PIRSA:10060082

Gravitational Wave Detection: Past, Present and Future

Waldman, S. (2010). Gravitational Wave Detection: Past, Present and Future. Perimeter Institute. https://pirsa.org/10060082

Waldman, Sam. Gravitational Wave Detection: Past, Present and Future. Perimeter Institute, Jun. 26, 2010, https://pirsa.org/10060082 

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            doi = {10.48660/10060082},
            url = {https://pirsa.org/10060082},
            author = {Waldman, Sam},
            keywords = {},
            language = {en},
            title = {Gravitational Wave Detection: Past, Present and Future},
            publisher = {Perimeter Institute},
            year = {2010},
            month = {jun},
            note = {PIRSA:10060082 see, \url{https://pirsa.org}}
          }

Sam Waldman Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Talk numberPIRSA:10060082
DOI10.48660/10060082
Collection
Talk Type Conference

Abstract

Direct detection of gravitational wave stands at a cross roads; the first generation of interferometric detectors will soon be decommissioned and the second generation projects are underway. In this talk, I will describe the Initial LIGO and VIRGO generation of instruments, the techniques required to achieve a strain sensitivity of 3 x 10^{-23} and an NS / NS inspiral range of 15 Mpc. I'll follow with a description of the Advanced detectors and the differences that should improve the sensitivity by a factor of ten. Finally, I will describe projects from radio and microwave astronomy to measure gravitational waves using pulsar timing and the CMB B-mode polarization.