Title :
Laser interferometer gravitational-wave observatory
Author :
Raab, Frederick J.
Author_Institution :
LIGO Project, California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA
Abstract :
The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) will observe cosmic gravitational waves which induce small apparent displacements between suspended test masses. This talk reviews how developments in precision laser interferometry are addressing this goal
Keywords :
gravitational wave detectors; light interferometers; measurement by laser beam; LIGO; Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory; cosmic gravitational waves; precision laser interferometry; small apparent displacements; suspended test masses; Arm; Background noise; Fluctuations; Noise reduction; Observatories; Optical interferometry; Optical noise; Optical sensors; Prototypes; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1993. LEOS '93 Conference Proceedings. IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1263-5
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1993.379293
