Title :
LIGO: The laser interferometer gravitational-wave observatory
Author_Institution :
LIGO Lab., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA
Abstract :
LIGO is a trio of extremely sensitive Michelson interferometers built to detect gravitational waves from space. We describe predicted sources of gravitational waves, our detectors, and the results of our recent observations.
Keywords :
Michelson interferometers; gravitational wave detectors; gravitational waves; LIGO; Michelson interferometers; laser interferometer gravitational-wave observatory; Arm; Councils; Detectors; Frequency; Mirrors; Neutrons; Observatories; Optical interferometry; Optical sensors; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4627769
