Construction of Remote Control Room of Gravitational Wave Detector in Asia

Yuki Inoue^1,2,3*

¹Department of Physics, National Central University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
²Center for High Energy and High Field, National Central University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
³Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan

* Presenter:Yuki Inoue, email:iyuki@ncu.edu.tw

The fourth observing run (O4) of the LIGO–Virgo–KAGRA (LVK) Collaboration has been progressing successfully, producing a number of high–signal-to-noise detections, some exceeding SNR ≈ 80. As the sensitivity of the network continues to improve, systematic uncertainties in calibration and signal reconstruction are becoming increasingly significant.
The National Central University (NCU) group has long been engaged in calibration and reconstruction activities within the LVK collaboration. Over the past few years, NCU students and staff have been stationed at the LIGO observatories on a regular basis, contributing directly to on-site commissioning, calibration, and data-quality improvements.
To further enhance these efforts and strengthen real-time international collaboration, a remote control room for LIGO operations is now being established in Taiwan. This facility will enable real-time participation in detector commissioning and calibration tasks, support shift operations, and provide training opportunities for new members. In this presentation, we report on the current preparation status and future plans for the NCU LIGO remote control room.

Keywords: Gravitational wave, Calibration, LIGO