23 August 2021 to 7 October 2021
Venue: OAC conference center, Kolymbari, Crete, Greece. Participation is possible also via internet.
Europe/Athens timezone

Status, Upgrades and Prospects for the advanced LIGO gravitational wave detectors

26 Aug 2021, 08:30
30m
Room 1

Room 1

Speaker

Lee McCuller (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

Description

The LIGO and Virgo observatories are delivering an unprecedented view of the populations and properties of black holes and neutron stars by observing the universe through gravitational waves. Measuring gravitational waves requires incredible physics to detect incredible astrophysics. This talk will detail the characteristics of LIGO's long baseline optical interferometers, the upgrades planned to improve them, and the commissioning efforts to improve their data quality.

Details

Lee McCuller, research scientist, MIT, USA, https://space.mit.edu/

Is this abstract from experiment? Yes
Name of experiment and experimental site LIGO at Livingston Louisiana and Hanford Washington, USA
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Internet talk Yes

Primary author

Lee McCuller (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

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