Detecting gravitational waves with Advanced LIGO: how, when, and what will come next
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- LIGO-G1300500-v1
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- Abstract:
- After two decades of technology development, the first direct observation of gravitational waves appears to be imminent. Ground-based interferometric gravitational wave detectors world-wide are about to come back on-line after a major upgrade aimed to significantly improve their sensitivity. As these advanced detectors become a reality, the gravitational wave community is looking at new ways of further expanding their astrophysical reach. In this talk I will give an overview of the status of Advanced LIGO, and I will discuss the path toward first detection. Moreover, I will show how mature technology can be used to push interferometric precision measurement beyond the standard quantum limit by means of squeezed states of light, and ideas on how to integrate this technology into Advanced LIGO.
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- G1300500-v1.pptx (26.3 MB)
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