Computer monitoring and control of the GEO 600 gravitational wave detector

被引：9

作者：

Casey, MM ^{[1
]}

Ward, H ^{[1
]}

Robertson, DI ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Glasgow, Dept Phys & Astron, Glasgow G12 8QQ, Lanark, Scotland

来源：

REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS | 2000年 / 71卷 / 10期

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D O I：

10.1063/1.1310352

中图分类号：

TH7 [仪器、仪表];

学科分类号：

0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;

摘要：

The GEO 600 gravitational wave detector is at an advanced stage of construction at Ruthe, near Hannover in Northern Germany. Successful long-term stable operation of long-baseline interferometers like GEO 600 will critically depend on continuous monitoring and control of the very large number of interdependent feedback systems involved. We present here a description of the control infrastructure developed for this task for GEO 600. Our solution is based on a combination of purpose-built interfacing hardware, standard local area network-connected personal computers, and control software written using LabVIEW. The software techniques developed allow monitoring of all detector systems and also provide the mechanisms for manual and automated control both locally and from remote internet-connected sites. (C) 2000 American Institute of Physics. [S0034-6748(00)05910-4].

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页码：3910 / 3917

页数：8