2013

Gravitational Radiation Detection with Laser Interferometry

Adhikari, Rana X

Understand

Gravitational-wave detection has been pursued relentlessly for over 40 years.

  • With the imminent operation of a new generation of laser interferometers, it is expected that detections will become a common occurrence.
  • The research into more ambitious detectors promises to allow the field to move beyond detection and into the realm of precision science using gravitational radiation.
  • In this article, I review the state of the art for the detectors and describe an outlook for the coming decades.

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