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 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2471-3828
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20002025

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I have been working on the developent of measurement technologies and hardware implementations for the detection of gravitaitonal waves, and in particular for the Laser Interfeormeter Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO). The research system developments are predominantly based around optical laser interferometry. Currently my focus is on the development of sensors for low-frequency gravitational force signals due to seismic and atmospheric disturbances, as well as the development of new technologies and implementations required for improvements of the performance of current and future, next generation, gravitational wave detectors.


At the LIGO Hanford Observatory I commissioned the first 4 km optical cavity to test the arm legnth stabilisation system. I designed and managed the delivery of 30 Tip-Tilt small optic suspensions to Advanced LIGO, now used to direct the laser beam onto the photodiodes which register the gravitaitonal wave signals. I was the last chiar of the Australian Consortium for Interferometric Gravitational Astronomy (ACIGA), when superseeded by the Centre of Excellence for Gravitational wave Discovery (OzGrav). In addition, I was a committee member of the Multi-Messenger Astronomy Advisory Committee (MMAAC) which advises multi-messenger astronomy matters to the board of Australia Astronomy Limited (AAL).

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  • Advanced LIGO detector performance in the fourth observing run

    Capote, E., Jia, W., Aritomi, N., Nakano, M., Xu, V., Abbott, R., Abouelfettouh, I., Adhikari, R. X., Ananyeva, A., Appert, S., Apple, S. K., Arai, K., Aston, S. M., Ball, M., Ballmer, S. W., Barker, D., Barsotti, L., Berger, B. K., Betzwieser, J. & Bhattacharjee, D. & 176 others, Billingsley, G., Biscans, S., Blair, C. D., Bode, N., Bonilla, E., Bossilkov, V., Branch, A., Brooks, A. F., Brown, D. D., Bryant, J., Cahillane, C., Cao, H., Clara, F., Collins, J., Compton, C. M., Cottingham, R., Coyne, D. C., Crouch, R., Csizmazia, J., Cumming, A., Dartez, L. P., Davis, D., Demos, N., Dohmen, E., Driggers, J. C., Dwyer, S. E., Effler, A., Ejlli, A., Etzel, T., Evans, M., Feicht, J., Frey, R., Frischhertz, W., Fritschel, P., Frolov, V. V., Fuentes-Garcia, M., Fulda, P., Fyffe, M., Ganapathy, D., Gateley, B., Gayer, T., Giaime, J. A., Giardina, K. D., Glanzer, J., Goetz, E., Goetz, R., Goodwin-Jones, A. W., Gras, S., Gray, C., Griffith, D., Grote, H., Guidry, T., Gurs, J., Hall, E. D., Hanks, J., Hanson, J., Heintze, M. C., Helmling-Cornell, A. F., Holland, N. A., Hoyland, D., Huang, H. Y., Inoue, Y., James, A. L., Jamies, A., Jennings, A., Jones, D. H., Kabagoz, H. B., Karat, S., Karki, S., Kasprzack, M., Kawabe, K., Kijbunchoo, N., King, P. J., Kissel, J. S., Komori, K., Kontos, A., Kumar, R., Kuns, K., Landry, M., Lantz, B., Laxen, M., Lee, K., Lesovsky, M., Villarreal, F. L., Lormand, M., Loughlin, H. A., Macas, R., Macinnis, M., Makarem, C. N., Mannix, B., Mansell, G. L., Martin, R. M., Mason, K., Matichard, F., Mavalvala, N., Maxwell, N., McCarrol, G., McCarthy, R., McClelland, D. E., McCormick, S., McRae, T., Mera, F., Merilh, E. L., Meylahn, F., Mittleman, R., Moraru, D., Moreno, G., Mullavey, A., Nelson, T. J. N., Neunzert, A., Notte, J., Oberling, J., O'Hanlon, T., Osthelder, C., Ottaway, D. J., Overmier, H., Parker, W., Patane, O., Pele, A., Pham, H., Pirello, M., Pullin, J., Quetschke, V., Ramirez, K. E., Ransom, K., Reyes, J., Richardson, J. W., Robinson, M., Rollins, J. G., Romel, C. L., Romie, J. H., Ross, M. P., Ryan, K., Sadecki, T., Sanchez, A., Sanchez, E. J., Sanchez, L. E., Savage, R. L., Schaetzl, D., Schiworski, M. G., Schnabel, R., Schofield, R. M. S., Schwartz, E., Sellers, D., Shaffer, T., Short, R. W., Sigg, D., Slagmolen, B. J. J., Soike, C., Soni, S., Srivastava, V., Sun, L., Tanner, D. B., Thomas, M., Thomas, P., Thorne, K. A., Todd, M. R., Torrie, C. I., Traylor, G., Ubhi, A. S., Vajente, G., Vanosky, J., Vecchio, A., Veitch, P. J., Vibhute, A. M., Von Reis, E. R. G., Warner, J., Weaver, B., Weiss, R., Whittle, C., Willke, B., Wipf, C. C., Wright, J. L., Yamamoto, H., Zhang, L. & Zucker, M. E., 3 Mar 2025, In: Physical Review D. 111, 6, 30 p., 062002.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

    5 Citations (Scopus)

  • Automated alignment of an optical cavity using machine learning

    Qin, J., Kinder, K., Jadhav, S., Chugh, P. & Slagmolen, B. J. J., 21 Feb 2025, In: Classical and Quantum Gravity. 42, 4, 045003.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

    Open Access
    1 Citation (Scopus)

  • Low-vibration cryogenic test facility for next generation of ground-based gravitational-wave observatories

    Kapasi, D. P., McRae, T. G., Eichholz, J., Altin, P. A., McClelland, D. E. & Slagmolen, B. J. J., 1 Jan 2025, In: Review of Scientific Instruments. 96, 1, 014504.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

    Open Access

  • Swift-BAT GUANO Follow-up of Gravitational-wave Triggers in the Third LIGO–Virgo–KAGRA Observing Run

    The LIGO Scientific Collaboration, The Virgo Collaboration & the KAGRA Collaboration, 20 Feb 2025, In: Astrophysical Journal. 980, 2, 47 p., 207.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

    Open Access

  • A Joint Fermi-GBM and Swift-BAT Analysis of Gravitational-wave Candidates from the Third Gravitational-wave Observing Run

    Fletcher, C., Wood, J., Hamburg, R., Veres, P., Hui, C. M., Bissaldi, E., Briggs, M. S., Burns, E., Cleveland, W. H., Giles, M. M., Goldstein, A., Hristov, B. A., Adya, V., Altin, P., Chua, S., Eichholz, J., Forsyth, P., Gould, D., Grace, B. & Junker, J. & 13 others, Holland, N., Kapasi, D., Kijbunchoo, N., McClelland, D., McRae, T., Scott, S., Slagmolen, B., Sun, L., Toyra, D., Ward, R., Wette, K., Yap, M. J. & Zhang, J., 2024, In: The Astrophysical Journal. 964, 149

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

    5 Citations (Scopus)
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  • Speed-of-Light Earthquake and Tsunami Detection

    Slagmolen, B. (PI), Cummins, P. (CoI), Masaki, A. (CoI) & Wang, S. (CoI)

    1/03/25 → 28/02/28

    Project: Research

  • ARC Centre of Excellence for Gravitational Wave Discovery

    Bailes, M. (PI), McClelland, D. (PI), Auchetti, K. (CoI), Bannister, K. (CoI), Blake, C. (CoI), Brady, P. (CoI), Davis, T. (CoI), Davis, T. (CoI), Deller, A. (CoI), Evans, M. (CoI), Fafone, V. (CoI), Holz, D. E. (CoI), Hurley, J. (CoI), Ju, L. (CoI), Kalogera, V. (CoI), Kramer, M. (CoI), Lasky, P. (CoI), Lidman, C. (CoI), Mandel, I. (CoI), McKenzie, K. (CoI), Melatos, A. (CoI), Murphy, T. (CoI), Murphy, T. (CoI), Ottaway, D. (CoI), Ramirez-Ruiz, E. (CoI), Reitze, D. (CoI), Rowan, S. (CoI), Sadler, E. M. (CoI), Sadler, E. M. (CoI), Scott, S. (CoI), Shannon, R. (CoI), Slagmolen, B. (CoI), Sun, L. (CoI), Thorpe, J. (CoI), Thrane, E. (CoI), Veitch, P. (CoI), Zhao, C. (CoI) & de Mink, S. E. (CoI)

    1/04/24 → 31/12/30

    Project: Research

  • Australian Partnership in Advanced LIGO: continuation

    McClelland, D. (PI), Melatos, A. (PI), Bailes, M. (CoI), Fritschel, P. (CoI), Ju, L. (CoI), Lasky, P. (CoI), Lazzarini, A. (CoI), Ottaway, D. (CoI), Reitze, D. (CoI), Scott, S. (CoI), Slagmolen, B. (CoI), Thrane, E. (CoI), Veitch, P. (CoI), Wen, L. (CoI) & Zhao, C. (CoI)

    1/09/21 → 31/08/25

    Project: Research

  • Adaptive Optics for Advanced Gravitational Wave Detectors

    Eichholz, J. (PI), Ottaway, D. J. (PI), Blair, C. (CoI), Brooks, A. (CoI), Brown, D. D. (CoI), Mansell, G. (CoI), Richardson, J. (CoI), Slagmolen, B. (CoI) & Veitch, P. J. (CoI)

    4/01/24 → 3/01/25

    Project: Research

  • Equipment for research on future gravitational wave detectors

    Slagmolen, B. (PI), Zhao, C. (PI), Blair, C. (CoI), Blair, D. (CoI), Bowen, W. (CoI), Bowen, W. (CoI), Brooks, A. (CoI), Degallaix, J. (CoI), Eichholz, J. (CoI), Goryachev, M. (CoI), Reid, S. (CoI) & van Heijningen, J. (CoI)

    29/06/22 → 7/06/23

    Project: Research

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