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Errors on the inverse problem solution for a noisy spherical gravitational wave antenna
A single spherical antenna is capable of measuring the direction and
polarization of a gravitational wave. It is possible to solve the inverse
problem using only linear algebra even in the presence of noise. The simplicity
of this solution enables one to explore the error on the solution using
standard techniques. In this paper we derive the error on the direction and
polarization measurements of a gravitational wave. We show that the solid angle
error and the uncertainty on the wave amplitude are direction independent. We
also discuss the possibility of determining the polarization amplitudes with
isotropic sensitivity for any given gravitational wave source.Comment: 13 pages, 4 figures, LaTeX2e, IOP style, submitted to CQ
Evidence for Antipodal Hot Spots During X-ray Bursts From 4U 1636-536
The discovery of high-frequency brightness oscillations in thermonuclear
X-ray bursts from several neutron-star low-mass X-ray binaries has important
implications for the beat frequency model of kilohertz quasi-periodic
brightness oscillations, the propagation of nuclear burning, the structure of
the subsurface magnetic fields in neutron stars, and the equation of state of
high-density matter. These implications depend crucially on whether the
observed frequency is the stellar spin frequency or its first overtone. Here we
report an analysis of five bursts from 4U 1636-536 which exhibit strong
oscillations at approximately 580 Hz. We show that combining the data from the
first 0.75 seconds of each of the five bursts yields a signal at 290 Hz that is
significant at the level when the number of trials is taken
into account. This strongly indicates that 290 Hz is the spin frequency of this
neutron star and that 580 Hz is its first overtone, in agreement with other
arguments about this source but in contrast to suggestions in the literature
that 580 Hz is the true spin frequency. The method used here, which is an
algorithm for combining time series data from the five bursts so that the
phases of the 580 Hz oscillations are aligned, may be used in any source to
search for weak oscillations that have frequencies related in a definite way to
the frequency of a strong oscillation.Comment: 9 pages including one figure, uses aaspp4.sty, submitted to The
Astrophysical Journal Letters on September 1
Thermal diagnostic of the Optical Window on board LISA Pathfinder
Vacuum conditions inside the LTP Gravitational Reference Sensor must comply
with rather demanding requirements. The Optical Window (OW) is an interface
which seals the vacuum enclosure and, at the same time, lets the laser beam go
through for interferometric Metrology with the test masses. The OW is a
plane-parallel plate clamped in a Titanium flange, and is considerably
sensitive to thermal and stress fluctuations. It is critical for the required
precision measurements, hence its temperature will be carefully monitored in
flight. This paper reports on the results of a series of OW characterisation
laboratory runs, intended to study its response to selected thermal signals, as
well as their fit to numerical models, and the meaning of the latter. We find
that a single pole ARMA transfer function provides a consistent approximation
to the OW response to thermal excitations, and derive a relationship with the
physical processes taking place in the OW. We also show how system noise
reduction can be accomplished by means of that transfer function.Comment: 20 pages, 14 figures; accepted for publication in Class. Quantum Gra
An explicit Schr\"odinger picture for Aharonov's Modular Variable concept
We propose to address in a natural manner, the modular variable concept
explicitly in a Schr\"odinger picture. The idea of Modular Variables was
introduced in 1969 by Aharonov, Pendleton and Petersen to explain certain
non-local properties of quantum mechanics. Our approach to this subject is
based on Schwinger's finite quantum kinematics and it's continuous limit.Comment: 16 pages, 9 figure
Deconvolving the information from an imperfect spherical gravitational wave antenna
We have studied the effects of imperfections in spherical gravitational wave
antenna on our ability to properly interpret the data it will produce. The
results of a numerical simulation are reported that quantitatively describe the
systematic errors resulting from imperfections in various components of the
antenna. In addition, the results of measurements on a room-temperature
prototype are presented that verify it is possible to accurately deconvolve the
data in practice.Comment: 5 pages, 2 figures, to be published in Europhysics Letter
Security policy refinement using data integration: a position paper.
In spite of the wide adoption of policy-based approaches for security management, and many existing treatments of policy verification and analysis, relatively little attention has been paid to policy refinement: the problem of deriving lower-level, runnable policies from higher-level policies, policy goals, and specifications. In this paper we present our initial ideas on this task, using and adapting concepts from data integration. We take a view of policies as governing the performance of an action on a target by a subject, possibly with certain conditions. Transformation rules are applied to these components of a policy in a structured way, in order to translate the policy into more refined terms; the transformation rules we use are similar to those of global-as-view database schema mappings, or to extensions thereof. We illustrate our ideas with an example. Copyright 2009 ACM
On the Sensitivity of a Hollow Sphere as a Multi-modal Resonant Gravitational Wave Detector
We present a numerical analysis to simulate the response of a spherical
resonant gravitational wave detector and to compute its sensitivity. Under the
assump- tion of optimal filtering, we work out the sensitivity curve for a
sphere first taking into account only a single transducer, and then using a
coherent analysis of the whole set of transducers.Comment: 24 pages, 11 figures, published versio
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