Improved sensitivity of NIOBÉ in 2001 and the search for anomalous cosmic ray events
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2002
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Coward, D.
Blair, D.
Clay, R.
Mazzitelli, G.
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Classical and Quantum Gravity, 2002; 19(7):1871-1875
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David Coward, David Blair, Roger Clay and Giovanni Mazzitelli
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We describe recent modifications to the resonant mass gravitational wave detector Niobé, which have resulted in improved sensitivity and more efficient cryogenics. Data are presented indicating a noise temperature of 400 μK for a bandwidth of 2 Hz. A preliminary search for anomalous burst events correlated with cosmic ray showers does not indicate statistically significant correlations, but is of insufficient duration to obtain a definitive conclusion.
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Copyright © Institute of Physics and IOP Publishing Limited 2002