MG12 - Talk detail |
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Participant |
Blair, David G. | |
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Institution |
The University of Western Australia - School of Physics, M013, 35 Stirling Hwy. - Crawley - WA - Australia | |
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Session |
Talk |
Abstract |
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GW5 |
The Australian International Gravitational Observatory (AIGO): A Progress Report |
> A southern hemisphere gravitational wave detector of sensitivity > comparable to Advanced LIGO and VIRGO greatly improves the worldwide > gravitational wave detector array. It creates a dramatic improvement > in angular resolution, improves the statistical confidence of > candidate events and enables improved discrimination against noise. > AIGO is proposed to be similar to Advanced LIGO in optical > configuration. The isolation and suspension systems will be down- > selected from the stiff Advanced LIGO design and the soft systems > developed at Gingin. The project is planned as an international > collaboration. This talk will summarise the scientific significance of > AIGO, report on the current status of the AIGO proposal, proposed > international collaborations, funding prospects and the proposed > construction schedule. > |