"Gravitational Wave Detection by Interferometry
(Ground and Space)"
by
Matthew Pitkin and Stuart Reid and Sheila Rowan and Jim Hough
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Abstract
1
Introduction
2
Gravitational Waves
3
Detection of Gravitational Waves
3.1
Initial detectors and their development
3.2
Long baseline detectors on Earth
4
Main Noise Sources
4.1
Seismic noise
4.2
Gravity gradient (Newtonian) noise
4.3
Thermal noise
4.4
Quantum noise
5
Laser Interferometric Techniques for Gravitational-Wave Detectors
5.1
Power recycling
5.2
Signal recycling
5.3
Application of these techniques
5.4
Readout schemes
6
Operation of First-Generation Long-Baseline Detectors
6.1
Science runs
6.2
Astrophysics results
6.3
Detector upgrades
7
Longer Baseline Detectors in Space
7.1
Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA)
7.2
Other missions
8
Conclusion
9
Acknowledgements
References
Footnotes
Updates
Figures