Presentation
P-40 The Search for Gravitational Waves with Advanced LIGO
Celebration of Research and Creative Scholarship
Presenter Status
Associate Professor, Department of Physics
Preferred Session
Poster Session
Start Date
30-10-2015 2:00 PM
End Date
30-10-2015 3:00 PM
Disciplines
Presentation Abstract
The Advanced LIGO detectors began their first observing run on September 18. The upgraded detectors include many improvements that are expected to result in a factor of 10 improvement in sensitivity over the initial detectors. Gravitational wave astronomy should soon be entering a new era.
Citation Information
Tiffany Summerscales. "P-40 The Search for Gravitational Waves with Advanced LIGO" (2015) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/tiffany_summerscales/35/