Determining Characteristics of Interferometer Glitches

Since 2015, interferometers have been able to measure gravitational waves from galactic events. However, these interferometers are necessarily sensitive, and several glitches can occur in the data gathered. Mostly these glitches are caused by environmental factors near or on the interferometers, such as heavy delivery trucks, or recent installations of equipment. I will investigate a certain glitch, named "tealight" due to its appearance on data graphs. It was first noticed by one of many volunteers who sift through significant portions of interferometer data on an open, volunteer-based website, Zooniverse. I will collect data on the tealight glitch, such as the frequency, times the glitch occurred, and which interferometer(s) measured it. With this data, I will compare it with similar data in the large database hosted by Zooniverse, as well as records kept on occurrences at the interferometer. I hope to understand what caused the tealight glitch, with the goal of determining whether such a disturbance was a single event, or something that can be fixed.