Abstract
The LIGO interferometers are operating as gravitational wave observatories, with a noise level near an order of magnitude of the goal and the first scientific data recently taken. This data has been analyzed for four different categories of gravitational wave sources; millisecond bursts, inspiralling binary neutron stars, periodic waves from a known pulsar, and stochastic background. Research and development is also underway for the next generation LIGO detector, Advanced LIGO.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | The Tenth Marcel Grossmann Meeting |
Subtitle of host publication | Proceedings of the MG10 Meeting held at Brazilian Center for Research in Physics (CBPF) |
Place of Publication | Singapore |
Pages | 308-336 |
Number of pages | 29 |
Volume | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Feb 2006 |
Keywords
- gravitational waves
- LIGO
- interferometers
- gravitational wave observatories
- neutron star