MG12 - Talk detail |
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Participant |
Harry, Gregg | |
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Institution |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology - 185 Albany Street - Cambridge - Massachusetts - USA | |
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Session |
Talk |
Abstract |
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GW5 |
Advanced LIGO Status |
The Advanced LIGO (Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory) project has been funded for over a year and construction activities are progressing. Advanced LIGO is planned to have roughly a factor of 10 better sensitivity across a wider sensitive bandwidth of 10 Hz to about 5 kHz, and should allow for frequent detections of gravitational waves. I will discuss the design and expected sensitivity of Advanced LIGO, the status of major subsystems, and the expected schedule leading to data taking. I will also discuss some of the astrophysics that is expected to be possible with Advanced LIGO and the implications for better understanding of gravity. |