1. 23 - 25 October 2006, LIGO Hanford Observatory
Status of the S5 Run
Presented at the
LIGO 2006 Annual NSF Review
by Vern Sandberg
October 2006, LIGO Hanford Observatory

2. LIGO Livingston Observatory (LLO)

3. LIGO Hanford Observatory (LHO)

4. Science Run #5 04Nov2005 – ongoing > 8230 hrs
Calendar Duration
Science Run #5 04Nov2005 – ongoing > 8230 hrs
Science Run #4 22Feb2005 – 23Mar hrs
Science Run #3 31Oct2003 – 9Jan hrs
Science Run #2 14Feb2003 – 14Apr hrs
Science Run #1 23Aug2002 – 9Sep hrs
1 year = hours

5. S5 Run Sensitivity Compared to S1, S2, S3, S4

7. S5 Lock Statistics (H1 or H2) & L1 Coincidence
51% of 1 year
(1 year = hours)

9. S5 Lock Statistics (H1 or H2) & L1 Coincidence, Past Month
Statistics for science data from Sep to Oct

10. S5 Lock Statistics: Single Detector, Past Month
Statistics for science data from Sep to Oct
h1.window.txt
duty cycle between and is 87.2%
total locked time: hrs
longest segment was 39.1 hrs starting at
h2.window.txt
duty cycle between and is 86.8%
total locked time: hrs
longest segment was 26.2 hrs starting at
l1.window.txt
duty cycle between and is 73.4%
total locked time: hrs
longest segment was 17.3 hrs starting at
(1 year = hours)

11. Environment Activities
S5 Run Coordination
Herding Cats
Local Run Coordinators
Environment Activities
Data Analysis
IFOs

12. S5 Run Operations General Guidelines:
Maximize Coincident Science-Mode Time
Maintain Optimal Range and FOMs
Tuesday Maintenance Periods Coincident between sites
LHO 08: :00 PST
LLO 10: :00 CST
> 25-hour/month “Special” Activity Budget
Calibrations and Injections

15. Major Events in the S5 Run
2005 November 4 S5 Science Run begins with LHO
2005 November 14 LLO joins
2006 February 6 – 17 LHO Intra-S5 Commissioning
2006 April 3 – 15 LLO Intra-S5 Commissioning
2006 May 2 – 5 LLO ITMY “Stuck Optic”
2006 October 7 Mt. Rainier Earthquake

18. October 8, 2006 02:48 UTC Earthquake

19. Hanford wind trends (red=max blue=min green=mean)

20. Micro-seismics

21. Range [Mpc]
H1 4km
L1 4km
H2 2km

22. H1 L1 H2

23. H1 L1 H2