• DocumentCode
    2482277
  • Title

    Laser interferometer gravitational-wave observatory

  • Author

    Raab, Frederick J.

  • Author_Institution
    LIGO Project, California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA
  • fYear
    1993
  • fDate
    15-18 Nov 1993
  • Firstpage
    527
  • Lastpage
    528
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • 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
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/LEOS.1993.379293
  • Filename
    379293
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2482277