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The search for gravitational waves

Hough, Jim, Rowan, Sheila and Sathyaprakash, Bangalore Suryanarayana ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3845-7586 2005. The search for gravitational waves. Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics 38 (9) , S497. 10.1088/0953-4075/38/9/004

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Abstract

Experiments aimed at searching for gravitational waves from astrophysical sources have been under development for the last 40 years, but only now are sensitivities reaching the level where there is a real possibility of detections being made within the next 5 years. In this paper, a history of detector development will be followed by a description of current detectors such as LIGO, VIRGO, GEO 600, TAMA 300, Nautilus and Auriga. Preliminary results from these detectors will be discussed and related to predicted detection rates for some types of sources. Experimental challenges for detector design are introduced and discussed in the context of detector developments for the future.

Item Type: Article
Date Type: Publication
Status: Published
Schools: Physics and Astronomy
Subjects: Q Science > QB Astronomy
Publisher: IOP Science
ISSN: 0953-4075
Last Modified: 24 Oct 2022 10:40
URI: https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/45359

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