| ID:
271564.0,
MPI für Gravitationsphysik / Laser Interferometry & Gravitational Wave Astronomy |
| GEO600: building a gravitational wave observatory |
| Authors: | Hewitson, Martin; for the LIGO Scientific Collaboration |
| Language: | English |
| Date of Publication (YYYY-MM-DD): | 2005 |
| Title of Journal: | Proceedings of Science |
| Sequence Number: | 031 |
| Name of Conference/Meeting: | International Europhysics Conference on High-Energy Physics |
| Place of Conference/Meeting: | Lisbon, Portugal |
(Start) Date of Conference/Meeting
(YYYY-MM-DD): | 2005-07-21 |
End Date of Conference/Meeting
(YYYY-MM-DD): | 2005-07-27 |
| Review Status: | not specified |
| Audience: | Not Specified |
| Abstract / Description: | An international network of laser-interferometric gravitational wave detectors is nearing the end of the main commissioning phase and will soon enter into an extended observational period, collecting data for a duration of order one year. This article outlines the construction, design and commissioning of the GEO600 gravitational wave observatory. GEO600 is a laserinterferometric gravitational wave detector which has 600m long arms and uses advanced optical and suspension techniques to achieve a sensitivity comparable to the longer base-line detectors currently operating in the U.S.A and Europe. |
| External Publication Status: | published |
| Document Type: | Conference-Paper |
| Communicated by: | Karsten Danzmann |
| Affiliations: | MPI für Gravitationsphysik/GEO 600
MPI für Gravitationsphysik/Laser Interferometry & Gravitational Wave Astronomy
MPI für Gravitationsphysik/Teilinstitut Hannover
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