LIGO and the Detection of Gravitational Waves

Document #:

LIGO-P990039-x0

Document type:

P - Publications

Abstract:

Large detectors on opposite sides of the country are about to start monitoring the cosmos for the gravitational waves that general relativity tells us should be emanating from catastrophic astrophysical events.

Files in Document:

• P990039-00.pdf (27.0 MB)

Topics:

• Document Migration from the old DCC

Authors:

• Barry Barish
• Rainer Weiss

Keywords:

Gravitational_(Gravitational_Waves) Publication_(Various_Publications)

Notes and Changes:

Migrated document information from the old DCC:
- Full document number: LIGO-P990039-00-R
- Author(s): Barry Barish; Rai Weiss
- Document date: 1999-10-01
- Document received date: 2000-08-15
- Document entry date: 2000-08-15
- Publcation info: Phys. Today, 52, 44-50 (1999)
- Publication author(s): Barish, B. and Weiss, R.
- Citation reference: Physics Today, October 1999

Journal References:

Published in Phys Today vol. 52 pg. 44-50.