DECONVOLVING THE INFORMATION FROM AN IMPERFECT SPHERICAL GRAVITATIONAL-WAVE ANTENNA

We have studied the effects of imperfections in spherical gravitationa l-wave antenna on our ability to properly interpret the data it will p roduce. The results of a numerical simulation are reported that quanti tatively describe the systematic errors resulting from imperfections i n various components of the antenna. In addition, the results of measu rements on a room-temperature prototype are presented that verify it i s possible to accurately deconvolve the data in practice.