Regression of suspension violin modes in KAGRA O3GK data with Kalman filters

Suspension thermal modes in interferometric gravitational-wave detectors produce narrow, high-$Q$ spectral lines that can contaminate gravitational searches and bias parameter estimation. In KAGRA, cryogenic mirrors are held by thick suspension fibers, designed to sustain such a low-temperature environment, which may further affect inharmonicity modes, fiber dimensions, and mechanical behavior compared to typical interferometers. As these modes remain a prominent source of narrowband contamination, we implement a Kalman filter to model and track violin lines, building on the methodology introduced in [1], and apply subtraction to KAGRA O3GK data. Using gravitational-wave template injections, we validate that the subtraction preserves matched-filter SNR while effectively suppressing line power. Comparisons of power spectral densities and residual analyses confirm that the method removes deterministic line contributions without introducing waveform distortions. This approach provides a cleaner strain channel for searches and parameter estimation and will become increasingly important for future low-temperature detectors with higher-$Q$ suspensions, such as the Einstein Telescope.

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Physical review. D/Physical review. D.
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2025-11-14
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https://doi.org/10.1103/jpr4-m3ck
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Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research
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Regression of suspension violin modes in KAGRA O3GK data with Kalman filters

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Regression of suspension violin modes in KAGRA O3GK data with Kalman filters

Nobuyuki Kanda, Yusuke Sakai, Hirotaka Takahashi, M. Meyer-Conde, D. Chen, C Alléné, Lucas Moisset
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Abstract

Suspension thermal modes in interferometric gravitational-wave detectors produce narrow, high-$Q$ spectral lines that can contaminate gravitational searches and bias parameter estimation. In KAGRA, cryogenic mirrors are held by thick suspension fibers, designed to sustain such a low-temperature environment, which may further affect inharmonicity modes, fiber dimensions, and mechanical behavior compared to typical interferometers. As these modes remain a prominent source of narrowband contamination, we implement a Kalman filter to model and track violin lines, building on the methodology introduced in [1], and apply subtraction to KAGRA O3GK data. Using gravitational-wave template injections, we validate that the subtraction preserves matched-filter SNR while effectively suppressing line power. Comparisons of power spectral densities and residual analyses confirm that the method removes deterministic line contributions without introducing waveform distortions. This approach provides a cleaner strain channel for searches and parameter estimation and will become increasingly important for future low-temperature detectors with higher-$Q$ suspensions, such as the Einstein Telescope.

Physical review. D/Physical review. D.Vol. 112(10)
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (US), École Nationale Supérieure de Mécanique et d'Aérotechnique (FR), Tokyo City University (JP), Office National d'Études et de Recherches Aérospatiales (FR), Osaka City University (JP), National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (JP), Osaka Metropolitan University (JP), The University of Tokyo (JP)
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