• DocumentCode
    1674782
  • Title

    Laser interferometry in space for gravitational wave detection and Geodesy

  • Author

    Danzmann, Karsten

  • Author_Institution
    Max Planck Inst. for Gravitational Phys., Leibniz Univ. Hannover, Hannover, Germany
  • fYear
    2012
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    Laser interferometry between drag-free satellites has been under development for 20 years. It will be used for the observation of low-frequency gravitational waves in LISA. Similar technology will be employed for the GRACE Follow-On Geodesy mission.
  • Keywords
    geodesy; gravitational waves; gravity; light interferometry; GRACE Follow-On Geodesy mission; drag-free satellites; gravitational wave detection; laser interferometry; low-frequency gravitational waves; Earth; Geodesy; Gravity; Interferometry; Laser theory; Satellites; Space vehicles;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-1839-6
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6326455