• DocumentCode
    3123895
  • Title

    The Search for Gravitational Waves

  • Author

    Hough, J.

  • Author_Institution
    Inst. for Gravitational Res., Glasgow Univ.
  • fYear
    2006
  • fDate
    Oct. 2006
  • Firstpage
    13
  • Lastpage
    14
  • Abstract
    Gravitational waves are among the most elusive signals from far out in the Universe. Currently astrophysicists in Europe and the USA have their first real chance of finding gravitational waves using laser interferometers, with km scale arms
  • Keywords
    gravitational wave detectors; light interferometers; measurement by laser beam; gravitational waves; laser interferometers; Acceleration; Arm; Astronomy; Detectors; Frequency; Interferometers; Neutrons; Silicon compounds; System testing; Thermal conductivity;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2006. LEOS 2006. 19th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Montreal, Que.
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-9555-7
  • Electronic_ISBN
    0-7803-9555-7
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/LEOS.2006.278780
  • Filename
    4054031
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=3123895