obtained with a cryogenic gravitational wave antenna equipped with a d.c. SQUID, operating at 2 K. During a period of a few days in April 1989 the measured noise temperature (for short bursts of gravitational waves) was Teff 7 mK corresponding to a sensitivity of hc 710-19. This result allows to improve the previously published upper limits for the rate of gravitational wave bursts.Keywords
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