¶ Tomte
Description:
Tomte glitches are similar to, or possibly a sub-class of, blips. They resemble the little hats that Gnomes wear. See the second cartoon
here.
Cause:
Charge hopping has been suspected to cause at least some of these — electrons or ions settling on, or departing from, a test mass and thus changing the electrostatic force acting on this test mass. It is unclear at present whether similar-looking (but somewhat larger) glitches seen during the fourth observing run (O4) are related.
Status:
Active.
Examples:
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Audio Example:
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