Status of advanced ground-based laser interferometers for gravitational-wave detection

Ground-based laser interferometers for gravitational-wave (GW) detection were first constructed starting 20 years ago and as of 2010 collection of several years' worth of science data at initial design sensitivities was completed. Upgrades to the initial detectors together with construction of...

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Published inJournal of physics. Conference series Vol. 610; no. 1; pp. 12012 - 12018
Main Authors Dooley, K L, Akutsu, T, Dwyer, S, Puppo, P
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Bristol IOP Publishing 11.05.2015
Subjects
Detectors
Gravitational waves
Interferometers
Lasers
Physics
Sensitivity
Sensors
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Summary:Ground-based laser interferometers for gravitational-wave (GW) detection were first constructed starting 20 years ago and as of 2010 collection of several years' worth of science data at initial design sensitivities was completed. Upgrades to the initial detectors together with construction of brand new detectors are ongoing and feature advanced technologies to improve the sensitivity to GWs. This conference proceeding provides an overview of the common design features of ground-based laser interferometric GW detectors and establishes the context for the status updates of each of the four gravitational-wave detectors around the world: Advanced LIGO, Advanced Virgo, GEO 600 and KAGRA.
ISSN:1742-6588
1742-6596
DOI:10.1088/1742-6596/610/1/012012