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Published October 7, 2009 | Version Published
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Long term seismic noise acquisition and analysis in the Homestake mine with tunable monolithic sensors

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  • 1. ROR icon University of Salerno
  • 2. ROR icon National Institute for Nuclear Physics
  • 3. ROR icon University of Naples Federico II
  • 4. ROR icon California Institute of Technology
  • 5. ROR icon University of Minnesota
  • 6. ROR icon South Dakota Science and Technology Authority

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Abstract

In this paper we describe the scientific data recorded along one month of data taking of two mechanical monolithic horizontal sensor prototypes located in a blind-ended (side) tunnel 2000 ft deep in the Homestake (South Dakota, USA) mine chosen to host the Deep Underground Science and Engineering Laboratory (DUSEL). The two mechanical monolithic sensors, developed at the University of Salerno, are placed, in thermally insulating enclosures, onto concrete slabs connected to the bedrock, and behind a sound-proofing wall. The main goal of this experiment is to characterize the Homestake site in the frequency band 10^(-4) ÷ 30 Hz and to estimate the level of Newtonian noise, providing also the necessary preliminary information to understand the feasibility of underground gravitational-wave interferometers sensitive at 1 Hz and below.

Additional Information

© 2009 International Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE). We acknowledge Galli & Morelli Factory and, in particular, Mr. Carlo Galli for the useful suggestions and for the technical support in the development and implementation of mechanical part of the monolithic FP sensor. This work is part of the PRIN 2007 Research Project Low frequency sensitivity in underground cryogenic gravitational wave interferometers (Project 2007NXMBHP), partly supported by the Ministero dell'Istruzione, dell'Università e della Ricerca (MIUR), Italy.

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73693
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Ministero dell'Istruzione, dell'Università e della Ricerca (MIUR)
2007NXMBHP

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Proceedings of SPIE
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7478