Joshua Smith's Publications
2008
2007
  • "Demonstration and comparison of tuned and detuned signal recycling in a large-scale gravitational wave detector", S Hild, H Grote, M Hewitson, H Lück, JR Smith, K A Strain, B Willke and K Danzmann, Class. Quantum Grav. 24 1513-1523 (2007).
    http://stacks.iop.org/0264-9381/24/1513

    • A Class. Quantum Grav. Editor's Choice Article.

  • "Charge measurement and mitigation for the main test masses of the GEO 600 gravitational wave observatory", M Hewitson, K Danzmann, H Grote, S Hild, J Hough, H Lück, S Rowan, JR Smith, KA Strain and B Willke, Class. Quantum Grav. 24 6379-6391 (2007). http://stacks.iop.org/0264-9381/24/6379

  • "Photon-pressure-induced test mass deformation in gravitational-wave detectors", S Hild, M Brinkmann, K Danzmann, H Grote, M Hewitson, J Hough, H Lück, I Martin, K Mossavi, N Rainer, S Reid, JR Smith, K Strain, M Weinert, P Willems, B Willke and W Winkler, Class. Quantum Grav. 24 5681-5688 (2007). http://stacks.iop.org/0264-9381/24/5681

  • "Physical instrumental vetoes for gravitational-wave burst triggers", P Ajith, M Hewitson, JR Smith, H Grote, S Hild and KA Strain, Phys. Rev. D 76 042004 1-11 (2007).
    http://link.aps.org/abstract/PRD/v76/e042004

  • "A statistical veto method employing a back-coupling consistency check", S Hild, P Ajith, M Hewitson, H Grote, JR Smith, Class. Quantum Grav. 24 3783-3798 (2007).
    http://stacks.iop.org/0264-9381/24/3783

  • "Searches for periodic gravitational waves from unknown isolated sources and Scorpius X-1: Results from the second LIGO science run", B. Abbott et al., Phys. Rev. D 76, 082001 (2007).
    http://link.aps.org/abstract/PRD/v76/e082001

  • "Search for gravitational wave radiation associated with the pulsating tail of the SGR 1806-20 hyperflare of 27 December 2004 using LIGO", B. Abbott et al., Phys. Rev. D 76, 062003 (2007).
    http://link.aps.org/abstract/PRD/v76/e062003

  • "Search for gravitational-wave bursts in LIGO data from the fourth science run", B. Abbott et al., Class. Quantum Grav. 24 5343-5369 (2007).
    http://stacks.iop.org/0264-9381/24/5343

  • "Upper limits on gravitational wave emission from 78 radio pulsars", B. Abbott et al., Phys. Rev. D 76, 042001 (2007).
    http://link.aps.org/abstract/PRD/v76/e042001

  • "Upper limit map of a background of gravitational waves", B. Abbott et al., Phys. Rev. D 76, 082003 (2007).
    http://link.aps.org/abstract/PRD/v76/e082003

  • "First cross-correlation analysis of interferometric and resonant-bar gravitational-wave data for stochastic backgrounds", B. Abbott et al., Phys. Rev. D 76, 022001 (2007).
    http://link.aps.org/abstract/PRD/v76/e022001


2006
  • "Formulation of Instrument Noise Analysis Techniques and Their Use in the Commissioning of the Gravitational Wave Observatory, GEO600", JR Smith, PhD Thesis, University of Hannover (2006).
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  • "Linear projection of technical noise for interferometric gravitational-wave detectors", JR Smith, P Ajith, H Grote, M Hewitson, S Hild, H Lück, KA Strain, B Willke, J Hough and K Danzmann, Class. Quantum Grav. 23 527-537 (2006).
    http://stacks.iop.org/CQG/23/527

  • "Measurement of a low-absorption sample of OH-reduced fused silica", S Hild, H Lück, W Winkler, K Strain, H Grote, J Smith, M Malec, M Hewitson, B Willke, J Hough, and K Danzmann, Appl. Opt. 45 7269-7272 (2006).
    http://www.opticsinfobase.org/abstract.cfm?URI=ao-45-28-7269

  • "Robust vetoes for gravitational-wave burst triggers using known instrumental couplings", P Ajith, M Hewitson, JR Smith, KA Strain, Class. Quantum Grav. 23 5825-5837 (2006).
    http://stacks.iop.org/CQG/23/5825

  • "A photon pressure calibrator for the GEO600 gravitational wave detector", K Mossavi, M Hewitson, S Hild, F Seifert, U Weiland, JR Smith, H Lück, H Grote, B Willke, K Danzmann, Phys. Lett. A 353 1-3 (2006).
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physleta.2005.12.053

  • "Towards gravitational wave astronomy: Commissioning and characterization of GEO600", S Hild, H Grote, JR Smith, M Hewitson, J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. 32 66-73 (2006).
    http://stacks.iop.org/JPCS/32/66

  • "Status of the GEO600 detector", H Lück, P Ajith, B Allen, P Aufmuth, C Aulbert, S Babak, R Balasubramanian, BW Barr, S Berukoff, A Bunkowski, G Cagnoli, CA Cantley, MM Casey, S Chelkowski, Y Chen, D Churches, T Cokelaer, CN Colacino, DRM Crooks, C Cutler, K Danzmann, RJ Dupuis, E Elliffe, C Fallnich, A Franzen, A Freise, I Gholami, S Goßler, A Grant, H Grote, S Grunewald, J Harms, B Hage, G Heinzel, IS Heng, A Hepstonstall, M Heurs, M Hewitson, S Hild, J Hough, Y Itoh, G Jones, R Jones, SH Huttner, K Kötter, B Krishnan, P Kwee, M Luna, B Machenschalk, M Malec, RA Mercer, T Meier, C Messenger, S Mohanty, K Mossavi, S Mukherjee, P Murray, GP Newton, MA Papa, M Perreur-Lloyd, M Pitkin, MV Plissi, R Prix, V Quetschke, V Re, T Regimbau, H Rehbein, S Reid, L Ribichini, DI Robertson, NA Robertson, C Robinson, JD Romano, S Rowan, A Rüdiger, BS Sathyaprakash, R Schilling, R Schnabel, BF Schutz, F Seifert, AM Sintes, JR Smith, PH Sneddon, KA Strain, I Taylor, R Taylor, A Thüring, C Ungarelli, H Vahlbruch, A Vecchio, J Veitch, H Ward, U Weiland, H Welling, L Wen, P Williams, B Willke, W Winkler, G Woan, R Zhu, Class. Quantum Grav. 23 S71-S78 (2006).
    http://stacks.iop.org/CQG/23/S71

  • "The GEO HF project", B Willke, P Ajith, B Allen, P Aufmuth, C Aulbert, S Babak, R Balasubramanian, BW Barr, S Berukoff, A Bunkowski, G Cagnoli, CA Cantley, MM Casey, S Chelkowski, Y Chen, D Churches, T Cokelaer, CN Colacino, DRM Crooks, C Cutler, K Danzmann, RJ Dupuis, E Elliffe, C Fallnich, A Franzen, A Freise, I Gholami, S Goßler, A Grant, H Grote, S Grunewald, J Harms, B Hage, G Heinzel, IS Heng, A Hepstonstall, M Heurs, M Hewitson, S Hild, J Hough, Y Itoh, G Jones, R Jones, SH Huttner, K Kötter, B Krishnan, P Kwee, H Lück, M Luna, B Machenschalk, M Malec, RA Mercer, T Meier, C Messenger, S Mohanty, K Mossavi, S Mukherjee, P Murray, GP Newton, MA Papa, M Perreur-Lloyd, M Pitkin, MV Plissi, R Prix, V Quetschke, V Re, T Regimbau, H Rehbein, S Reid, L Ribichini, DI Robertson, NA Robertson, C Robinson, JD Romano, S Rowan, A Rüdiger, BS Sathyaprakash, R Schilling, R Schnabel, BF Schutz, F Seifert, AM Sintes, JR Smith, PH Sneddon, KA Strain, I Taylor, R Taylor, A Thüring, C Ungarelli, H Vahlbruch, A Vecchio, J Veitch, H Ward, U Weiland, H Welling, L Wen, P Williams, W Winkler, G Woan, R Zhu, Class. Quantum Grav. 23 S207-S214 (2006).
    http://stacks.iop.org/CQG/23/S207

  • "Search for gravitational waves from binary black hole inspirals in LIGO data", B Abbott et al., Phys. Rev. D 73, 062001 (2006).
    http://link.aps.org/abstract/PRD/v73/e062001

  • "Joint LIGO and TAMA300 search for gravitational waves from inspiralling neutron star binaries", B Abbott et al., Phys. Rev. D 73, 102002 (2006).
    http://link.aps.org/abstract/PRD/v73/e102002

  • "Search for gravitational-wave bursts in LIGO's third science run", B Abbott et al., Class. Quantum Grav. 23 S29-S39 (2006).
    http://stacks.iop.org/0264-9381/23/S29


2005

2004
  • "Commissioning, characterization, and operation of the dual-recycled GEO 600", JR Smith, B Allen, P Aufmuth, C Aulbert, S Babak, R Balasubramanian, BW Barr, S Berukoff, A Bunkowski, G Cagnoli, CA Cantley, MM Casey, S Chelkowski, D Churches, T Cokelaer, CN Colacino, DRM Crooks, C Cutler, K Danzmann, R Davies, RJ Dupuis, E Elliffe, C Fallnich, A Franzen, A Freise, S Goßler, A Grant, H Grote, S Grunewald, J Harms, G Heinzel, IS Heng, A Hepstonstall, M Heurs, M Hewitson, S Hild, J Hough, Y Itoh, R Jones, SH Huttner, K Kawabe, C Killow, K Kötter, B Krishnan, V Leonhardt, H Lück, B Machenschalk, M Malec, RA Mercer, C Messenger, S Mohanty, K Mossavi, S Mukherjee, P Murray, S Nagano, GP Newton, MA Papa, M Perreur-Lloyd, M Pitkin, MV Plissi, V Quetschke, V Re, S Reid, L Ribichini, DI Robertson, NA Robertson, JD Romano, S Rowan, A Rüdiger, BS Sathyaprakash, R Schilling, R Schnabel, BF Schutz, F Seifert, AM Sintes, PH Sneddon, KA Strain, I Taylor, R Taylor, A Thüring, C Ungarelli, H Vahlbruch, A Vecchio, J Veitch, H Ward, U Weiland, H Welling, P Williams, B. Willke, W Winkler, G Woan, I Zawischa, Class. Quantum Grav. 21 S1737-S1745 (2004).
    http://www.iop.org/EJ/abstract/CQG/21/20/016/

  • "Mechanical quality factor measurements of monolithically suspended fused silica test masses of the GEO 600 gravitational wave detector", JR Smith, G Cagnoli, DRM Crooks, MM Fejer, S Goßler, H Lück, S Rowan, J Hough and K Danzmann, Class. Quantum Grav. 21 S1091-S1098 (2004).
    http://stacks.iop.org/CQG/21/S1091

  • "Principles of calibrating the dual-recycled GEO600", M Hewitson, G Heinzel, JR Smith, KA Strain, and H Ward, Rev. Sci. Instrum. 75 4702-4709 (2004).
    RSI

  • "Calibration of the dual-recycled GEO600 detector for the S3 science run", M Hewitson, S Babak, R Balasubramanian, K Danzmann, H Grote, G Heinzel, J Hough, MA Papa, JR Smith, KA Strain, H Ward, B Willke and G Woan, Class. Quantum Grav. 21 S1711-S1722 (2004).
    http://www.iop.org/EJ/abstract/CQG/21/20/014/

  • "Damping and tuning of the fiber violin modes in monolithic silica suspensions", S Goßler, G Cagnoli, DRM Crooks, H Lück, S Rowan, JR Smith, KA Strain, J Hough and K Danzmann Class. Quantum Grav. 21 S923-S933 (2004).
    http://stacks.iop.org/CQG/21/S923

  • "Status of GEO 600", BWillke, P Aufmuth, C Aulbert, S Babak, R Balasubramanian, BW Barr, S Berukoff, G Cagnoli, CA Cantley, MM Casey, S Chelkowski, D Churches, CN Colacino, DRM Crooks, C Cutler, K Danzmann, R Davies, RJ Dupuis, E Elliffe, C Fallnich, A Freise, S Goßler, A Grant, H Grote, S Grunewald, J Harms, G Heinzel, IS Heng, A Hepstonstall, M Heurs, M Hewitson, S Hild, J Hough, R Ingley, Y Itoh, O Jennrich, R Jones, SH Hutter, K Kawabe, C Killow, K Kötter, B Krishnan, V Leonhardt, H Lück, B Machenschalk, M Malec, RA Mercer, C Messenger, S Mohanty, K Mossavi, S Mukherjee, S Nagano, GP Newton, MA Papa, M Perreur-Lloyd, M Pitkin, MV Plissi, V Quetschke, V Re, S Reid, L Ribichini, DI Robertson, NA Robertson, S Rowan, A Rüdiger, BS Sathyaprakash, R Schilling, R Schnabel, BF Schutz, F Seifert, AM Sintes, JR Smith, PH Sneddon, KA Strain, I Taylor, CI Torrie, C Ungarelli, A Vecchio, H Ward, U Weiland, H Welling, P Williams, W Winkler, G Woan, I Zawischa, Class. Quantum Grav. 21 S417-S423 (2004).
    http://stacks.iop.org/CQG/21/S417

  • "The status of GEO 600", KA Strain, B Allen, P Aufmuth, C Aulbert, S Babak, R Balasubramanian, BW Barr, S Berukoff, A Bunkowski, G Cagnoli, CA Cantley, MM Casey, S Chelkowski, D Churches, T Cokelaer, CN Colacino, DR Crooks, C Cutler, K Danzmann, R Davies, RJ Dupuis, E Elliffe, C Fallnich, A Franzen, A Freise, S Gossler, A Grant, H Grote, S Grunewald, J Harms, G Heinzel, I Heng, A Hepstonstall, M Heurs, M Hewitson, S Hild, J Hough, Y Itoh, R Jones, SH Huttner, K Kawabe, C Killow, K Kötter, B Krishnan, V Leonhardt, H Lück, B Machenschalk, M Malec, RA Mercer, C Messenger, S Mohanty, K Mossavi, S Mukherjee, P Murray, S Nagano, GP Newton, MA Papa, M Perreur-Lloyd, M Pitkin, MV Plissi, V Quetschke, V Re, S Reid, L Ribichini, DI Robertson, NA Robertson, JD Romano, S Rowan, A Rüdiger, BS Sathyaprakash, R Schilling, R Schnabel, BF Schutz, F Seifert, AM Sintes, JR Smith, PH Sneddon, I Taylor, R Taylor, A Thüring, C Ungarelli, H Vahlbruch, A Vecchio, J Veitch, H Ward, U Weiland, H Welling, P Williams, B Willke, W Winkler, G Woan and I Zawischa, Optical Fabrication, Metrology, and Material Advancements for Telescopes. Edited by Atad-Ettedgui, Eli; Dierickx, Philippe. Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 5500, pp. 25-36 (2004).

  • "Detector Description and Performance for the First Coincidence Observations Between LIGO and GEO", the LIGO Scientific Collaborration, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A, Vol. 517/1-3, pp. 154-179 (2004).
    http://www.arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/0308043

  • "Setting upper limits on the strength of periodic gravitational waves from PSR J1939+2134 using the first science data from the GEO 600 and LIGO detectors", the LIGO Scientific Collaborration, Physical Review D 69, 082004 (2004).
    http://www.arxiv.org/PS_cache/gr-qc/0308050
    http://link.aps.org/abstract/PRD/v69/e082004

  • "Upper limits on the strength of periodic gravitational waves from PSR J1939+2134", the LIGO Scientific Collaborration, Classical and Quantum Gravity 21, S671-S676 (2004).
    http://www.iop.org/EJ/abstract/CQG/21/5/042/

  • "First upper limits from LIGO on gravitational wave bursts", the LIGO Scientific Collaborration, Physical Review D 69, 102001 (2004).
    http://www.arxiv.org/PS_cache/gr-qc/0312056
    http://link.aps.org/abstract/PRD/v69/e102001

  • "Analysis of LIGO data for gravitational waves from binary neutron stars", the LIGO Scientific Collaborration, Physical Review D 69, 122001 (2004).
    http://www.arxiv.org/PS_cache/gr-qc/0308069
    http://link.aps.org/abstract/PRD/v69/e122001

  • "Analysis of first LIGO science data for stochastic gravitational waves", the LIGO Scientific Collaborration, Physical Review D 69, 122004 (2004).
    http://www.arxiv.org/PS_cache/gr-qc/0312088
    http://link.aps.org/abstract/PRD/v69/e122004


2003
  • "Mechanical loss associated with silicate bonding of fused silica", JR Smith, GM Harry, JC Betzwieser, AM Gretarsson, DA Guild, SE Kittelberger, MJ Mortonson, SD Penn, PR Saulson, Class. Quantum Grav. 20 23 5039-5047 (2003).
    http://www.iop.org/EJ/abstract/CQG/20/23/007/


  • "A report on the status of the GEO 600 gravitational wave detector", M Hewitson, P Aufmuth, C Aulbert, S Babak, R Balasubramanian, BW Barr, S Berukoff, G Cagnoli, CA Cantley, MM Casey, S Chelkowski, D Churches, CN Colacino, DRM Crooks, C Cutler, K Danzmann, R Davies, R Dupuis, E Elliffe, C Fallnich, A Freise, S Goßler, A Grant, H Grote, S Grunewald, J Harms, G Heinzel, S Heng, A Hepstonstall, M Heurs, J Hough, Y Itoh, O Jennrich, R Jones, S Hutter, K Kawabe, C Killow, K Kötter, B Krishnan, V Leonhardt, H Lück, B Machenschalk, M Malec, K Mossavi, S Mohanty, S Mukherjee, S Nagano, GP Newton, MA Papa, M Perreur-Lloyd, M Pitkin, MV Plissi, V Quetschke, S Reid, L Ribichini, DI Robertson, NA Robertson, S Rowan, A Rüdiger, BS Sathyaprakash, R Schilling, R Schnabel, BF Schutz, F Seifert, AM Sintes, J Smith, P Sneddon, KA Strain, I Taylor, CI Torrie, A Vecchio, H Ward, U Weiland, H Welling, H Welling, P Williams, B Willke, W Winkler, G Woan, I Zawischa, Class. Quantum Grav. 20 S581-S591 (2003).
    http://stacks.iop.org/CQG/20/S581

  • "Detector characterization in GEO 600", AM Sintes, P Aufmuth, C Aulbert, S Babak, R Balasubramanian, BW Barr, S Berukoff, G Cagnoli, CA Cantley, MM Casey, S Chelkowski, D Churches, CN Colacino, DRM Crooks, C Cutler, K Danzmann, R Davies, R Dupuis, E Elliffe, C Fallnich, A Freise, S Goßler, A Grant, H Grote, S Grunewald, J Harms, G Heinzel, S Heng, A Hepstonstall, M Heurs, M Hewitson, J Hough, Y Itoh, O Jennrich, R Jones, S Hutter, K Kawabe, C Killow, K Kötter, B Krishnan, V Leonhardt, H Lück, B Machenschalk, M Malec, K Mossavi, S Mohanty, S Mukherjee, S Nagano, GP Newton, MA Papa, M Perreur-Lloyd, M Pitkin, MV Plissi, V Quetschke, S Reid, L Ribichini, DI Robertson, NA Robertson, S Rowan, A Rüdiger, BS Sathyaprakash, R Schilling, R Schnabel, BF Schutz, F Seifert, J Smith, P Sneddon, KA Strain, I Taylor, CI Torrie, A Vecchio, H Ward, U Weiland, H Welling, H Welling, P Williams, B Willke, W Winkler, G Woan, I Zawischa, Class. Quantum Grav. 20 S581-S591 (2003).
    http://stacks.iop.org/CQG/20/S731


2001
  • "High quality factor measured in fused silica", Steven D. Penn, Gregory M. Harry, Andri M. Gretarsson, Scott E. Kittelberger, Peter R. Saulson, John J. Schiller, Joshua R. Smith, Sol O. Swords, Rev. Sci. Instrum. 72 3670-3673 (2001).
    http://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/0009035
    RSI

Papers not yet published:
  • "The LSC glitch group : monitoring noise transients during the fifth LIGO science run", L. Blackburn et al., submitted to CQG.

  • "The search for gravitational wave bursts in the first year of LIGO data at initial design sensitivity", B. Abbott et al., manuscript in preparation.
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