To ensure the validity of measurements, the gravitational wave detector used in the experiment must have the following isolation parameters:

• Vacuum isolation to prevent error from atmospheric refractive index interference

• Electromagnetic isolation of both detector and signal processing equipment to prevent error from EM interference

• Thermal & vibration isolation to prevent interference with resonant cavities in the detector itself

One of the challenges with this experiment is the possibility that signal processing equipment and other sources of radiation may interfere with the measurement of gravitational waves. To account for this possible source of interference, we propose measuring existing levels of background noise to assist construction of a lock-in amplifier.

A major risk of failure with this experiment is the possibility that existing matter in the laboratory may drown the signal and prevent it from being measured. Any laboratory that would measure this effect sits in the Earth’s own gravity well, and it is unclear whether this will also prevent measurement of experimental signal. Taking this into account, we propose that the experiment must be attempted in multiple configurations that vary in:

• detector-source distance;

• frequency of measured gravitational wave; and

• duration of measurement.