Gravitational wave detector with cosmological reach

Twenty years ago, construction began on the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO). Advanced LIGO, with a factor of 10 better design sensitivity than Initial LIGO, will begin taking data this year, and should soon make detections a monthly occurrence. While Advanced LIGO promises...

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Main Authors: Dwyer, Sheila Elizabeth (Author), Sigg, Daniel (Author), Ballmer, Stefan W. (Author), Barsotti, Lisa (Contributor), Mavalvala, Nergis (Contributor), Evans, Matthew J (Author)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics (Contributor), MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research (Contributor), Evans, Matthew J. (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society, 2015-04-17T13:01:39Z.
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